Abstract
The relationship between an incumbent telecommunications operator and those companies that access its network is often fraught. This is particularly true in respect of local loop unbundling (LLU), a key product in the broadband telecommunications market. OFCOM, the UK's telecommunications regulator, recently conducted a major review of the industry that resulted in a new approach to tackling this relationship. This paper focuses on this new approach, which combined a new regulatory concept - equality of access - with the establishment of a mini-regulator focusing on local loop unbundling processes, and goes on to assess the extent to which the relationship has been improved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 280-291 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Telematics and Informatics |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2008 |
Keywords
- local loop unbundling
- telecommunications
- Openreach
- UK