ITALY ECJ TELECOMS CASE
September 1st, 2003
BY MARK ROWEGOVERNMENTS across Europe face revising the way in which they charge telecommunications companies for licences, following a ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The court decided that European Union (EU) rules in the telecommunications sector prohibit EU Member States from imposing financial charges on licence holders calculated on the basis of their turnover.The decision followed a complaint from two Italian companies, Albacom and Infostrada, who hold licences to operate public telecommunications networks. They argued the Italian ...
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