Taking into account technological developments on telecommunications markets and changes in consumer demands and habits, and in order to stimulate the investment necessary for reaching the connectivity targets for 2025, the European Commission proposed the Electronic Communications Code on 14 September 2016. The Code establishes common EU rules and objectives on regulating the telecom industry. It defines how providers of networks and/or services can be regulated by national authorities.

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The ITRE Committee voted to open trilogue negotiations (a decision confirmed in October II 2017 plenary session) and a first meeting with the Council has taken place. Parliament and Council (EU co-legislators) provisionally agreed on a reform of EU telecom rules that aims to boost the investments needed to make 5G connectivity available for all EU citizens by 2020, enhance protection of users and introduce a cap on disproportionate fees on calls between EU countries. According to the provisional deal, the fees for intra-EU calls are capped to 19 cents for phone calls and 6 cents for text messages.

Telecom

Infoclip: Telecom package

Telecom package - Joint debate: opening statements by Andrus ANSIP, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Digital Single Market and rapporteurs of IMCO, CULT and LIBE Committees (09:13 - 09:22)

Keeping in touch – Cheaper, safer, faster

EPRS - IRIS²: the EU Secure Connectivity Programme

EPRS - Critical raw materials

Tablet charger device - Discussions about a legislative framework for a common charger

Common mobile charger ?

Telecom package - Joint debate: closing statements by Andrus ANSIP, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Digital Single Market and the rapporteurs (10:03 - 10:08)

Telecom package - Joint debate: round of political group speakers (09:22 - 10:03)

Telecom package: extracts from the debate, from the vote and illustrative shots

Press conference by Pilar del CASTILLO VERA (EPP, ES), rapporteur, Dita CHARANZOVÁ (ALDE, CZ), rapporteur, and Andrus ANSIP, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Digital Single Market on Telecom package

Telecom package - Joint debate: opening statements by the rapporteurs (09:03 - 09:13)

European Electronic Communications: extracts from the vote and statements by Pilar del CASTILLO VERA (EPP, ES) and Dita CHARANZOVÁ (ALDE, CZ) Rapporteurs

Infoclip: Digital single market 1 - online access to goods and services

Infoclip: Roaming

Trilogue deal on telecoms package: extracts from the press conference by Jerzy BUZEK (EPP, PL), Pilar del CASTILLO VERA (EPP, ES) and Günther H. OETTINGER

Infoclip: Digital single market 3 - Digital economy and society

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