BEREC Calls for Inputs - Stakeholder input for the preparation of Guidelines relating to the Gigabit Infrastructure Act (GIA)

The new Gigabit Infrastructure Act (GIA) entered into force on 11 May 2024 and replaces the Broadband Cost Reduction Directive (BCRD) adopted in 2014.

BEREC is tasked with the provision of Guidelines as follows:

1. By 12 November 2025, after consulting stakeholders, the national dispute settlement bodies and other competent Union bodies or agencies in the relevant sectors as appropriate, and taking into account well-established principles and the distinct situation across Member States, BEREC shall, in close cooperation with the Commission, publish guidelines on:

a)     the terms and conditions of access to in-building physical infrastructure, including on the application of fair and reasonable terms and conditions, and

b)     the criteria that the national dispute settlement bodies should follow when settling disputes

2. By 12 November 2025, after consulting stakeholders, the national dispute settlement bodies and other competent Union bodies or agencies in the relevant sectors, as appropriate, and after taking into account well-established principles and the specific situations of each Member State, BEREC shall, in close cooperation with the Commission, provide guidelines on the application of this Article, in particular concerning:

a)     apportioning the costs associated with the coordination of civil works;

b)     the criteria that the dispute settlement bodies should follow when settling disputes; and

c)     the criteria for ensuring sufficient capacity to accommodate foreseeable future reasonable needs if coordination of civil works is refused.

BEREC has issued the following call for input:

Call for initial stakeholder input for the preparation of the BEREC Guidelines on access to in-building physical infrastructure according to Article 11(6) of the Gigabit Infrastructure Act

Call for initial stakeholder input for the preparation of the BEREC Guidelines on the coordination of civil works according to Article 5(6) of the Gigabit Infrastructure Act

This call for input gives stakeholders the opportunity for an early involvement in the development of the BEREC guidelines.

All stakeholders are invited to submit their input by 20 September 2024 COB to the following hyperlink:

https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/Call_for_stakeholder_input_art5_GIA_GL

 https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/Call_for_stakeholder_input_art11_GIA_GL

Stakeholders' submissions will be published unless declared as confidential and will be used as input to BEREC’s thinking on draft guidelines, but BEREC will not be publishing a direct response to their input at this stage.

Stakeholders will have an opportunity to provide further submissions to BEREC when Draft Guidelines are consulted, and BEREC will respond to that input in a separate document.