Press Release: Telecoms: Legal action against Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden closed while Belgian must-carry rules case goes to Court

The European Commission decided on 8 October 2009 to take Belgium to the European Court of Justice on 'must-carry' rules (imposed on broadcasters in the bilingual region of Brussels-Capital) after it failed to address a final warning issued by the Commission in November 2008. In the Commission's view, the rules, which require cable and other network operators to carry radio and TV channels in the Brussels region, are not proportionate. At the same time, the Commission ended legal action taken against Germany on 'must carry' rules. It also closed action against Sweden and the Netherlands on other telecoms issues.