Vtesse Networks has its Appeal dismissed by EU Court

Independent internet service provider, Vtesse Networks has reportedly lost its litigation in the European Court of Justice to redressing the fibre tax laws following the dismissal of its appeal by the latter.

This means that the broadband provider has now used up all options for changing the fibre rating system through legal means. Its case was taken to the European Court of Justice by Vtesse Networks after facing a setback in a long running case in the United Kingdom.

The argument of Vtesse Networks across the litigation process has been that the fibre network tax structure unfairly favoured the telecommunications giant of the United Kingdo, BT. It has been contended by Vtesse Networks and many other smaller providers that payable business charges on a fibre optic line saw them pay something twenty times more for their network than BT.

The chief executive officer at Vtesse Networks, Aidan Paul said while speaking to Computing regarding the result that the grounds on which they had dismissed the appeal seemed rather peculiar to him.

Paul added that their appealing on an issue affecting many other businesses, as a single entity had made the court say that the case could not be looked at. Moreover, when asked if the provider would be taking anymore steps ahead, he said that they were collection their thoughts at least for the moment.