INCA has submitted its response to Ofcom’s further consultation on Wholesale Local Access (WLA) pricing remedies, raising concerns about the regulator’s approach to ensuring fair competition in the fibre broadband market.
INCA’s submission opposes an over-reliance on Openreach’s own contractual provisions to deliver competitive outcomes, arguing instead that Ofcom should enforce its own charge control mechanisms. The response also highlights ongoing inequities in Openreach’s Equinox pricing arrangements.
Key Points
- Opposed reliance on Openreach contractual provisions — Ofcom must enforce its own charge controls
- Equinox pricing arrangements continue to create unfair competitive conditions for Altnets
- Called for regulatory framework that incentivises genuine infrastructure-based competition
Regulator: Ofcom (Telecoms Access Review)