General authorizations and individual licences in the field of telecommunications services (common framework)

In adopting the recommendation for second reading by Mr W. G. van VELZEN (EPP, NL) Parliament amended the Council's common position on the directive on a common framework for general authorizations and individual licences in the field of telecommunications services. With its amendments Parliament wishes to facilitate the provision of new services in the information society by allowing a service provider to start to provide a new service after six weeks where there are no clear reasons for rejecting his demand. It also requires the Member States to introduce a procedure for appeals to an institution independent of the national regulatory authority against refusals to adopt provisional or definitive conditions, rejections of applications or refusals to consent to the provision of the service concerned without authorization. Lastly it asks that the Commission, in the report which it is to present in 2000, make legislative proposals with a view to establishing a telecommunications committee responsible for coordinating all activities in this sector. �