Fresh deadlines for creating a Europe-wide area for telephone services have been set by the Commission…

Date: 22/05/1997

...following consultation with the industry, users and regulators. The timetable sets 1999 as the target date for firms to be able to offer freephone lines and value added services on one number throughout the Union, and 2000 as the date when callers should be able to take their numbers with them when they switch telephone companies.