Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive) Basic information Dates Date of document: Date of publication: Date of effect: April 24, 2002 Entry into force - Date pub. See Art 29 Deadline: July 24, 2003 At the latest See Art 28.1 Date of end of validity: Modified by Modified by: Repealed by: Modifies Repeal: Affected by case Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 21 February 2008. Tele2 Telecommunication GmbH v Telekom-Control-Kommission. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Verwaltungsgerichtshof - Austria. Electronic communications - Networks and services - Common regulatory framework - Articles 4 and 16 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive) - Appeals - Administrative market analysis procedure. Case C-426/05. Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 17 November 2022. 'TOYA' sp. z o.o. and Polska Izba Informatyki i Telekomunikacji v Prezes Urzędu Komunikacji Elektronicznej. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Okręgowy w Warszawie. Case C-243/21. Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 13 June 2019. Google LLC v Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberverwaltungsgericht für das Land Nordrhein-Westfalen. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Electronic communications networks and services — Directive 2002/21/EC — Article 2(c) — Concept of ‘electronic communications service’ — Conveyance of signals — Web-based email service — Gmail service. Case C-193/18. Case C-492/09: Order of the Court of 15 December 2010 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Commissione tributaria provinciale di Taranto — Italy) — Soc Agricola Esposito srl v Agenzia delle Entrate — Ufficio di Taranto 2 (Articles 92(1), 103(1) and 104(3), second subparagraph, of the Rules of Procedure — Electronic networks and communication services — Directives 2002/20/EC, 2002/21/EC and 2002/77/EC — Government authorisation tax — Partial inadmissiblity — Questions the answer to which leaves no room for reasonable doubt) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 13 {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 12 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber), 30 April 2014. UPC DTH Sàrl v Nemzeti Média- és Hírközlési Hatóság Elnökhelyettese. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Törvényszék. Telecommunications sector — Electronic communications networks and services — Freedom to provide services — Article 56 TFEU — Directive 2002/21/EC — Cross-border provision of a package of radio and television programmes — Conditional access — Competence of the national regulatory authorities — Registration — Requirement of establishment. Case C‑475/12. Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 26 July 2017. Persidera SpA v Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni and Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Electronic communications — Telecommunication services — Directives 2002/20/EC, 2002/21/EC and 2002/77/EC — Equal treatment — Determination of the number of digital radio frequencies to be granted to each operator which already has analogue radio frequencies — Taking into consideration analogue radio frequencies used unlawfully — Correspondence between the number of analogue radio frequencies held and the number of digital radio frequencies obtained. Case C-112/16. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 22 January 2015. T-Mobile Austria GmbH v Telekom-Control-Kommission. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Electronic communications networks and services — Directive 2002/20/EC — Article 5(6) — Rights of use for radio frequencies and numbers — Directive 2002/21/EC — Article 4(1) — Right of appeal against a decision of a national regulatory authority — Meaning of ‘undertaking affected by a decision of a national regulatory authority’ — Article 9b — Transfer of individual rights to use radio frequencies — Reallocation of rights to use radio frequencies following the merger of two undertakings. Case C-282/13. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 July 2006. Mobistar SA v Institut belge des services postaux et des télécommunications (IBPT). Reference for a preliminary ruling: Cour d'appel de Bruxelles - Belgium. Telecommunications sector - Universal service and users' rights - Telephone number portability - Set-up costs for the provision of number portability for mobile phones - Article 30(2) of Directive 2002/22/EC (Universal Service Directive) - Pricing for interconnection related to the provision of number portability - Price orientation by reference to costs - Regulatory power of national regulatory authorities - Article 4(1) of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive) - Effective legal protection - Protection of confidential information. Case C-438/04. Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 20 April 2023. DIGI Communications NV v Nemzeti Média- és Hírközlési Hatóság Hivatala. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Törvényszék. