Title: European Electronic Communications Code

Language: English, French, Spanish

Type: Website

Nature: Laws and Regulations

Published: February 19, 2021

Region: Europe and Central Asia

Country: Global / Non-Specific

Sector: Telecom and ICT

Keywords: Telecom and ICT, ICT Core

Document Link(s):

• European Electronic Communications Code

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Document Summary:

Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 establishing the European Electronic Communications Code (Recast)Text with EEA relevance.

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Document Details:

The European Electronic Communications Code incentivizes the voluntary separation of vertically integrated operators with significant market power by withdrawing certain network access obligations that would otherwise apply, and allows national regulators to compel the functional separation of vertically integrated entities in exceptional circumstances, where competition issues or market failures have not been resolved by existing access or interconnection obligations.

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Updated: October 25, 2021