The fourth meeting in 2015 of the BEREC/Independent Regulators Group (IRG) Contact Network was held on 19-20 November in Barcelona.
The following stand out among the various issues covered, which will be submitted to the London plenary meeting for approval: (i) preparation of BEREC’s working programme for 2016 as well as terms of reference of the respective deliverables, especially BEREC’s response to the European Commission (EC) regarding the review of the regulatory framework for electronic communications; (ii) preparation of the BEREC reports on oligopolies, on interconnection in internet protocol (IP) for voice services and on equivalence of access/choice by disabled users, as well as a document on e-commerce and cross-border parcel delivery; and (iii) completion of the latest reports on termination charge benchmarking and on transparency and comparability of roaming prices.
Several administrative matters were also considered, concerning operation of the BEREC Office.
Noteworthy at IRG level was preparation of the respective working programme for 2016, as well as a number of administrative questions.
Further information:
- 4th Contact Network meeting for 2015 in Barcelona http://berec.europa.eu/eng/events/berec_event_2015/82-4th-contact-network-meeting-for-2015-in-barcelona