On 12 September, 2013, the European Commission formally adopted a proposal for a new Telecommunications Regulation (the “Regulation”).  The Regulation would, if enacted, reform the European Union’s telecommunication rules, including in areas such as net neutrality, spectrum allocation, roaming charges, and consumer rights in mobile and telecoms contracts.  The proposal is now being considered by the European Parliament and Council. 

This post, on reforms publicized as encouraging growth and reducing red-tape for companies, is the final part of a series on key aspects of the proposed Regulation.

As discussed in our previous post, the Regulation introduces a range of new consumer rights that, together with a phase-out of roaming charges (see our previous post), may harm industry’s short-term revenues.  However, to balance that outcome, and to make the Regulation more politically feasible, the Commission has also designed other sections of the Regulation to win over industry.  Some of the most important of these sections are outlined below.
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