BEREC Summary report on the outcome of the public consultation on the draft BEREC Report on Member States’ best practices to support the defining of adequate broadband internet access service

In 2020, BEREC published the first report on Member States’ best practices to support the defining of adequate broadband internet access service (document reference BoR (20) 99). Article 84(3) of the EECC states that the report shall be updated regularly to reflect technological advances and changes in consumer usage patterns.
The report is a best practices report, and it does not aim to provide formal universal service implementation guidance in respect of the EECC. According to Article 84 of the EECC, it is for the MS, taking into account the BEREC report on best practices, to define adequate broadband internet access in light of national conditions and the minimum bandwidth enjoyed by the majority of consumers within a MS territory to ensure an adequate level of social inclusion and participation in the digital economy and society in the MS territory. The adequate broadband internet access service shall be capable of delivering the bandwidth necessary for supporting at least the minimum set of services set out in Annex V of the EECC.
From 9 October until 10 November 2023, stakeholders were invited to comment on any of the material presented in the draft report, and to provide feedback on the consultation questions.