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Telecommunications – Electronic communications networks and services – Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive) – Article 4(1) – Directive 2002/20/EC (Authorisation Directive) – Article 7 – Award of rights to use frequencies – Auction procedure – Holding company not registered as a provider of electronic communications services in the Member State concerned – Exclusion from the award procedure – Right of appeal against the award decision. Case C-329/21. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 15 September 2016. Koninklijke KPN NV and Others v Autoriteit Consument en Markt (ACM). Request for a preliminary ruling from the College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services — Directive 2002/21/EC — Articles 4 and 19 — National Regulatory Authority — Harmonisation measures — Recommendation 2009/396/EC — Legal scope — Directive 2002/19/EC — Articles 8 and 13 — Operator designated as having significant market power on a market — Obligations imposed by national regulatory authorities — Price control and cost accounting obligations — Fixed and mobile call termination rates — Scope of the review that national courts can exercise over the decisions of national regulatory authorities. Case C-28/15. Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 6 October 2010. Base NV and Others v Ministerraad. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Grondwettelijk Hof - Belgium. Electronic communications - Directive 2002/21/EC (‘Framework’ Directive) - Articles 2(g), 3 and 4 - National regulatory authority - National legislature acting as national regulatory authority - Directive 2002/22/EC (‘Universal Service’ Directive) - Networks and services - Article 12 - Costing of universal service obligations - Social component of universal service - Article 13 - Financing of universal service obligations - Determination of whether an ‘unfair burden’ exists. Case C-389/08. Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 31 January 2008. Centro Europa 7 Srl v Ministero delle Comunicazioni e Autorità per le garanzie nelle comunicazioni and Direzione generale per le concessioni e le autorizzazioni del Ministero delle Comunicazioni. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Consiglio di Stato - Italy. Freedom to provide services - Electronic communications - Television broadcasting activities - New common regulatory framework - Allocation of radio frequencies. Case C-380/05. Case C-389/08: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 6 October 2010 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Grondwettelijk Hof (Belgium)) — Base NV, Euphony Benelux NV, Mobistar SA, Uninet International NV, T2 Belgium NV, KPN Belgium NV v Ministerraad (Electronic communications — Directive 2002/21/EC ( Framework Directive) — Articles 2(g), 3 and 4 — National regulatory authority — National legislature acting as national regulatory authority — Directive 2002/22/EC ( Universal Service Directive) — Networks and services — Article 12 — Costing of universal service obligations — Social component of universal service — Article 13 — Financing of universal service obligations — Determination of whether an unfair burden exists) Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 June 2007. Telefónica O2 Czech Republic a.s. v Czech On Line a.s. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Obvodní soud pro Prahu 3 - Czech Republic. Electronic communications - Networks and services - Common regulatory framework - Dominant undertaking - Obligation of interconnection with other operators - Transitional provisions - Directive 97/33. Case C-64/06. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 20 December 2017. Polkomtel sp. z o.o. v Prezes Urzędu Komunikacji Elektronicznej. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Najwyższy. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services — Directive 2002/21/EC — Articles 8 and 16 — Directive 2002/19/EC — Articles 8 and 13 — Operator designated as having significant market power — Price control — Obligations imposed by national regulatory authorities — Obligation to ensure cost orientation of prices — Prices set below the costs incurred by the operator concerned for the provision of voice call termination services on mobile networks — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Article 16 — Freedom to conduct a business — Proportionality. Case C-277/16. Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 15 December 2010. Agricola Esposito Srl v Agenzia delle Entrate - Ufficio di Taranto 2. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Commissione tributaria provinciale di Taranto - Italy. Articles 92(1), 103(1) and 104(3), second subparagraph, of the Rules of Procedure - Electronic networks and communication services - Directives 2002/20/EC, 2002/21/EC and 2002/77/EC - Government authorisation tax - Partial inadmissiblity - Questions the answer to which leaves no room for reasonable doubt. Case C-492/09. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 28 July 2016. Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni v Istituto Nazionale di Statistica - ISTAT and Others. