EUROPEAN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS MARKET
AUTHORITY (15408/07)
Letter from the Chairman to Stephen Timms
MP, Minister of State for Competitiveness, Department for Business,
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Thank you for your Explanatory Memorandum covering
the proposed creation of a new regulatory authority for electronic
communications. This Document was considered by Sub-Committee
B at its meeting of 14 January and it was decided to hold this
document under scrutiny.
The Committee agrees with the Governrment's
concerns that the argument for a new authority to replace the
ERG and ENISA is not conlusive. Whilst the need for more consistent
implementation of regulation and greater co-ordination between
NRAs is appreciated by the Committee, it does not consider the
creation of a "super-regulator" the most appropriate
means of achieving these aims. This is an issue that the Committee
will be discussing in more detail in its forthcoming report on
the Commission's Review of the Single Market.
The Committee would be grateful if the Minister
could provide updates on this matter as it progresses.
16 January 2008
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