The European Commission has been critical of Bulgaria over several issues in the 15th Progress Report on the Single European Electronic Communications Market – 2009.
According to the Bulgaria chapter of the report released May 25, 2010, the country is lagging behind with respect to its broadband penetration.
The full text of the Chapter on Bulgaria of the EC electronic communications market report is available HERE
The Full Text of the 15th Progress Report on the Single European Electronic Communications Market – 2009, including the country chapters, is available HERE
“Broadband penetration has increased slightly but remains the lowest in the EU despite strong platform competition. Alternative operators are continuing to face barriers to entering the DSL broadband market using the incumbent's bitstream or unbundled wholesale products. The fixed market is dominated by the incumbent and is consequently still characterised by limited competition,” states the EC communications market report on Bulgaria. Link
