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Original title: Omdia Observation: The 24 EU Member States affected by the epidemic have not yet obtained the “European Law on Electronic Communications”
C114 News, March 18 (Ace) The latest report from market research company Omdia shows that on February 4, 2021, the European Commission (EC) announced that all 24 EU member states did not meet the deadline for December 2020. The translation of the European Electronic Communications Law (EECC) into national legislation before the 21st has started the accountability procedure. EU member states were given two months to respond, but it seems unlikely that the European Commission will fine them because they did not meet the deadline. In any case, it is likely that many countries will finally pass this law this year.
Due to the epidemic, the European Commission is unlikely to impose sanctions
On February 4, 2021, the European Commission initiated the accountability procedure for 24 EU member states that failed to convert the EECC into national law before the deadline of December 21, 2020. Only Greece, Hungary and Finland has informed the European Commission that they have taken all necessary steps to establish the EECC. The same goes for the UK. As a legal requirement of the Brexit deal, the UK must incorporate the EECC into law. before the deadline. The European Commission has sent a statement to the remaining 24 member states, asking them to take the appropriate measures, these countries have two months to respond.
In December 2018, the scope of the European Union Telecommunications Industry Regulatory Framework, EECC, was expanded to include all interpersonal communication services, including OTT services, so that it can keep up with developments in the industry. The definition of electronic communications services has been expanded to include three subcategories of services:
Internet access service
Signal transmission
International communication
However, comprehensive supervision only applies to services based on phone numbers, not services that are not related to numbers. With the new architecture, many OTT communications services are still limited only by a limited set of new requirements, while others are subject to the same level of supervision as traditional telecommunications services.
Sarah McBride, Senior Regulatory Analyst at Omdia, said that for the first time in history, Internet-based services may need to register their products in many EU countries where they operate. These newly regulated services include email, portable network devices, and a variety of other OTT applications, such as audio, video, and other multimedia content streamed over the Internet. Under the new agreement, end users will be protected, regardless of whether they communicate through traditional means or through network services.
The new standard came into force in December 2018 and EU member states have two years to transform the standard into national legislation. The new regulations are expected to harmonize the existing electronic communications legal framework in the EU to promote better connectivity and consumer protection, but due to limited compliance across the region, more work needs to be done before coordination can be achieved. Most of the remaining member states are implementing the guidelines. For example, France, Germany, Sweden, Romania and Slovenia are expected to implement this legislation in the second half of 2021. For many EU member states, the special circumstances caused by the new corona epidemic have caused some delays, but Many countries can catch up with the schedule and issue the regulations in 2021. The European Commission has not yet indicated whether it will punish member states that do not meet the deadline, but due to the special circumstances of the new corona epidemic, Member states are unlikely to face fines. Rather, the European Commission may try to cooperate amicably with member states to set a timetable for the approval of the law, probably by the end of 2021.
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