Press Release: Commission clarifies the application of competition law principles to telecommunications

On 28 March 2001 the European Commission adopted draft Guidelines on market analysis and the calculation of Significant Market Power (SMP) in advance of the final adoption of the proposed directive for a new regulatory framework for electronic communications services. The draft Guidelines should help the Council to approve the new definition of SMP proposed in the Framework Directive. They are based on existing case-law and the Commission's own practice in the field of electronic communications markets. The definitive version of the Guidelines will be adopted when the Framework directive is finally adopted.