In the analysis of the Wholesale Broadband Access (WBA) market, an issue that has constantly been discussed between the European Commission (EC) and the National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) within the mechanism of the Article 7 Framework Directive Consultation Procedures is whether cable-based access services should be included in the market definition. This article provides an overview of the Commission decisional practice in this market in the period 2008-2010 (up to September), summarizes the Commission's requirements for such inclusion, and ends with some critical remarks on the applicable test and the effects on the NRA's work due to the deployment of Next Generation Networks (NGNs).
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