Competition - a key driver of investment and consumer welfare

The incoming BEREC Chair, Alejandra de Iturriaga, presented BEREC’s perspective on the Digital Networks Act (DNA) proposal during the panel Is DNA Fit for the Age of Fibre, 5G/6G and Satellite? at Cullen International’s 40th Anniversary Conference. Together with policymakers and industry representatives, she discussed how Europe’s future telecoms framework can support investment in next-generation networks while ensuring effective competition and efficient regulation. According to Ms. De Iturriaga, many of BEREC’s messages converge on one central idea: competition remains a key driver of investment and consumer welfare. The incoming BEREC Chair also highlighted the importance of striking the right balance in allocating tasks among the European Commission, national regulatory authorities and Member States. Ms. De Iturriaga outlined BEREC’s continued involvement in the process and its assessment of the DNA proposal, stressing that the future framework should evolve existing rules rather than completely redress them, preserving approaches that have proven effective. A key topic of the discussion was the proposed copper switch-off framework. Ms.De Iturriaga noted that Member St...