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Electronic communications networks and services — Directive 2002/21/EC — Article 3 — Impartiality and independence of the national regulatory authorities — Directive 2002/20/EC — Article 12 — Administrative charges — National regulatory authority subject to provisions applicable to public finances and to provisions for limiting and streamlining public authority spending. Case C-240/15. Case C-262/06: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 22 November 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht — Germany) — Deutsche Telekom AG v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Telecommunications sector — Universal service and users' rights — Definition of obligations which are to be provisionally maintained — First paragraph of Article 27 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive) and Article 16(1)(a) of Directive 2002/22/EC (Universal Service Directive) — Tariffs for the supply of voice telephony services — Requirement for administrative authorisation) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 24 L1 {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 16.1 A) Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber), 7 November 2013. UPC Nederland BV v Gemeente Hilversum. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Gerechtshof te Amsterdam. Electronic communications networks and services — Directives 97/66/EC, 2002/19/EC, 2002/20/EC, 2002/21/EC and 2002/22/EC — Scope ratione materiae — Provision of a basic package of radio and television programmes via cable — Sale by a municipality of its cable network to a private undertaking — Contractual clause concerning the tariff — Powers of the national regulatory authorities — Principle of sincere cooperation. Case C‑518/11. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 14 January 2016. Vodafone GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services — Directive 2002/21/EC — Article 7(3) — Procedure for consolidating the internal market for electronic communications — Directive 2002/19/EC — Articles 8 and 13 — Operator designated as having significant market power on a market — Obligations imposed by national regulatory authorities — Price control and cost accounting obligations — Authorisation of mobile call termination fees. Case C-395/14. Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 5 June 2019. Skype Communications Sàrl v Institut belge des services postaux et des télécommunications (IBPT). Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d'appel de Bruxelles. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Electronic communications networks and services — Directive 2002/21/EC — Article 2(c) — Notion of ‘electronic communications service’ — Transmission of signals — Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service to fixed or mobile telephone numbers — SkypeOut service. Case C-142/18. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 April 2016. Polkomtel sp. z o.o. v Prezes Urzędu Komunikacji Elektronicznej. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Najwyższy. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Electronic communications networks and services — Directive 2002/22/EC — Article 28 — Non-geographic numbers — Access by end-users residing in the Member State for operators to services using non-geographic numbers — Directive 2002/19/EC — Articles 5, 8 and 13 — Powers and responsibilities of the national regulatory authorities with regard to access and interconnection — Imposition, amendment or withdrawal of obligations — Imposition of obligations on undertakings that control access to end-users — Price control — Undertaking not having significant market power on the market — Directive 2002/21/EC — Resolution of disputes between undertakings — Decision of the national regulatory authority laying down the conditions of cooperation and the pricing procedures for services between undertakings. Case C-397/14. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber), 19 June 2014. TDC A/S v Teleklagenævnet. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Østre Landsret. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Electronic communications networks and services — Directive 2002/19/EC — Article 2(a) — Access to and use of specific network elements and associated facilities — Articles 5, 8, 12 and 13 — Competence of the national regulatory authorities — Obligation relating to access to and use of specific network elements and associated facilities — Undertaking with significant market power on a specific market — Drop cable connecting the distribution frame of the access network to the network termination point at the end-user’s premises — Proportionality of the obligation to meet reasonable requests for access to and use of specific network elements and associated facilities — Directive 2002/21/EC — Article 8 — Policy objectives for the carrying out of the tasks of the national regulatory authorities. Case C‑556/12. