According to a report published by the European Competitive Telecommunications Association on Friday, consumers of telecoms services pay more and are offered fewer choices in countries where regulators have failed to effectively weaken former monopolies.
The poll, which examined the telecoms markets in 16 European countries, found that investment by telecoms firms per capita is substantially higher in countries where there is an independent and effective regulator.
It also found that state ownership of the incumbent provider represents a potential conflict of interest, and suggested that tougher fines for operators which break regulations could improve the situation for consumers in several of the countries studied.
Ranking the EU members according to the effectiveness of their telecommunications regulators, the ECTA-commissioned survey put the UK in first place, followed by Denmark, France and Austria. Germany and Greece were tied in last place.
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