US EditionDigital Networks Act marks a small step towards a pan-EU telecoms market
- On Wednesday, the European Commission unveiled the Digital Networks Act to harmonise telecoms regulation across the European Union but stopped short of a fully unified single market for mobile and wi‑fi services.
- Fragmentation across the 27 national markets has left pan‑European services nearly unworkable, prompting the Commission to seek convergence to lower operators' high bandwidth costs and enable business‑to‑business services.
- The DNA would change the EECC from a directive to a regulation, create a single EU-level general authorisation for infrastructure operators and telcos, and propose an EU-wide numbering scheme.
- Member states are expected to push back on the DNA's spectrum plans, the act sets a remedies framework for national regulators that could let the European Commission veto non-compliance, and major 4G, 5G, and wi‑fi barriers remain.
- The DNA's harmonised remedies for fixed‑line owners aim to foster convergence across the 27 national fixed‑line markets and harmonise spectrum allocation rules to reduce licence duration differences.
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Cybersecurity proposal of EU slammed as protectionism
Beijing said it's seriously concerned about a new cybersecurity package the European Commission has proposed, and vowed to protect the lawful interests of Chinese companies if the European Union "walks further down the path of protectionism".
The proposal is part of the package DNA (Digital Networks Act) submitted by the European Union, which aims to eliminate cover networks and make a transition to advanced networks between 2030 and 2035.
Brussels wants to gradually remove Chinese equipment manufacturers from European telecommunications "critical" infrastructures, notably Huawei and ZTE, in the name of security. However, the implementation will be complex and politically sensitive.
Beijing vowed on Wednesday to defend the rights and interests of Chinese businesses if the European Union (EU) implements plans to ban high-risk foreign telecommunications service providers believed to be biased against China.
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