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 8 June 2023. Fastweb SpA and Others v Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Electronic communications networks and services – Directives 2002/19/EC, 2002/20/EC, 2002/21/EC et 2002/22/EC – Article 49 TFEU – Freedom of establishment – Article 56 TFEU – Freedom to provide services – National legislation granting the national regulatory authority the power to impose on telephony service providers a minimum time frame for the renewal of offers and a minimum time frame for billing – Consumer protection – Principle of proportionality – Principle of equal treatment. Case C-468/20. A08P2LA A08P4LB A08P5LB A08P4LD A08P1L1 Case C-380/05: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 31 January 2008 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) — Centro Europa 7 Srl v Ministero delle Comunicazioni e Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni, Direzione Generale Autorizzazioni e Concessioni Ministero delle Comunicazioni (Freedom to provide services — Electronic communications — Television broadcasting activities — New common regulatory framework — Allocation of radio frequencies) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 9.1 Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 11 March 2010. Telekommunikacja Polska SA w Warszawie v Prezes Urzędu Komunikacji Elektronicznej. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Naczelny Sąd Administracyjny - Poland. Electronic communications - Telecommunications services - Directive 2002/21/EC - Directive 2002/22/EC - Making the conclusion of a contract for the provision of services contingent on the conclusion of a contract for the supply of other services - Prohibition - Broadband internet. Case C-522/08. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 19 October 2016. Xabier Ormaetxea Garai and Bernardo Lorenzo Almendros v Administración del Estado. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Supremo. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Electronic communications networks and services — Directive 2002/21/EC — Article 3 — Impartiality and independence of national regulatory authorities — Institutional reform — Merger of national regulatory authority with other regulatory authorities — Dismissal of the President and a board member of the merged national regulatory authority before the expiry of their terms of office — Ground for dismissal not provided for under national law. Case C-424/15. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 17 September 2015. KPN BV v Autoriteit Consument en Markt (ACM). Request for a preliminary ruling from the College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Electronic communications networks and services — Universal service and users’ rights — Directive 2002/22/EC — Article 28 — Access to numbers and to services — Non-geographic numbers — Directive 2002/19/EC — Articles 5, 8 and 13 — Powers of the national regulatory authorities — Price control — Call transit services — National legislation requiring providers of telephone call transit services not to charge higher tariffs for calls to non-geographic numbers than for calls to geographic numbers — Undertaking without significant market power — Relevant national authority. Case C-85/14. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 22 November 2007. Deutsche Telekom AG v Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Bundesverwaltungsgericht - Germany. Telecommunications sector - Universal service and users’ rights - Definition of ‘obligations’ which are to be provisionally maintained - First paragraph of Article 27 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive) and Article 16(1)(a) of Directive 2002/22/EC (Universal Service Directive) - Tariffs for the supply of voice telephony services - Requirement for administrative authorisation. Case C-262/06. Case C-426/05: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 21 February 2008 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof — Austria) — Tele2 Telecommunication GmbH v Telekom-Control-Kommission (Electronic communications — Networks and services — Common regulatory framework — Articles 4 and 16 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive) — Appeals — Administrative market analysis procedure) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 4.1 {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 16.3 Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 17 September 2015. Fratelli De Pra SpA and SAIV SpA v Agenzia Entrate - Direzione Provinciale Ufficio Controlli Belluno and Agenzia Entrate - Direzione Provinciale Ufficio Controlli Vicenza. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Commissione Tributaria Regionale di Mestre-Venezia. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Telecommunications networks and services — Directives 2002/19/EC, 2002/20/EC, 2002/21/EC, 2002/22/EC — Free circulation of terminal equipment for terrestrial mobile telecommunications — Directive 1999/5/EC — Tax on the use of equipment — General authorisation or licence for use — Subscription contract equivalent to a general authorisation or licence — Differential treatment of users depending on whether or not they have a subscription contract. Case C-416/14. Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 11 December 2019. TV Play Baltic AS v Lietuvos radijo ir televizijos komisija. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos vyriausiasis administracinis teismas. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Electronic communications networks and services — Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive) — Article 2(m) — Provision of an electronic communications network — Concept — Directive 2002/22/EC (Universal Service Directive) — Article 31(1) — ‘Must carry’ obligation to broadcast specified radio and television channels — Operator offering a package of channels via satellite — Reasonable ‘must carry’ obligations — Conditions — Article 56 TFEU — Proportionality. Case C-87/19. Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 26 July 2017. Europa Way Srl and Persidera SpA v Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni and Others. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Electronic communications networks and services — Telecommunication services — Directives 2002/20/EC, 2002/21/EC and 2002/77/EC — Allocation of the rights to use digital terrestrial broadcasting radio frequencies for radio and television — Annulment of a free of charge on-going selection procedure (‘beauty contest’) and substitution of a fee-based auction for that procedure — Intervention of the national legislature — Independence of the national regulatory authorities — Prior consultation — Award criteria — Legitimate expectations. Case C-560/15. A09 A03P3BIS A08P4 A08P3 A08P2 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 October 2016. Prezes Urzędu Komunikacji Elektronicznej and Petrotel sp. z o.o. w Płocku v Polkomtel sp. z o.o. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Najwyższy. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Electronic communications networks and services — Directive 2002/21/EC — Article 4(1) — Right of appeal against a decision taken by a national regulatory authority — Effective appeal mechanism — Decision of a national regulatory authority to continue to apply pending the outcome of the appeal — Temporal effects of a decision of a national court annulling a decision of a national regulatory authority — Possibility of annulling a decision of the national regulatory authority with retroactive effect — Principles of legal certainty and protection of legitimate expectations. Case C-231/15. Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber), 21 March 2013. Belgacom SA and Others v État belge. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour constitutionnelle (Belgium). Telecommunication services — Directive 2002/20/EC — Articles 3 and 12 to 14 — Rights to use radio frequencies — Fees for rights to use radio frequencies — One-off fees for grant and renewal of rights to use radio frequencies — Method of calculation — Alteration of existing rights. Case C‑375/11. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 September 2018. Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato v Wind Tre SpA and Vodafone Italia SpA. References for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato. References for a preliminary ruling — Consumer protection — Directive 2005/29/EC — Unfair commercial practices — Article 3(4) — Scope — Articles 5, 8 and 9 — Aggressive commercial practices — Annexe I, point 29 — Commercial practices which are aggressive in all circumstances — Inertia selling — Directive 2002/21/EC — Directive 2002/22/EC — Telecommunication services — Sale of SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) cards containing certain pre-installed and pre-activated services — Failure to give prior information to consumers. Joined Cases C-54/17 and C-55/17. Case C-82/07: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 6 March 2008 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Supremo (Spain)) — Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones v Administración del Estado (Electronic communications — Networks and services — Articles 3(2) and 10(1) of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive) — National numbering plans — Specific regulatory authority) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 3.6 {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 3.4 {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 3.2 {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 10.1 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 6 March 2008. Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones v Administración del Estado. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunal Supremo - Spain. Electronic communications - Networks and services - Articles 3(2) and 10(1) of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive) - National numbering plans - Specific regulatory authority. Case C-82/07. Case C-522/08: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 11 March 2010 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Naczelny Sąd Administracyjny (Poland)) — Telekomunikacja Polska SA w Warszawie v Prezes Urzędu Komunikacji Elektronicznej (Electronic communications — Telecommunications services — Directive 2002/21/EC — Directive 2002/22/EC — Making the conclusion of a contract for the provision of services contingent on the conclusion of a contract for the supply of other services — Prohibition — Broadband internet) Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 16 April 2015. Prezes Urzędu Komunikacji Elektronicznej and Telefonia Dialog sp. z o.o. v T-Mobile Polska SA. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Najwyższy. