On Wednesday 5 March, the EPP-ED Group organised a public hearing on the Telecom Package in the European Parliament in Brussels. The hearing consisted of three panels. Angelika Niebler MEP (Germany), Chairwoman of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy chaired the first: Consolidation of the EU Internal Market of Telecom. Experts from the telecom industry discussed with

Members whether functional separation is the appropriate tool for effective competition, as well as the impact on consumer rights.

Malcolm Harbour MEP (United Kingdom), EPP-ED spokesperson on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection chaired the second on the Telecom Authority and examined whether it adds value to national regulatory agencies, and Giles Chichester MEP (United Kingdom), EPP-ED spokeperson on Industry, Research and Energy moderated the last session on Spectrum Management, which examined how new rules of management could benefit consumers and reduce digital dividend.


The event was broadcast live on the EPP-ED website

Video: Telecom Package

Presentations  (Microsoft PowerPoint)

Tele2 - Mikael Grape
Telecoms Review - Institutional aspects - Ilsa Godlovitch
Chances for Europe's Telecommunications Industry - Roland Doll
Spectrum policy and digital dividend - Michel Azibert
European Telecommunications - Network Operators' Association - Alfredo Acebal

	Speech by Telefónica 02 Europe – Steve Jordan
	EU Electronic Communications Legislation Commission adopts new package - Stephen Crisp
	EU Electronic Communications framework review Institutional issues - Stephen Crisp
	Electronic Communications Better Regulation Directive Ofcom's Summary Position Paper

	Programme
	Curricula Vitae of Speakers
	Legislative summary of the Creation of the European Electronic Communications Market Authority ("Telecoms Package")
	EPP-ED policy site on Industry, Research and Energy
	Committee on Industry, Research and Energy