council resolut decemb principl timet liber telecommun infrastructur council european union regard treati establish european commun regard commiss commun octob entitl green paper liber telecommun infrastructur cabl televis network part principl timet regard conclus presid european council held corfu june regard council resolut juli review situat telecommun sector develop market council resolut februari univers servic principl telecommun sector european council consid essenti basic principl intern market extend area energi telecommun partli cover ensur town countri public servic requir sector safeguard european council call creation clear stabl regulatori framework inform infrastructur notabl access market compat network establish regulatori framework commun level satellit commun liber commiss direct ec octob amend direct eec direct eec regard satellit commun liber mobil person commun progress basic principl singl market extend telecommun infrastructur commun relev safeguard take public interest account defin joint industri telecommun council meet septemb conclud part green paper liber telecommun infrastructur submit commiss novemb enabl council examin decid principl liber fix clear timet welcom submiss commiss part green paper liber telecommun infrastructur note commiss conclus principl procedur timet liber telecommun infrastructur subject address commiss part green paper recogn gener principl provis telecommun infrastructur liber januari enabl proce structur adjust member state transit period provid voic telephoni aforement council resolut juli elig addit transit period maximum year small network justifi grant period year agre gener principl outlin point implement mean main measur regulatori framework order ensur effect liber provis telecommun infrastructur set januari regulatori framework includ safeguard set common principl ensur inter alia provis financ univers servic establish interconnect rule set licens procedur condit compar effect market access includ countri notabl discuss framework fair competit reaffirm necess condit govern definit futur commun polici telecommun infrastructur result polit agreement build compromis decemb note commiss support approach note intent commiss submit januari part green paper address regulatori framework includ safeguard establish liber telecommun infrastructur welcom commiss wide consult interest parti green paper part request commiss report european parliament council result consult order determin safeguard prepar propos european parliament council januari amend made commun regulatori framework invit commiss member state continu consult framework ad hoc high level committe nation regul refer council resolut decemb assess situat commun telecommun sector oj oj oj oj