Background
The Telecoms package constitutes a major overhaul of the
regulatory framework for communications services, in order to
encourage more competition in the sector. For a more detailed
overview of the agreement on the Belgian Presidency compromise and
the reactions from the private sector, see EURACTIV
13 December
2001.
To complete this regulatory overhaul, the
following measures remain to be adopted:
- The proposal for a Directive concerning the processing of
personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic
communications sector (taken out of the package in order to come to
the compromise);
- Guidelines on the market definition and the assessment of
significant market power;
- A Recommendation on the relevant product and service markets
within the electronic communications sector, identifying the
markets where sector-specific regulatory obligations may be
appropriate;
- A decision establishing a 'European Regulators Group';
- A decision establishing a 'Radio Spectrum Policy Group'.
