Brussels, 11/12/2012 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has begun an investigation into plans by the Polish telecoms regulator UKE to deregulate part of the Polish wholesale broadband access market. According to the Commission, UKE's proposal is based on an out-dated market assessment from March 2011, which contradicts a more recent market analysis dating from March 2012. UKE concluded that no single area was competitive enough in Poland to propose complete deregulation. The Commission has therefore suspended UKE's plans. Commissioner Neelie Kroes, stated that “both the regulation and the deregulation of specific markets in specific areas must be based on solid and up to date market evidence. This is essential to ensure that regulators' decisions …are based on an objective, proportionate assessment of the needs for effective competition in the broadband market and a level playing field for all operators”. Wholesale broadband access allows alternative operators to use part of a dominant company's network to provide retail services to end-users. (IL/transl.fl)