The Commission has sent this week a reasoned opinion to Estonia, Spain, Croatia, Ireland, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia and Sweden for not having notified the Commission about the full transposition of the European Electronic Communications Code.

The Commission has decided this week to refer Poland to the Court of Justice of the European Union for breaching EU law safeguarding the independence of the national regulatory authority (NRA), the Office of Electronic Communications (UKE).

The study reports on the application of two recommendations that have been issued by the Commission in the field of access regulation and analyses how the guidance could be adapted and updated in line with the European Electronic Communications Code.

Today, the European Commission has issued a veto decision, blocking the Irish regulator, ComReg, from adopting its market review decision concerning the market for retail fixed telephony services and the corresponding wholesale markets in Ireland. 

The European Commission has published the annual country reports from National Regulatory Authorities on compliance with the provisions on open internet for the fifth consecutive year.

Today, the European Commission opened an in-depth investigation into the Irish Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg)’s analysis of the retail markets for fixed telephony services and the corresponding wholesale markets in Ireland that was notified on 18 June.

On 1 July 2021, the Delegated Regulation setting single maximum Union-wide voice termination rates becomes applicable.

The Commission launched this week an infringement procedure against Hungary, following the Hungarian Media Council's decisions to reject Klubradio's application on the use of radio spectrum on highly questionable grounds.

This publication is made pursuant to Point 3.1 of Annex 1 to Financial Regulation 2018 that provides for an ex-ante publication on the Institutions’ websites of contracts with a value up to 138.999,99 EUR.

21 December marked the deadline for Member States to transpose the new EU telecom rules into national law. The European Electronic Communications Code, which entered into force in December 2018, modernises the European regulatory framework for electronic communications, to enhance consumer's choices and rights, ensure higher standards of communication services, as well as boost investment for more connectivity and more digital innovation.