The European Commission has decided to refer five Member States – Belgium, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, and Slovenia – to the EU Court of Justice because they have still not implemented the revised EU telecoms rules into their national laws.
The official deadline for doing so was 25 May 2011. The Commission has also suggested the Court impose a daily penalty payment on each Member State (see table below) which would be paid as from the date of the Court’s ruling until full transposition of the rules into national law is notified.
The other 22 countries which have implemented EU telecoms rules guarantee more competitive markets for consumers and businesses and give EU customers new rights, such as switching their phone operator in one day without changing the number or being informed without delay when their personal data is stolen online. Here to read more.
