ecta Press Releases
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.
2019
Captains of Telecom Industry met with Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager in charge of ‘A Europe fit for the Digital Age’

On 10 December 2019, at the occasion of the ecta Regulatory Conference, CEOs of ecta members met with Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager in charge of ‘A Europe fit for the Digital Age’ and Commissioner for Competition. The delegation included: Mr Carl Grivner, CEO Colt Technology Services; Dr Peter Grüter, CFO Fastweb; Mr Jean-Marc Harion, CEO Play; Mr Maxime Lombardini, Chairman of the Board Iliad; Mr Jan Oetjen, CEO, 1&1 Mail & Media Applications SE; Mr Meinrad Spenger, CEO Grupo MásMóvil; Mr Richard Viel, CEO, Bouygues Telecom as well as Mr Emmanuel Forest, ecta Chairman and Mr Luc Hindryckx, ecta Director General.
2019
Second joint industry letter on the ePrivacy regulation

Time to rethink ePrivacy
Brussels, 8 October 2019. The draft ePrivacy Regulation was proposed in January 2017 and remains on the agenda of the Council of the EU following two and a half years of intense discussions.
Progress on the file has, however, been limited. While the Council has considered ways to improve the text, too many important questions remain unaddressed and amendments continue to create more confusion than clarity.
2019
ecta welcomes the association of Spanish telecommunications competitors to the European family
Brussels, 5 June 2019: ASTEL (La Asociación de Empresas Operadoras y de Servicios de Telecomunicaciones - The Association of Telecommunication Operators and Service Providers) the Spanish association gathering alternative electronic communication providers joins ecta as Affiliate Member.
2019
EU should take global lead in connected and automated driving, automotive and telecoms sectors urge

Brussels, 3 April 2019. As Europe prepares to elect a new European Parliament and appoint new Commissioners, the European Automotive and Telecoms Alliance (EATA) urges policy makers to step up efforts in order to ensure that the EU takes the global lead in connected and automated mobility.
2019
ecta welcomes Emmanuel Forest as new Chairman of the Board
Brussels, 14 February 2019. Today, ecta’s Board of Directors elected Emmanuel Forest, Executive Vice-President European and Institutional Affairs, Bouygues Group as new Chairman of the Board.
Emmanuel Forest succeeds Gijs Phoelich who served as Chairman for the last three years.
2018
After approving new telecommunications rules, Member States must not delay use of pro-competitive provisions in 5G spectrum licensing
Brussels, 04 December 2018. Today, the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council approved a new legislative framework for the telecommunications sector in the EU. ecta, representing the widest range of competitive telecommunications operators, welcomes the vote and calls on Members States to take the fullest possible account of pro-competitive options under the Code when licensing 5G spectrum during the transition to full implementation of the new rules into national law.
2018
Joint industry letter on the ePrivacy regulation

Brussels, 28 November 2018
Ahead of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council meeting of 4 December, businesses from across all sectors of the European economy would like to reiterate their concern about the proposal for an ePrivacy Regulation. Despite ongoing negotiations in the Council, the text remains far from addressing the many substantive issues that have been raised since the proposal was first put forward. We therefore urge Member States to signal clearly that negotiations with the European Parliament should not be rushed on the basis of a flawed text, which would have profound repercussions for the European economy.
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