Memo: EU Telecoms Reform: 7 Very Concrete Improvements for European Consumers

On 2 September, 2008, the European Parliament debated, in plenary session, the so-called EU Telecoms Reform, proposed by the Commission on 13 November 2007. Of particular importance in this debate will be the proposals made by the European Commission to give consumers of fixed and mobile phones and Internet services more rights and better choice. The debate among the European Parliament's 785 members was expected to pave the way for a vote of the Commission's entire EU Telecoms reform proposals in first reading on 23 September. The French presidency could broker a political agreement at the Council of Telecoms Ministers on 27 November. New consumer rights would then become law in all 27 EU Member States by 2010.

European Commission: SPEECH/08/400: Towards a True Single Telecoms Market that Delivers in terms of Competition, Investment and Consumers http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/08/400&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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