EU court takes narrow interpretation of directory-enquiries regulation
By Magnus Franklin ( February 17, 2011, 12:49 GMT | Insight) -- Telecoms regulators will not be able to rely on universal service legislation to impose regulatory obligations on telecoms firms beyond those explicitly stated in the law, the EU court has ruled. Separately, a court adviser has suggested that operators could be obliged to provide information both for their own and competitors’ subscribers.Telecoms regulators will not be able to rely on universal service legislation to impose regulatory obligations on telecoms firms beyond those explicitly stated in the law, the EU court has ruled. Separately, a court adviser has suggested that operators could be obliged to provide information both for their own and competitors’ subscribers....
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