TELECOMMUNICATIONS : KROES PRESENTS AND DEFENDS SINGLE TELECOMS MARKET PACKAGE.

• Position: Neelie Kroes

On the eve of the Digital Agenda Assembly organised by the European Commission and the Irish Presidency in Dublin, Ireland, on 19-20 June, Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes, on 17 June, set out her ambitions for the single telecoms market package to a packed audience in Brussels. Armed with the vision of a borderless market in Europe, Kroes introduced an open debate with stakeholders by presenting compelling arguments on why telecoms companies should think European and compete globally. At the same time, she said, "European consumers should get more of what they need and want".

The telecoms package, the subject of an orientation discussion in the College of...