The Cost of Connectivity
MEP Gunnar Hökmark hosted with ECTA a luncheon discussion on 25 March 2015.
During the lunch Ms Danielle Kehl, Policy Analyst at the Open Technology Institute in Washington, presented the 2014 study on the Cost of Connectivity, bringing evidence about broadband market dynamics in 24 cities such as London, Bucharest, Berlin, Mexico, Seoul and US cities. Danielle Kehl’s presentation can be found here and the study and its executive summary are available here
ECTA CEOs meet Commissioner Oettinger
ECTA CEOs met with Günther Oettinger, European Commissioner for Digital Economy & Society, to discuss IT infrastructure needs for 2025 and the way to reach a very high-speed connected Europe.
Participants to the meeting were:
• Norbert Westfal, President, BREKO and Managing Director EWE TEL (DE)
• David Zimmer, Vice-President, VATM and CEO, Inexio (DE)
• Jürgen Hermann, CEO, QSC (DE)
• Alex Goldblum, CEO, Eurofiber (NL)
• Hubertus von Roenne, ECTA Chairman
• Erzsébet Fitori, ECTA Director
ECTA CEOs meet Commissioner Vestager
ECTA CEOs met with Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition, to discuss a range of competition issues in the context of the telecoms framework.
Participants to the meeting were:
• Alex Goldblum, CEO, Eurofiber (NL)
• Martin Witt, CEO, 1&1 Communications SE (DE)
• Jorgen Bang-Jensen, CEO, PLAY (PL)
• Allison Kirkby, CEO, Tele2 AB
• Andrew Crouch, EMEA President, Level 3 Communications
• Hubertus von Roenne, ECTA Chairman
• Erzsébet Fitori, ECTA Director
ECTA CEOs meet Vice President Ansip
ECTA CEOs met Vice-President Andrus Ansip to discuss the importance of competition and the forthcoming Telecoms Framework Review
Participants to the meeting were:
• Maxime Lombardini, CEO, Iliad/Free (FR)
• Thomas Ekman, CEO, Tele2 Sweden (SE)
• Jørgen Bang-Jensen, CEO, Play (PL)
• Alex Goldblum, CEO, Eurofiber (NL)
• Juergen Hermann, CEO, QSC (DE)
• Andrew Crouch, Regional President EMEA, Level 3 Communications (UK)
• David Zimmer, CEO, Inexio, Vice-President VATM (DE)
• Gijs Phoelich, ECTA Chairman
• Erzsébet Fitori, ECTA Director
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