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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8787

17 September 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 48 / 55
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/court of justice
Austrian phone bills fail to meet requirements of EU Telecommunications Directive

Luxembourg, 16/09/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Court of Justice has ruled that by opting for billing which lists charges only according to the type of charge and is not sufficiently detailed to ensure effective verification and control by the consumer (not listing date or telephone number), Austria has failed to meet its obligations under the 1998 Telecommunications Directive.

Article 14(2) of Directive 98/10/EC stipulates that teleph9one bills must be sufficiently detailed to ensure...

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