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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7806
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/telecommunications

A Commission investigation reveals negative effect on eEurope of excessive prices of leased lines

Brussels, 25/09/2000 (Agence Europe) - For the Commission, the price of lease telecommunication lines remains an obstacle to the creation of eEurope. Mario Monti, Commissioner responsible for competition, confirmed this when opening a public debate on Friday devoted to the preliminary findings of the Commission's leased lines investigation. The investigation demonstrates that prices applied for leased lines by incumbent operators may be excessive for low bandwidths in Luxembourg and Spain...

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