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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7830

27 October 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 51
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/telecommunication
Liberalisation of fixed local networks take place at start of 2001 - Mr Liikanen underlines importance of event

Strasbourg, 26/10/2000 (Agence Europe) - By adopting, with 398 votes form 21 against and 41 abstentions, the report by the British Liberal Nicholas Clegg, the European Parliament massively voted for the effective and rapid liberalisation of the fixed local telephone networks, until now held by the former monopolies that used this competitive advantage to slow the development of their competitors. The Parliament thus approved the draft regulation relating to the unbundling of access to local...

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