Mobile and personal communications in the European Union. Green paper

The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs adopted the report by Mr AREITIO TOLEDO. The Members adopted various amendments to the resolution tabled by the Commission. The amendments called, in particular, for: - the abolition of exclusive and special rights before 1 January 1996; - fair competition between operators already established and newcomers to the market; - the establishment of a mandatory code of conduct establishing a fair trading relationship between network operators and service providers; - respect for the regulatory framework for interconnection of networks, which should be established at Community level; - an assessment of the environmental impact of the infrastructure facilities provided for mobile communications; - the removal of restrictions on European firms in third country markets, guaranteeing reciprocity and penalising unlicensed operators broadcasting from a third country. �