BEUC NEWS - 9.11.2023

BEUC and ecta, the european competitive telecommunications association, have put together a joint statement to express their concerns and observations on the current discussions regarding the future regulatory framework governing the EU telecoms sector.

We are worried by statements made by the Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the European Commission following the Informal Telecommunications Council on 23-24 October 2023, which call for a “review and update [of] the regulatory and competition policy paradigm in the electronic communications sector” along with the announcement of a new legislative proposal, a ‘Digital Networks Act’. These statements, when taken together with calls from former monopolist telecoms companies to reduce competition and suggestions to create a few, so-called ‘European champions’”, are a warning sign for the EU telecoms market.

To read the statement, please click here.