Press Release: EU telecom rules: Commission takes action against 11 Member States to ensure effective implementation

The European Commission on 7 July 2005 sent letters to eleven EU Member States for failing to implement properly EU rules on electronic communications, including telecommunications. The Member States involved in this further round of Treaty infringement proceedings were the Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Finland. The key issues at stake included the independence of the national telecoms regulator, the requirement of number portability and of comprehensive subscriber directories, designation of 'universal service' providers, and the availability of the European emergency number 112.

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