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Broadband definition

What does Broadband mean? Broadband describes high‑capacity internet access delivered over fixed or mobile networks and, in legal practice, is used in contracts, procurement and regulatory documents to define access services, performance and obligations. It is a descriptive industry term rather than a single statutory definition, but speed thresholds are set for specific purposes. In the UK, Ofcom’s broadband Universal Service Obligation requires at least 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload for eligible premises, while policy and advertising commonly refer to “superfast” (around 30 Mbit/s+), “ultrafast” (100 Mbit/s+) and “gigabit‑capable” (1 Gbit/s+). In Ireland, usage is similar under ComReg oversight and...

CJEU dismisses appeals in DT/Slovak Telekom: Bronner inapplicable to abusive access terms under regulated access; confirms parent liability, EEO margin squeeze and rights of defence

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Practice notes

Case facts

Outline

Appeals were lodged against the General Court’s rulings in Cases T‑827/14 Deutsche Telekom v Commission and T‑851/14 Slovak Telekom v Commission, which set aside in part the Commission’s decision of 15 October 2014. That decision had concluded that Deutsche Telekom and its subsidiary Slovak Telekom infringed article 102 TFEU by deploying, over more than five years, an abusive course of conduct designed to drive competitors out of the Slovak broadband market (AT.39523).

Latest development

On 25 March 2021, the Court of Justice issued its judgment and rejected the appeals in full. It held that the Commission does not have to establish that access to a specific infrastructure is ‘indispensable’ in order to prove abusive behaviour, where such access is required by regulation.

Parties

Appellants:

Slovak Telecom a.s. (ST) and Deutsche Telekom AG (DT): ST is the incumbent telecommunications operator in Slovakia and provides fixed broadband over legacy metallic telephone networks and fibre optic networks...

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