The Commission has set ambitious targets for high speed broadband in Europe – but progress to date has been slow.

At the ECTA event on 29 June we will explore what commercial and policy initiatives are needed to trigger fibre investment and take-up, including the regulatory environment, retail and wholesale pricing strategies for legacy copper and fibre networks, optimal business models for fibre roll-out, and the conditions in which “copper switch-off” could occur.

This debate on triggering fibre investment comes at a critical time as the Commission prepares to issue guidance on wholesale pricing and other key regulatory issues which will influence the business case for high-speed broadband in Europe.