[act.: Leading EU countries oppose a regulatory body for telecom markets: The dispute about the creation of an EU regulatory body for European telecom markets is escalating. In a joint letter to the EU commission, Germany, five other EU states have voiced their opposition to such a European super authority. There is no need for "institutional reform", they write in their letter, which was signed by representatives of German, French, British, Spanish, and Swedish economic ministries. A representative of the State Ministry signed on behalf of Luxembourg.
The letter was occasioned by plans for a new EU framework for telecom markets; the proposal is expected to be presented on November 13.]
Quatro meses depois desta "prioridade", nem um desmentido ou confirmação. Não é pela falta de credibilidade do país em propor uma coisa destas, ou porque todas as Anacom's se vão opor, mas porque não percebi onde ou a quem o ministro disse aquilo. Foi só ao Independent? Se sim, porquê? Para testar a reacção da agressiva Ofcom inglesa?
Fica para memória futura:
Portugal plans to launch telecoms regulator during its EU presidency: Portugal yesterday put itself on a collision course with national regulators by announcing it will use its forthcoming European Union presidency to launch a single super-regulator to police the telecoms industry across all 27 member states.
Mario Lino, the Portuguese public works minister, said the creation of a single telecoms regulator for the EU would be a "priority" for the country's presidency, which begins in July.
"These are important dossiers for the future of the sector that include relevant issues such as the creation of a European regulator and the way this regulator interacts with other national regulators," Mr Lino said.
The minister's pledge follows a series of complaints from Viviane Reding, the EU information society commissioner, who has responsibility for telecoms. She has consistently argued that existing European regulations are not applied even-handedly by national regulators across the EU.
