EU drops 18 cases as national telecom laws kick in

by Paul Meller

July 7, 2006 —

The European Commission on Friday said it terminated legal proceedings against 18 countries for infringing Europe-wide telecommunications industry laws, saying it is satisfied that national laws are achieving results.

At the same time, the Commission opened five new cases and said three existing cases have been referred to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.

IDG News Service