Press Release: EU telecoms rules: 9 new infringement cases opened, while 8 cases go into the second round

In a new round of proceedings against possible infringements of EU telecoms rules, the European Commission has opened nine new infringement cases against Member States. The Commission is also sending a reasoned opinion, thereby opening the second stage of infringement proceedings, to eight Member States. The majority of cases in this new round concern a failure to complete market reviews to assess the status of competition on national telecom markets or the lack of caller location information to emergency authorities. The Commission also closed 9 cases on 12 October 2006, following satisfactory implementation of EU legislation in the Member States concerned.

European Commission: DG Communication: MEMO/06/371 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/06/371&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=fr

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