By Luca Bertuzzi and Matthew Newman ( October 24, 2025, 15:28 GMT | Insight) -- An impact assessment for the upcoming Digital Networks Act, an overhaul of the EU's telecom regulatory framework, has been rejected by the European Commission’s internal review body. It cited concerns over copper network phaseout, spectrum management and regulatory governance. The commission must now revise and resubmit the assessment, potentially delaying presentation of the legislative proposal.A planned reform of the EU's telecom regulatory framework has received a negative opinion from the European Commission’s internal review body, MLex has learned....
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