European parliament disagrees with EC telecoms super-regulator

The Industry, Research and Energy Committee of the European Parliament, along with the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee, have voted on the European Commission's proposals to reform the EU Telecom rules. They've voted to create a new organisation that'll see independent telecoms regulators working together - instead of supporting the European Commission's plans for a so-called super-regulator. Although this isn't the final part of the process, the European Parliament is likely to follow their recommendations later this year. The new group will be known as the Body of European Regulators for Telecommunications, or 'BERT'. [EU press release; European Parliament press release]