Activites

• #2340
• 2001/04/04 Council Meeting
  • 2340
• 2000/12/30 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Regulation 2000/2887
  • OJ L 336 30.12.2000, p. 0004
• 2000/12/18 Final act signed
• 2000/12/18 End of procedure in Parliament
• #2318
• 2000/12/05 Council Meeting
• 2000/12/05 Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
• 2000/11/22 Modified legislative proposal published
  • COM(2000)0761 summary

    The amended proposal incorporates 18 amendments proposed by the European Parliament to the initial proposal presented by the Commission. The Commission agreed with the European Parliament and accepted in full the 18 amendments, amending its proposal accordingly. The 18 amendments seek to ensure that the technical aspects of the proposal are sufficiently detailed to be commensurate with the binding nature of a Regulation, and so guarantee that unbundling is rapidly and effectively implemented. Therefore, the amended proposal now includes more precise technical definitions and detailed requirements for notified operators, and the national regulatory authorities, to clarify their respective obligations and responsibilities.�

  • DG [{'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/connect/index_en.htm', 'title': 'Communications Networks, Content and Technology'}],
• 2000/10/26 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T5-0476/2000 summary

    The European Parliament adopted the resolution drafted by Mr Nicholas CLEGG (ELDR, UK) on the Commission's paper on the unbundling of local loop. The report was adopted by 378 to 21, with 41 abstentions. Although the Parliament broadly welcomes the Commission proposal, it was accompanied by 18 amendments. These amendments are designed to ensure that the technical aspects of the proposal are sufficiently detailed to reflect the binding nature of a regulation. This is to guarantee that unbundling is rapidly and effectively implemented. They also emphasise that refusal to allow unbundled access would prevent, restrict or distort competition in this sector. The amendments also include a list of minimum information that has to be given to new market entrants by incument operators. The role of the national regulatory authorites is also given in detail. In addition, the Parliament stresses the need for compensation for new market entrants if incumbent "notified operators" fail to meet lead times, so as to avoid procrastination by former monopolies. Finally, the date of the 31 December 2000 has been adopted as the deadline for the regulation to enter into force. Moreover, Commissioner Erikki Liikanen declared that he accepted almost everything in the report and that the Commission could fully support all 18 amendments.�

• 2000/10/25 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 2000/10/12 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A5-0298/2000
• #2293
• 2000/10/03 Council Meeting
  • 2293
• 2000/09/08 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 2000/07/12 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(2000)0394 summary

    PURPOSE : to provide a legal base to enforce unbundled access to local loopsof operators having significant market power by 31 December 2000. CONTENT : the copper local loop refers to the physical circuit between the customers' premises and the telecommunications operator's local switch in the local access network. This remains one of the least competitive segments of the liberalised telecommunications market. Providing unbundled local loops to all new entrants will increase the level of competition and technological innovation in the local access network, which in turn stimulates the competitive provision of a full range of telecommunications services. This will facilitate the growth of e-commerce and e-business in Europe. This proposal responds to Member States concerns that without a strong legal base upon which to mandate unbundled access to the local loop, they could have difficulty achieving the goals set by the European Council of Lisbon in March 2000. Notified operators must make available to third parties unbundled access to the local loop under transparent, fair, and non-discriminatory conditions. They must provide competitors with the same facilities as they provide to themselves.�

  • DG [{'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/connect/index_en.htm', 'title': 'Communications Networks, Content and Technology'}],

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(2000)0394
• Debate in Council: 2293
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A5-0298/2000
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T5-0476/2000
• Modified legislative proposal published: COM(2000)0761
• : Regulation 2000/2887
• : OJ L 336 30.12.2000, p. 0004
• Debate in Council: 2340

History

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