Full access to local loop?

RomTelecom will have to provide unrestricted access to the local loop for all network operators or service providers that will so request, a decision draft released for public consultation by the National Communications Regulating Authority (ANRC) shows. The local loop is the physical circuit that connects the local switch of the operator and the subscriber. RomTelecom’s quasi-complete monopoly on this essential connection (almost 100%) is one of the reasons why the new operators on the market have been unable to provide an alternative to the local and inter-county telephony for individual users so far. Installing this local loop is both costly and difficult. RomTelecom will have to provide unrestricted access to the local loop to electronic communications network operators or service providers, which request it to, without discriminating among them, the draft stipulates. It will also have to publish a reference offer to include a minimal set of local loop access services, as well as the tariffs and terms of service. ZF