Belgium, Luxembourg taken to court over telecoms regulation

By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission has referred Belgium to Europe's highest court saying it ignored a formal request to amend its laws to guarantee the independence of its telecoms industry regulator. The European Union's executive said on Thursday it had asked the Belgian government last April to give up its powers to suspend decisions taken by the Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications (BIPT), which the Commission said could affect the regulator's ability to ensure fair competition in the telecoms market. ...



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