[eccr] Commission sets up two advisory groups to further internal market

Title: Commission sets up two advisory groups to further internal market

Commission sets up two advisory groups to further internal market

In short:
On 29 July the Commission launched a Radio Spectrum Policy Group and a European Regulators Group to further develop the internal market for the Information Society. 
  



Brief news:
The Radio Spectrum Policy Group will assist and advise the Commission on radio spectrum policy issues. The group will consist of high level representatives from Member States and the Commission as well as different other EU Actors as observers, such as the European Parliament, European Economic Area (EEA) members, candidate countries, the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). It should also consult extensively with a wider range of EU Actors in full transparency. Radio spectrum corresponds to radio waves, which allow for example the transmission of mobile and fixed wireless communications. The work of the Group will be complemented by that of the Radio Spectrum Committee established under the Radio Spectrum Decision. 

The European Regulators Group will act as an advisory group of independent national regulatory authorities to assist and advise the Commission in consolidating the single market for e-communications networks and services. It will allow co-operation between national regulatory authorities and the Commission to ensure the consistent application in all Member States of the regulatory framework. The Commission will keep the European Parliament informed on the Group's activities on an annual basis. This group will comprise of the head of each national regulatory authority responsible for overseeing the day-to-day interpretation and application of the provisions of the Directives relating to electronic communications networks and services. The Commission will be represented. EEA members and candidate countries may participate as observers. 

The Radio Spectrum Policy Group and the European Regulators Group complement the Decision on radio spectrum policy and the Directive for electronic communications, both of which entered into force on 24 April 2002. 

Source: http://www.euractiv.com/cgi-bin/cgint.exe/?targ=1&204&OIDN=1503785