News and Newsletters
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BEREC-GSMA ministerial roundtable focuses on internet ecosystem, high-capacity networks and sustainability
27 February 2022
At the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2022 in Barcelona, the BEREC delegation held the annual BEREC-GSMA ministerial roundtable on 28 February. The delegation met with high-level representatives of the European telecoms operators in order to continue proactively gathering knowledge and... -
10th BEREC Stakeholder Forum to take place on 23 March 2022
14 February 2022
To introduce stakeholders to the initial work plans for 2023 and engage in fruitful discussions on topics relevant to the telecoms market, BEREC will hold its annual Stakeholder Forum on 23 March 2022 in Brussels, Belgium . Just as in 2021, the day will begin with the Meet&Greet... -
BEREC recommends considering a more significant role for NRAs in the application of State aid rule
11 February 2022
BEREC recommends making consultations with national regulatory authorities (NRAs) mandatory in the design of State aid measures, in its response to the public consultation on the draft revised European Commission’s (EC) Guidelines on State aid for broadband networks . BEREC believes that... -
Consistent approach to migration and copper switch-off
14 December 2021
The requirements concerning the capabilities of electronic communications networks are constantly increasing and the response towards that demand is to bring optical fibre closer and closer to the user. Therefore, the importance of the copper-based access network is decreasing and Significant... -
BEREC welcomes the agreement on the extension of the Roaming Regulation in the EU
09 December 2021
Citizens of the EU will continue to call, text, and use mobile data, while traveling within the EU at no extra costs and with the same quality they experience at home. The European Parliament and the Council have agreed to extend the Roaming Regulation until 2032. The extended regulation will... -
BEREC invites stakeholders to an online public debriefing on 15 December 2021
07 December 2021
BEREC will hold a public debriefing at 14:00 CET on 15 December 2021, to present the outcomes of the last BEREC plenary meetings. With the unstable epidemiological situation in Europe, the event will be held online. BEREC Chair Michel Van Bellinghen (BIPT, Belgium) and the Working... -
5G roll-out in the EU – a forefront priority of BEREC
25 November 2021
5G is expected to create an ecosystem for technical and business innovation, and to become a major driver of economic growth. As the 5G market develops, BEREC actively and closely monitors issues related to the network roll-out, such as coverage indicators, infrastructure sharing and EMF, as... -
BEREC publishes the received stakeholders' input to feed into the incorporation of the ECJ judgments on the Open Internet Regulation in the BEREC Guidelines
28 October 2021
The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) is currently assessing the details of the rulings issued by the Court of Justice (ECJ) on 2 September 2021 regarding violation of the Open Internet Regulation ( C 34/20 – Telekom Deutschland, C-854/19 –... -
BEREC aims to strengthen Europe’s digital sovereignty
22 October 2021
BEREC and its members stand ready to assist the Commission and the Member States in implementing the Digital Compass by benchmarking indicators and reporting on enabling comparable national coverage indicators throughout Europe. On 22 October, 2021, at the European Telecommunications Network... -
BEREC proposals for a swift, effective and future-proof regulatory intervention towards digital gatekeepers
06 October 2021
After a couple of workshops and a public consultation round, BEREC has adopted and published its final Report on the ex-ante regulation of digital gatekeepers . During their engagement, stakeholders broadly supported most of the BEREC views and recognised the relevance and legitimacy of BEREC...