The EC sued Sweden for failing to end the monopoly of state-owned...
The EC sued Sweden for failing to end the monopoly of state-owned Boxer TV-Access AB on providing access control services in the country’s digital terrestrial broadcasting network, it said Tues. Under the e-communications regulatory framework, EU countries had until…
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July 2003 to abolish monopoly rights for broadcasting transmission services. The referral to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) is the step toward punishing a member nation for violating EU rules. Competition Comr. Neelie Kroes said she regretted the referral “but Swedish viewers should no longer be denied their right… to choose digital terrestrial TV suppliers.” On Mon., the EC formally asked Greece to comply with a 2005 ECJ ruling requiring it to adopt into national law the EU directive liberalizing broadcasting services. Greece enacted the e-communications framework but excluded broadcasting services, saying a new media law would govern such services. But the EC said, no such measure has emerged 1- years after the court ruling.