Brussels, 20/07/2006 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has decided to prohibit public funding for the planned construction of a fibre access network in the Dutch town of Appingedam. The project concerns an area already served by broadband networks, and the Commission considered that the aid was not necessary to remedy either a market failure or unaffordable prices for broadband services. The Dutch broadband market is one of the most advanced in Europe in terms of service coverage,...