Scoping Document - Report on COVID-19 crisis - lessons learned regarding communications networks and services for a resilient society

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the European electronic communications markets. As lockdown measures were introduced across the European Union as from spring 2020, the demand for electronic communications services and the requested capacity of electronic communications networks spiked significantly. The crisis has clearly demonstrated that connectivity is essential and a “must have” for all sectors of society. As there is no clear indication as to when the pandemic might end and it seems that increased use of networks may become the new norm, BEREC has a clear role to monitor the situation. Therefore BEREC - in line with its Work Programme 2021 (WP 2021) – will publish a comprehensive report on the current situation. This WP 2021 item has been assigned to the Regulatory Framework Working Group and the relevant Project Requirement Document BoR (20) 221_29 provides an outline of the envisaged activities.

The current document is a part of an internal decision making process and is not available to public.