"Fibre to the Home" round table – an initial status report
Geneva, 6.10.2009 - The round table on rolling out the optical fibre network to homes (Fibre To The Home – FTTH) and the corresponding working groups are producing concrete results: the major players are in agreement on uniform technical standards. Hence there are no longer any technical barriers to the rapid expansion of the fibre-optic network. In addition, coordination will be able to prevent the parallel construction of new networks, by laying multiple fibres in every building (multiple fibre model). At the same time the participants in the round table are agreed that all providers must have access to the fibre-optic network under the same conditions, in order to protect end-users' freedom of choice.