Digital Netwoks Act: Connect Europe´s Views

Connect Europe Director General Alessandro Gropelli shares his assessment of the newly presented Digital Networks Act by the European Commission.

He highlights the positive steps included in the proposal — notably unlimited spectrum licences to support long-term investment — while stressing that key recommendations by Mario Draghi remain unaddressed.

Alessandro Gropelli outlines three priority areas for improvement: stronger incentives for fibre deployment, deeper regulatory simplification to deliver a true single market, and a genuine level playing field between telecom operators and big tech to boost Europe’s competitiveness in digital markets.