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Bas_boorsma-58hr_medium Bas Boorsma

Amsterdam going ahead with Open Access FttH model

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I reproduce Amsterdam's press release below: Amsterdam, 4th February 2009 11:15 CET   *Further roll out of open access fiber network in **Amsterdam** with Reggefiber / **KPN*** Mid 2009 Amsterdam will see the next stage of the roll out, covering another 100,000 open access fiber connections. This follows from an agreement between the initial owners of Fibernet Amsterdam and the joint venture of Reggefiber and Dutch incumbent telco KPN. The agreement ensures the construction of a hi...

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Let’s keep our head on: second thoughts on France‘s recovery plan

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After using the lever of monetary policy, states have committed tax and budget policies to support the economy. This convergence of policies is a first in economic history.   As a global company, we see that all plans bring together three types of elements, the three "R": Remediation (plans of emergency), Resistance, Reforms. Let’s have a look at what Resistance and Reforms mean now.   "Resistance" The key word here is "acceleration". For private companies, "time to market...

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Copy_of_diogo_vasconcelos_by_jo_o_oliveira_silva004_medium Diogo Vasconcelos

UK: provision of universal super-fast broadband could directly create 600,000 new ICT jobs, with £18 billion added to GDP

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National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA), UK's innovation agency, just released a report on the impact of high speed broadband with some interesting fugures and provocative proposals.   Main conclusions:   Decisive action is needed to attack the developing economic recession.While short-term intervention is needed to cope with its immediate impact, government should also use this opportunity to address the fundamental challenges we face in the next ...

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