Broadband deployment

Liberalization and competition in the telecommunications market have brought new and innovative technologies and services to the market. A pro-competitive broadband policy that ensures the right market conditions for infrastructure investment and innovation is essential to the ongoing deployment of broadband. This pro-competitive framework must be technology neutral and market-led. Otherwise, the potential for broadband deployment may easily be stifled. This policy statement outlines several policy challenges which will need to be resolved to create the right market conditions to promote broadband deployment.