What does the Review of the New Regulatory Framework for Electronic Communications Really Reveal?

January 2011

Abstract

For almost fifteen years I have been working as a lawyer in the telecoms industry, focussing among other things on telecoms regulation, both the sector specific regulation as well as the general competition law regulation, data protection and consumer protection. In this article I would like to look closer at the Review of the New Regulatory Framework of the EU for Electronic Communications (hereinafter referred to as “Review”), the actual need for it and also the changes that it brings. Besides publicly presented goals of the Review I have identified a few more facts between the lines which I think are worth sharing. I would like to point out that this article presents only my personal points of view, and does not represent the opinion of T-Mobile Czech Republic a.s.

Author

Alice Selby

Senior Manager of Regulation, Data Privacy Officer, T-Mobile Czech Republic a. s., Czech Republic

Alice Selby graduated from the Charles University, Faculty of Law in 1994. In 1998; 2001 she successfully finished Telecoms Management studies at the Cable & Wireless College in Malta and the United Kingdom. Subsequently she cooperated with the College as a lecturer of the Telecoms Regulation module. In 2009 she graduated from the Masaryk/Notingham University LL.M.; Commercial Law. Currently studying Ph.D. program at the Charles University in Prague and cooperating with the University, Faculty of Law, as a lecturer of the subject "Telecoms Regulation".

Company

T-Mobile Czech Republic a. s.

T-Mobile Czech Republic has been operating in the Czech market since 1996, and has been a member of the international telecommunications group Deutsche Telekom since 2002. As of 30 September 2014, close to 6 million customers were using the operator’s mobile services; T-Mobile thus remains the number-one operator in the Czech mobile market. T-Mobile is an integrated operator: in addition to mobile and fixed-line telecommunications services, it offers a broad portfolio of IT services and systems-integration solutions under the T-Systems brand for business customers and public administration authorities. T-Mobile is long focused on the quality of its services. Independent tests have repeatedly confirmed that T-Mobile is the quality leader in 2G, 3G (UMTS FDD) and LTE data services, as well as in GSM voice services. The company has also received a number of specialist awards for innovative ICT solutions, for example within the IT Project of the Year survey. Since its establishment, the company has placed emphasis on taking a responsible approach to business and society. T-Mobile has received, among other awards, Employer of the Year, Employer of the Decade, Company of the Year: Equal Opportunities, and the VIA Bona award for the involvement of its employees in philanthropic and volunteer activities. In 2012, the magazine World Finance named T-Mobile Czech Republic the Best Wireless Telecoms Provider in Eastern Europe. T-Mobile is the proud organizer of Rozjezdy, the nation-wide support program for beginning entrepreneurs. Activities intended primarily for non-profit organisations are carried out under the auspices of the T-Mobile Fund program. More information can be found at www.rozjezdyroku.cz and www.prosvetkolemnas.cz. For more information about the company, please visit www.t-mobile.cz.

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What does the Review of the New Regulatory Framework for Electronic Communications Really Reveal?

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