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4/26/06

eitb24: IT and telecoms companies attack new EU laws on audiovisual services

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IT and telecoms companies attack new EU laws on audiovisual services

The claims of this association are centred on the European Executive's proposal of extending the same regulation to the new and emerging audiovisual media services that is already in force on traditional TV. A group of IT and telecoms companies attacked the new legislation on audiovisual services proposed by the European Commission, which is to substitute the existing Television without Frontiers directive. The changes would limit the improvement of new formats such as the video request service or live television on mobile phone. The claims of this association are centred on the European Executive's proposal of extending the same regulation to the new and emerging audiovisual media services that is already in force on traditional TV.

The companies state they share objectives with Brussels, including those related to consumer protection and the promotion of a strong European economy, but they warn that the proposed text will have an "opposite and damaging effect."

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