European regulators backed away from forcing big telecom operators to charge smaller rivals less for renting space on their networks, changing tack in their efforts to spur the buildout of fiber broadband.The European Commission had argued that the only way to get telcos to pick up the pace of building faster fiber networks was to make renting old copper lines less lucrative.To continue reading this Reuters report, go to:
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EU sides with big telcos on fibre broadband plan
European regulators backed away from forcing big telecom operators to charge smaller rivals less for renting space on their networks, changing tack in their efforts to spur the buildout of fiber broadband.