Digital Agenda for Europe - Telecoms Rules - 2013-11-18

Telecoms RulesPublished on Digital Agenda for Europe (http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda)

EU law covers fixed and wireless telecoms, internet, broadcasting and transmission services.

The EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications [1] is a series of rules which applythroughout the EU Member States. It encourages competition, improves the functioning of themarket and guarantees basic user rights [2]. The overall goal is for European consumers to be ableto benefit from increased choice thanks to low prices, high quality and innovative services. EU lawhas helped the prices of telecoms' services fall by around 30% in the past decade. The rulesare simple, flexible, technology-neutral and aim at deregulation in the longer term.

The rules were updated in 2009 to take into account the developments in this area and transposedinto national legislation in the 27 Member States on 25 May 2011. The Commission monitors thetimely and correct implementation [3] of these rules.

The content carried over electronic comunications newtorks is regulated by audiovisual mediaservices' rules [4].

The relevant laws

The framework is made of a package of 5Directives (unofficialy consolidated versions) and 2Regulations:

The Framework Directive [5] is based on the Framework Directive 2002/21/EC and [6] the Better Regulation Directive 2009/140/EC [7]The Access Directive [8] is based on the Access Directive 2002/19/EC [9] and the BetterRegulation Directive 2009/140/EC [7]

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The Authorisation Directive [10]is based on the Authorisation Directive 2002/20/EC and [11]the Better Regulation Directive 2009/140/EC [7]The Universal Service Directive [12] is based on the Universal Service Directive 2002/22/EC[13] and the Citizens' Rights Directive 2009/136/EC [14]The Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications [15] is based on the Directive onPrivacy and Electronic Communications 2002/58/EC, [16] the Amending Directive 2006/24/EC[17] and the Citizens' Rights Directive 2009/136/EC [14]The Regulation on Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) [18]The Regulation on roaming on public mobile communications networks [19]

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telecoms_rules [20]regulatory_framework [21]framework_directive [22]Access_Directive [23]Authorisation_Directive [24]Universal_Service_Directive [25]Directive on privacy and electronic_communications [26]BEREC [27]

Newsroom [28]

Press Releases [29]

Commission formally requests Italian telecoms regulator to amend or withdraw its proposalfor wholesale broadband price reductions [30] (12/12/2013)

European Commission rules against Finnish regulator's plans on uncompetitive fixedtermination rates [31] (02/12/2013)

European Commission formally requests the Austrian regulator to amend or withdraw itsproposal for broadband wholesale access regulation [32] (26/11/2013)

Funding opportunities [33]

Call for tenders: SMART 2013/0018 - Study on Inventory of case law in electroniccommunications [34] (12/07/2013)

Publications [35]

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Policy/Legislation: Derogations on 800 MHz band [36] (10/12/2013)

Report/Study: Future electronic communications markets subject to ex-ante regulation[37] (10/10/2013)

Policy/Legislation: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying downmeasures concerning the European single market for electronic communications and toachieve a Connected Continent - COM(2013) 627 [38] (11/09/2013)

Audiovisual [39]

#ConnectedContinent [40] (12/09/2013)

Neelie Kroes: "Completing the telecoms single market" [41] (30/05/2013)

Speeches [42]

A strong telecoms sector in a connected continent [43] (Neelie Kroes Vice-President of theEuropean Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda, 22/09/2013)

We must act now time for a Connected Continent [44] (Neelie Kroes Vice-President of theEuropean Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda, 12/09/2013)

Getting every home and town in Europe "broadband ready" [45] (Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda, 26/03/2013)

News [46]

Draft revised Recommendation on relevant markets [47] (24/01/2014)

Invitation to market participants to submit observations regarding the Commission's seriousdoubts letter under Article 7a of Directive 2002/21/EC [48] (05/12/2013)

Invitation to market participants to submit observations regarding the Commission's seriousdoubts letter under Article 7 of Directive 2022/21/EC - Case FI/2013/1498 [49] (04/10/2013)

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Call documents [50]

Results of the public consultation EU initiative to reduce the cost of rolling out high speedcommunication infrastructure in Europe [51] (26/03/2013)

Source URL: http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/telecoms-rules

Links:[1] https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/sites/digital-agenda/files/Copy%20of%20Regulatory%20Framework%20for%20Electonic%20Communications%202013%20NO%20CROPS.pdf[2] https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/node/35[3] https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/node/349[4] https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/node/1352[5] https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/sites/digital-agenda/files/140framework_5.pdf[6] http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32002L0021:en:NOT[7] http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32009L0140:en:NOT[8] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/sites/digital-agenda/files/140access_1.pdf[9] http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32002L0019:EN:NOT[10] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/sites/digital-agenda/files/140authorisation_2.pdf[11] http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32002L0020:en:NOT[12] https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/sites/digital-agenda/files/Directive%202002%2022%20EC_0.pdf[13] http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32002L0022:en:NOT[14] http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32009L0136:en:NOT[15] https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/sites/digital-agenda/files/24eprivacy_2.pdf[16] http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32002L0058:en:NOT[17] http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32006L0024:en:NOT[18] http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32009R1211:EN:NOT[19] http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32012R0531:EN:NOT[20] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/tags/telecomsrules[21] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/tags/regulatoryframework[22] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/tags/frameworkdirective[23] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/tags/accessdirective[24] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/tags/authorisationdirective[25] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/tags/universalservicedirective[26] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/tags/directive-privacy-and-electroniccommunications[27] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/tags/berec[28] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/newsroom[29] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/newsroom-custom-page/39377/1019[30] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/commission-formally-requests-italian-telecoms-regulator-amend-or-withdraw-its-proposal[31] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/european-commission-rules-against-finnish-regulators-plans-uncompetitive-fixed-termination[32] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/european-commission-formally-requests-austrian-regulator-amend-or-withdraw-its-proposal[33] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/newsroom-custom-page/39377/1374

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[34] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/smart-20130018-study-inventory-case-law-electronic-communications[35] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/newsroom-custom-page/39377/1375[36] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/derogations-800-mhz-band[37] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/future-electronic-communications-markets-subject-ex-ante-regulation[38] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/regulation-european-parliament-and-council-laying-down-measures-concerning-european-single[39] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/newsroom-custom-page/39377/1027[40] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/connectedcontinent[41] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/neelie-kroes-completing-telecoms-single-market[42] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/newsroom-custom-page/39377/1392[43] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/strong-telecoms-sector-connected-continent[44] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/we-must-act-now-%E2%80%93-time-connected-continent[45] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/getting-every-home-and-town-europe-broadband-ready[46] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/newsroom-custom-page/39377/944[47] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/draft-revised-recommendation-relevant-markets[48] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/invitation-market-participants-submit-observations-regarding-commissions-serious-doubts-lett-10[49] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/invitation-market-participants-submit-observations-regarding-commissions-serious-doubts-lette-9[50] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/newsroom-custom-page/39377/1618[51] http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/results-public-consultation-%E2%80%9Ceu-initiative-reduce-cost-rolling-out-high-speed-communication

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