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Bruselas dice que la banda ancha “es una lotería” para los consumidores europeos
Un informe denuncia la disparidad de tarifas y calidad en los servicios de internet en la UE
La Comisión Europa sitúa a España entre los países de la UE con los precios más altos
El País Madrid 25 MAR 2014 - 16:30 CET
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Brussels says that broadband "is a lottery" for European consumers
A report denounces the disparity of rates and quality internet services in the EU
The European Commission places Spain among the EU countries with the highest prices
The Country Madrid 25 MAR 2014 - 16:30 CET
The consumer deals with a real " geographic lottery when it comes to price, speed and supply of broadband services ," according to the European Commission says in a report released Tuesday. "In the markets of the EU broadband there are virtually no guidelines and no consistency ," says the document, which insists that for this reason users " are puzzled by the disparity of the information provided by operators." The problem , adds Brussels, is that this lack of homogeneity " limits their ability to choose the deal that suits them ."
The report, based on studies divesos prices, rates and comparisons with other EU countries , says that rates of " the most common broadband connections - from 12 to 30 megs can be up to four times higher in some Member States , even taking into account purchasing power. " Minimum prices , details , ranging from 10 to 46 euros per month , depending on where you live , and can reach up to 140 euros .
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The Commission also notes that 66 % of citizens do not know what speed has contracted , although this does not matter to the extent that only get , on average , 75 % of bandwidth.
Also, in a didactic tone , the Commission gives several examples . " Karolina , 35, went to live in Lithuania to Poland. At its new home will pay at least double for a broadband service of similar quality. Could pay up to fourteen times ," says the report. One of the personal touch cases directly to Spain . " Carlos returns from France to his native city in Spain will have to study very carefully the offers , because in Spain the prices of broadband can be up to 50 % higher than that pay now . "
New regulatory initiative
Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes , warned that " there is no single Internet market, and that has to change." "Nothing justifies a person have to pay more than four times more than anything in Europe for the same broadband," adds the communiqué moves to avoid it , the " European Parliament will vote next week the Commission plans to launch the project # Uncontinenteconectado remedied this situation by providing consumers with more transparency , more rights and better services . "
This initiative aims to provide " new rights , such as to have a contract written in a simple language and more comparable information." Also force operators to " facilitate accurate information on the data rate actually available ." " Consumers will see reinforced their right to switch supplier or contract , to terminate the contract if the internet speed promised because they reencaminen the emails to your new address when changing ISP is not provided " the statement added.
Prices in Spain
In Spain , according to the report is among the countries with higher prices , actual speeds barely 68% of trading volume . On prices , the cheapest deal is the 38.7 euros tranche of 12 to 30 megs , which is the second m high across the EU 's second only to the 47.2 euros in Cyprus, in includes all cases .
In contrast , the lowest rates are found in Lithuania (from 10.3 euros) , Romania ( 11.2 euros) and Latvia (14.6) . Among the large EU countries , the lowest rates of broadband Internet are in UK ( 18.11 ) , followed by Germany ( 20.09 ), France ( 25.28 ) and Italy ( 26.36 ) .
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