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EU/Member States – Status of Transposition of 2009 Amendments to EC Directives

EU Last modified: May 25, 2011 Published: May 25, 2011

Update 25 November 2011: On 24 Nov 2011, the European Commission sent 'reasoned opinions' to 16 out of the 27 EU Member States, indicating failure of these Member States to fully bring into effect the provisions of Directives 2009/136/EC and …


Belgium: Renewed market analysis – enhanced mandated access to Cable-TV networks (and copper and fibre network of Proximus)

Belgium • Featured Last modified: December 30, 2018 Published: December 22, 2010

Update 13 December 2018: Today, the BIPT issued consultations on cost models for wholesale access to cable networks and the FttH network of Proximus. The main body, descriptive manuals, and draft cost models are available via: https://www.bipt.be/en/operators/telecommunication/Markets/price-and-cost-monitoring/cable-and-ftth-cost-models/consultation-organised-by-the-bipt-council-of-13-december-2018-regarding-the-cable-and-ftth-cost-models The deadline for …


Notes from Net Neutrality Summit (European Commission and European Parliament) available

EU Last modified: November 12, 2010 Published: November 12, 2010

On 11 November 2010, the European Commission and the European Parliament held a joint Summit on 'The Open Internet and Net Neutrality in Europe'. T-REGS participated in the sessions in both institutions, and our informal notes (24 pages) are available …


2010: Summer of SMS Regulation? (FR/DK/PL and EC already considering the Sunset?)

EU Last modified: August 21, 2013 Published: July 28, 2010

Update 13 Feb 2012: Today, the European Commission triggered the Article 7(a)1 procedure, in which it formally expresses serious doubts concerning the Danish NRA's proposal to apply the same wholesale SMS termination charge rules for LycaMobile (a new MVNO in Denmark) as to the existing Danish MNOs …


Belgium: Law requiring e-mail forward/access and URL access after contract termination

Belgium Last modified: June 16, 2010 Published: June 16, 2010

Following a lengthy preparatory process (see the T-REGS news item of 28 July 2009) today's Belgian Official Journal contains a law amending the Electronic Communications law of 13 June 2005 "concerning the change of operator". The new law specifically addresses …


Netherlands: Appeals Court annulled OPTA decision on leased lines markets (copper vs fibre)

Netherlands Last modified: May 10, 2010 Published: May 10, 2010

On 13 April 2010, the Appeals Court (College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven) in Rotterdam annulled the Dutch regulatory authority OPTA's decision on Market 6 (wholesale terminating segments of leased lines) of 19 December 2008. A key characteristic of that …


Belgium: Future Constitutional right to Universal Service for communications? etc.

Belgium Last modified: May 6, 2010 Published: May 6, 2010

This evening, the Belgian Federal Parliament (House and Senate) adopted a Declaration containing the articles of the Constitution that can be amended by the next Federal Parliament. The Declaration includes two specific articles relating to telecommunications. Article 23 of the …


EU: Consolidated text of EC directives

EU Last modified: April 2, 2010 Published: April 2, 2010

The European Commission has today made available a document containing the updated EU regulatory framework for electronic communications. This usefully includes unofficial consolidated texts of the EC directives, as follows: Framework Directive: from page 41. Authorisation Directive: from page 63. …


EU: Amending Directives, BEREC Regulation and RSPG Decision published

EU Last modified: December 18, 2009 Published: December 18, 2009

Today's Official Journal of the European Union contains the two EC Directives amending the regulatory framework for electronic communications, and the EC Regulation establishing BEREC. The BEREC Regulation enters into force within 20 days, i.e. on 7 January 2010, but …


ECJ Judgment: emerging markets clause of German Telecoms Act incompatible with EU law

Germany Last modified: December 3, 2009 Published: December 3, 2009

Late this afternoon, the European Court of Justice published it's Judgment in the case opposing the European Commission and Germany. The case relates to the 'emerging markets' clause which was introduced as § 9a (Regulierung neuer Märkte) in the German …


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