UNIVERSAL SERVICE
June 1st, 2001
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Parliament is pressing for large telecoms utilities to be given legal responsibilities not to exploit a possible future collapse in their market, by raising charges and hindering the entrance of new rivals.MEP's (June 14) have backed amendments suggested by the parliament's legal affairs committee to the proposed universal service and users rights directive, which was tabled last year, as part of the European Commission's wide-ranging telecommunications package.The parliament voted to "ensure that users' needs are met even in cases of ...
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