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The telecom package approved in December in Europe has also established BEREC that the abbreviation of 'Body of European Regulators in electronic communications. BEREC comes into operation today although the telecoms package will be in place by June 2011.

Viviane Reding, EU Commissioner for Telecommunications, said "The creation of new European body is a milestone for telecommunications in Europe. All institutions, Parliament, Council and Commission have agreed on the need to create this new body for the European telecommunications market. BEREC help national regulators and the European Commission to establish consistent rules and a level playing field across the EU, to strengthen the European telecoms services, rapidly changing in areas such as mobile Internet connections, and boost recovery economic activity in Europe. "

From the press release:

BEREC is composed of leaders of 27 national telecommunications and is assisted by an office that provides the necessary professional and administrative support. Most decisions will be taken to two-thirds majority and simple majority in the case of opinions requested to BEREC in the analysis of the measures notified to the Commission by rational rules.

BEREC replaces the "European Regulators Group" which brought together national regulators and could only work by consensus, without being involved in the regulatory process at EU level.

Source: Europa