Brussels, 25/10/2005 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has opened a formal investigation on public funding for a fibre access network in the Dutch town of Appingedam. The town already has a glass fibre access network and, following local court action by a Dutch cable operator end 2004, the Dutch authorities decided to notify the measure to the European Commission in spring 2005. After a preliminary assessment, the Commission has doubts about the compatibility of the project with EU...