News
- 02/05/10 War on Access
- 26/11/09 Ask what the next European Commission will do for our Freedoms!
- 24/11/09 Telecoms Package: A Missed Opportunity for Citizen's Rights
- 05/11/09 Europe only goes half-way in protecting Internet rights.
- 04/11/09 Will the EP turns its back on Internet rights?
- 04/11/09 Amendment 138 - Legalese for Progress, not political weakness
- 02/11/09 "Three strikes" in Europe, on Wednesday?
- 31/10/09 Net Freedoms in Europe: Recapitulating the capitulation
- 30/10/09 An evolution of "amendment 138"
- 29/10/09 Indisputable rewording of Amendment 138
Telecoms Package
The "Telecoms Package" is a set of five European Directives regulating electronic communication networks. The text was voted in first reading in the European Parliament in Sept.24th 2008. Serious problems arose in this first reading on the issues of Privacy, Network neutrality and regarding the implementation of a mechanism known as "graduated response" at the European level.
Reference documents
- Directive 2009/140/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009
- Directive 2009/136/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009
- Regulation (EC) No 1211/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009
- Procedure file of the Telecoms Package
Dossier
- Memo: Improving amendment 138 while preserving its core principles
- Memo and letter: Debunking the Council's Arguments Against Amendment 138
- Memo: Legalese for Progress not Political Weakness
- 22-pages dossier: Protecting Net neutrality in the Telecoms Package
- Open Letter to EU Parliament - We Must Protect Net Neutrality in Europe
- Concerns About Article 20, 21 and Recital 26 of the Telecoms Package
- Telecoms Package complete file
- La Quadrature's voting lists for Harbour report and Trautmann report
- Mobilisation 2 days to save am.138
- Mobilisation Telecoms-Package IMCO-ITRE March 31
- Story of Anti-3-Strikes Amendments
- EDPS Comments on Telecoms Package
- Who wants net discrimination in europe? and a complete file on net discrimination
- Letter sent to MEPs about 2nd reading
- Analysis of Telecoms Package 2nd Reading ITRE IMCO Draft Amendments
- First reading amendments analysis
- Compared versions from Commission's Amended Proposal, Parliament First Reading and Council's common position on Telecoms package" via lawtracks tool
Timeline
past
- Nov 5th 2009: EU Council and Parliament agree on a replacement of am. 138
- Sept 28th 2009: Beginning of the conciliation phase (third reading)
- Sept-Oct 2009: Second reading by the Council
- May 6th 2009: Plenary vote
- May 5th 2009: Plenary debate
- Apr 29th 2009: Deadline for plenary amendments
- Apr 21st 2009: Vote in ITRE committee
- Mar 31st 2009: Vote in IMCO committee
- Feb 19th 2009: Council's Common Position announced in EP plenary
- Nov 20th 2008 : Council of EU political agreement
- Nov 6th 2008 : Commission's amended proposal
- Sep 24th 2008 : European Parliament plenary vote and analysis of the amendments
- Sep 2nd 2008 : European Parliament speeches in plenary
- Sep 2nd 2008 : EDPS comments on Telecom Package
- Nov 13th 2007 : Commission's initial proposal
Quote
It was extremely helpful in raising awareness to have President Sarkozy say the Internet is not the Wild West and that ISPs must take steps in connection with piracy. That has been the catalyst for other governments to look at this more closely.
Jo Oliver, in charge of the IFPI's litigation activities - NYtimes.com, april 13th, 2008
