Press Release: Telecoms: Commission tables plans to boost competition among telecoms operators and build a single market for services that use radio spectrum

The European Commission on 29 June 2006 launched a public consultation on policy options for updating the EU’s telecoms rules of 2002, the 'regulatory framework for electronic communications'. Electronic communications include fixed voice telephony, mobile communications and broadband - a market worth more than €270 billion in the EU in 2005. The four documents released by the European Commission for public consultation on 29 June 2006 were a Communication, a Staff Working Document, an Impact Assessment identifying the main policy options under consideration, and a draft Recommendation on relevant markets.

European Commission: Memo: MEMO/06/257: The Review 2006 of the EU’s regulatory framework for electronic communications: Frequently Asked Questions, 29.6.06 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/06/257&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=fr

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