He added, “the Commission can bring infringement proceedings where necessary,” though acknowledged that such action could be counter productive at this stage. He said he will wait until a further report is released in October before considering legal proceedings.
He acknowledged, “we do not underestimate the ability of the incumbent operators to drag their feet as much as possible in order to postpone competition”. He says reports have been received from “new entrant operators that incumbents are delaying provisioning….usually by insisting on cumbersome delivery procedures or rejecting orders on the basis of minor technicalities”.