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Parliamentary question - E-007597/2015Parliamentary question
E-007597/2015

Cable monopolies and deregulation

Question for written answer E-007597-15
to the Commission
Rule 130
Barbara Kappel (NI)

As in almost all markets based on and dependent on non-duplicable networks, the deregulation of telecommunications markets faces major problems. In the USA, which embarked upon this route some time ago, increasing deregulation has proved not to create greater competition, but rather to create new quasi-monopolies at state level, which has effects on investment, transmission speeds, services, customer orientation etc.. SECfilings indicate that, having peaked in 2000, investment in infrastructure and service offerings has sharply declined since the market was deregulated. Deregulation has also favoured the creation of monopolies in individual states, which has led to rising costs for consumers.

Can the Commission answer the following questions in this regard: