The "Telecoms Package" is a set of five European Directives regulating electronic communication networks. Those directives are currently being modified. These directives are the Access Directive 2002/19/EC, Authorisation Directive 2002/20/EC, Framework Directive 2002/21/EC, Universal Service Directive 2002/22/EC and Privacy Directive 2002/58/EC.
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.
The second reading vote will take place on may 6th 2009.
Take action!
Call your MEPs to explain the crucial stakes of the vote on Wed, May 6th, and send them La Quadrature's voting lists for Harbour report and Trautmann report
Dossier
- 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
"Indeed, the architectural principles that underlie the Internet we have today, namely the principles of openness, inter-operability and neutrality do not only create an environment that enables innovation in services and applications, more importantly they allow for an environment where users can express themselves freely without discrimination by their service provider. Therefore, those basic design principles need to be preserved."
Timeline
future
- May 5th 2009: Plenary debate
- May 6th 2009: Plenary vote
past
- 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
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Status of the package.