Green Paper - Regulation of the Market for Broadband Internet Access

This Green Paper, produced by the Better Regulation Delivery Office, with the support of the EU4Business FORBIZ project, examines the market for landline broadband internet access and analyses its regulatory framework.

The report points out that the right to access the Internet is now recognised by the UN as a fundamental human right, and that states have a responsibility to ensure that Internet access is broadly available. The main task is to provide all market players with equal access to the infrastructure: cable channels, power lines and multi-occupancy buildings.

The Better Regulation Delivery Office, together with the Ministry for Economic Development and Trade and the State Regulatory Service of Ukraine, with the support of the FORBIZ project, has launched the ProDialogue under the EU4Business initiative. It aims to involve all stakeholders in reviewing regulatory solutions and working out ways to address them. As a result, a series of Green Papers has been developed, which analyse the current state of market issues and potential ways to improve the regulatory environment. A further set of White Papers represents a consolidated product of the groundwork by the business community and expert environment in the form of practical recommendations and suggestions for the authorities in order to improve the regulatory framework.