Brussels, 14/09/2000 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament's "Trade and Industry" Committee got acquainted, this Wednesday, with the preliminary views of the liberal MEP Nick Clegg, its rapporteur on the regulation for the de-coupling of local loops. Mr Clegg announced in a recent press release that this legislation is "essential to rapidly make Europe more competitive in the new economy". At the present time, the local loop, that is to say the last few meters of the copper network...