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2022
ecta endorses the Joint Statement by EU and Ukrainian operators on connectivity in support of refugees from Ukraine

Brussels, 8 April 2022. At a virtual event today, telecom operators based in the EU and in Ukraine have signed a Joint Statement on their coordinated efforts to secure and stabilise affordable roaming and international calls between the EU and Ukraine.
2022
MasMovil

- Masmovil actions in favour of the affected Ukrainian residents in Spain
- Yoigo actions in favour of the affected Ukrainian residents in Spain
- Calls made to Ukraine from Euskaltel will be free of charge
- Nowo customers can call Ukraine for free from Portugal
2022
Play - Group Iliad

- Free is offering a mobile plan free of charge for Ukrainian refugees
This free plan includes the following from Metropolitan France:
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- Unlimited calls to fixed and mobile lines in Ukraine.
- 4 hours of calls per month to fixed and mobile lines in Metropolitan France and Poland.
- Unlimited texts in Metropolitan France and to Poland and Ukraine.
- Unlimited MMS in Metropolitan France.
- 10 GB of 4G/4G+ mobile data per month.
The plan is available at all of Free’s 165 stores across France.
- Play supports citizens of Ukraine
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- Play підтримує громадян України
- Unprecedent mobilization of Play-Iliad's teams for our Ukrainian neighbours
- People are at every reception point at the Ukrainian border and key railway stations. Almost a hundred volunteers from their office are working there, and they are supported by their CEO
2021
ecta endorses industry statement on the licensed use of the 6 425 –7 125 MHz band by public mobile network operators
Brussels, 2 December 2021. ecta endorses industry statement on the licensed use of the 6 425 –7 125 MHz band by public mobile network operators
2021
ecta welcomes Neven Dilkov as new Chairman and appoints new Directors

Brussels, 21 January 2021. ecta’s Board of Directors elected Neven Dilkov, Managing Director, Neterra as new Chairman of the Board and Tiziana Talevi, Regulatory Affairs Officer, Fastweb as Vice-Chairwoman.
Neven Dilkov succeeds Emmanuel Forest who served as Chairman for the last two years.
2020
ecta warns against adverse consequences of a ban of Chinese suppliers for EU welfare and 5G deployment
Brussels, 16 October 2020. ecta denounces any bans of Chinese 5G suppliers for geopolitical reasons and emphasises that such decisions can only be justified on the basis of well-established facts. The 5G Toolbox provides a suitable EU framework for responding to security issues affecting the networks of the future while respecting European and national sovereignty.
2020
ecta Sketches Pro-Competitive Path to Co-Investment

Brussels, 11 September 2020. Today, ecta marks a major step in the public debate on co-investment in the telecommunications networks of the future by publishing for public information and commentary its redrafting proposal of the draft BEREC Guidelines on Co-Investment.[1]
2020
ecta welcomes Keri Gilder, CEO of Colt as new member of its CEO Council

Brussels, 20 July 2020. Keri Gilder, recently appointed CEO of Colt Technology Systems, joins the ecta CEO Council. The CEO Council is an advisory body supporting ecta‘s Board and Director General in their corporate objectives and in synchronising messaging at a high level.
2020
ecta launches a series of online events "ecta Country Focus" and kicks off with Bulgaria

ecta Country Focus, is a new series of online events that highlights the situation of electronic communications markets and their associated challenges in a specific country, while bringing the EU and its institutions closer to the digital stakeholders at national level.
The series kicks off on 9 July 2020, 9:00 - 13:00 Brussels time with Bulgaria
2020
ecta appoints new Board Directors and embarks on new strategic vision

On Monday, 30 March 2020, ecta held its Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) followed by a Board meeting. The OGM elected Carl Grivner, Chief Executive Officer of Colt Technology Services and Dr Marc Schütze, Member of the Executive Board of Drillisch Netz AG, a company of 1&1 Drillisch AG, as new Directors of the Board of ecta.
The Board of Directors re-elected Emmanuel Forest for a further term of office as Chairman of the Board and elected Neven Petkov Dilkov, Managing Director, Neterra Ltd. as Vice-Chairman.
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