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EU needs universal access to Internet, not cheaper international calls within bloc, Ansip says

( August 29, 2017, 11:18 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The European Commission hasn't proposed a bill to cut international phone-call rates to other EU member states, partly because the use of traditional services has declined just as people are increasingly using Internet-based communication applications, said Andrus Ansip, the EU's digital single market chief. Rather, the EU needs "universal, affordable access to the Internet," as proposed in an overhaul of the bloc's telecom rulebook, Ansip said in response to a question from a European Parliament member.Full question and answer follow....

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