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[ NNSquad ] No agreement on reform of telecom legislation in EU
----- Forwarded message from David Farber <dave@farber.net> ----- Date: Wed, 6 May 2009 17:02:45 -0400 From: David Farber <dave@farber.net> Subject: [IP] No agreement on reform of telecom legislation in EU Reply-To: dave@farber.net To: ip <ip@v2.listbox.com> Begin forwarded message: From: Sandra Keegan <sandra.keegan@gmail.com> Date: May 6, 2009 12:29:25 PM EDT To: dave@farber.net Subject: No agreement on reform of telecom legislation in EU Dave, For IP if you wish. Below are two reports of today's rejection by the European Parliament of the telecoms package under negotiation. The draft legislation will go back to the Council now that the EP has completed its second reading and re-instated its earlier amendments introduced during its first reading. The Parliament is currently in its last plenary session before recessing to hold Europe-wide elections in June. The next step in the legislative process is a conciliation procedure which will likely be triggered once the Parliament reconvenes in July. Sandra Keegan Wide-ranging reforms of European Union telecom laws were rejected by the European Parliament on Wednesday because of one clause that would have compromised citizens' rights of access to the Internet. http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=16272025-1A64-6A71-CE42CECA725771BA A user's Internet access cannot be restricted without prior ruling by the judicial authorities, insists the European Parliament reinstating one of its first-reading amendments. By amending an informal agreement reached with Council, MEPs send the whole "telecom package" to conciliation. The EP does, however, agree with the Council on investments in new communications infrastructure, the reform of radio spectrum use, clear consumer rights and privacy protection. MEPs amend a political agreement reached with the Council on the reform of the regulatory framework for electronic communications - including mobile and fixed telephones, broadcasting, wireless and fixed internet. Therefore, the whole "telecom package" is likely to be subject to conciliation in Parliament's next legislative term after the European elections when the EP reconvenes in July. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/058-55086-124-05-19-909-20090505IPR55085-04-05-2009-2009-true/default_en.htm ------------------------------------------- Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com ----- End forwarded message -----