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Electronic communications networks and services — Directive 2002/21/EC — Articles 7 and 20 — Resolution of disputes between undertakings providing electronic communications networks or services — Obligation to implement the procedure laid down in Article 7(3) — Measure which may have an effect on trade between Member States — Directive 2002/19/EC — Article 5 — Powers and responsibilities of the national regulatory authorities with regard to access and interconnection — Directive 2002/22/EC — Article 28 — Non-geographic numbers. Case C-3/14. Case C-460/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Törvényszék (Hungary) lodged on 11 July 2022 — DIGI Távközlési és Szolgáltató Kft. v Nemzeti Média- és Hírközlési Hatóság Case C-87/19: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos vyriausiasis administracinis teismas (Lithuania) lodged on 7 February 2019 — TV Play Baltic AS v Lietuvos radijo ir televizijos komisija Case C-424/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Supremo (Spain) lodged on 31 July 2015 — Xabier Ormaetxea Garai and Bernardo Lorenzo Almendros v Administración del Estado article 3 paragraph 2 article 3 paragraph 3a Case C-142/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d’appel de Bruxelles (Belgium) lodged on 23 February 2018 — Skype Communications Sàrl v Institut belge des services postaux et des télécommunications (IBPT) Case C-764/23, Cairo Network: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 12 December 2023 – Cairo Network Srl v Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy, Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni article 3 paragraph 3 article 3 paragraph 3a article 9 article 4 paragraph 1 unnumbered paragraph 1 article 8 Case C-765/23, Europa Way: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 12 December 2023 – Europa Way Srl v Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni and Others article 3 paragraph 3a article 8 article 3 paragraph 3 article 4 paragraph 1 unnumbered paragraph 1 article 9 Case C-766/23, Persidera-2: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 12 December 2023 – Persidera SpA v Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni, Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy article 3 paragraph 3 article 3 paragraph 3a article 8 article 9 Case C-329/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Törvényszék (Hungary) lodged on 26 May 2021 — DIGI Communications NV v Nemzeti Média- és Hírközlési Hatóság Hivatala Case C-193/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberverwaltungsgericht für das Land Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany) lodged on 19 March 2018 — Google LLC v Bundesrepublik Deutschland Case C-468/20: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 29 September 2020 — Fastweb SpA and Others v Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni article 8 paragraph 4 article 8 paragraph 2 Case C-416/14: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Commissione Tributaria Regionale di Mestre-Venezia (Italy) lodged on 3 September 2014 — Fratelli De Pra SpA and SAIV SpA v Agenzia Entrate — Direzione Provinciale Ufficio Controlli Belluno and Agenzia Entrate — Direzione Provinciale Ufficio Controlli Vicenza Case C-112/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 24 February 2016 — Persidera SpA v Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni, Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti Case C-719/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Lazio (Italy) lodged on 15 November 2018 — Vivendi SA v Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni Case C-55/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italia) lodged on 1 February 2017 — Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato v Vodafone Omnitel NV Case C-28/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven (Netherlands) lodged on 23 January 2015 — Koninklijke KPN NV and Others v Autoriteit Consument en Markt (ACM) Case C-560/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 30 October 2015 — Europa Way Srl, Persidera SpA v Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni and Others article 3 article 6 article 8 article 9 Case C-54/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italia) lodged on 1 February 2017 — Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato v Wind Telecomunicazioni SpA Case C-492/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Commissione Tributaria Provinciale di Taranto (Italy) lodged on 30 November 2009 — Società Agricola Esposito Srl v Agnezia delle Entrate — Ufficio Taranto 2 Case C-240/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 22 May 2015 — Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni v Istituto Nazionale di Statistica — ISTAT and Others Legal basis Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) Part Five: Institutions of the Community Title I: Provisions governing the institutions Chapter 2: Provisions common to several institutions Article 251 Article 189b - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) Part Three: Community policies Title VI: Common rules on competition, taxation and approximation of laws Chapter 3: Approximation of laws Article 95 Article 100a - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) EuroVoc Vocabulary Electronic mail Transmission network Technical barriers Regulation of telecommunications Technology Information technology, telecommunications and data-processing Internal market - Principles Telecommunications Approximation of laws