Press Release: Telecoms: Commission urges Poland to comply with the judgment of the European Court of Justice on subscribers’ rights

On October 2009 the Commission decided to send a letter of formal notice to Poland asking it to change the definition of a subscriber of telecoms services in its national law. Despite a judgment from the European Court of Justice in January 2009 (see C-492/07 ) calling on Poland to bring its rules in line with EU law, it had still not changed its rules. This means that subscribers who have not signed a written contract such as pre-paid users, who represent more than half of Polish mobile subscribers, may be deprived of many rights provided under EU telecoms rules. Poland could be fined if it does not change this definition and the case proceeds to the European Court of Justice again. The Commission also closed another infringement on lack of market reviews as Poland notified the Commission of the last remaining market in September 2009.