Open network provision (ONP), voice telephony

This proposal for a directive on the application of open network provision to voice telephony had three objectives: - to establish the rights of users with regard to connection to the fixed public telephone network and the use of that network for voice and non-voice telephony; - to improve access to the public telephone network infrastructure for all users, including service providers; - to enhance Community-wide provision of voice telephony services. The Commission's proposal, which included no less than 9 chapters and 32 articles, sought in particular to: - improve access to the public telephone network infrastructure for all users, including service providers, on a equitable and non-discriminatory basis; - establish the rights of users of voice telephony services in their dealings with the relevant telecommunications organisations in each of the Member States.