COMMUNITY ACQUIS
and
The November 1998 report noted that
certain progress had been made in the fields of research and technology.
In November 2000 the Commission noted the significant
progress made by
The objective of Community
telecommunications policy is to remove barriers to the efficient operation of
the Internal Market in equipment, services and telecommunications networks, to
open foreign markets to Community enterprises and to make modern services
available to citizens and enterprises in the European Union. These objectives
must be achieved by harmonising standards and conditions for the provision of
services, liberalising the terminal equipment, services and networks markets
and adopting the necessary regulatory measures.
Research
and technological development
The November 2000 report strongly
recommends that gross domestic expenditure on research and development be
increased.
Information
society
Telecommunications
In the telecommunications sector,
With regard to the liberalisation of the telecommunications market,
local telecommunications services became fully liberalised in January 2002.
This body was established in March 2002 as the National Regulatory Authority in
Penetration in mobile services has
reached 26%.
Postal
services
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