“Telecoms package” passes into law

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“Telecoms package” passes into law

The review of the Telecoms Framework Directive has finally been agreed after two years of discussion between the Commission, member states and MEPs. 

It was a compromise on measures against illegal downloaders that finally brought enough MEPs together to see the long-standing review process brought to a close. The vote was taken yesterday (24 November) and today (25 November) the President of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, will sign the official document.

The Review will enter the statute books when it appears in the official journal of the EU next month, and member states will then have until May 2011 to transpose this into  national law.

As explained in the earlier article the provisions about spectrum policy have not changed in recent months and the main impact of the framework review is to give MEPs greater power in setting the overall policy framework.•

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