Telecom Industry Group Backs Reforms to EU Data Privacy Law

Law is 18 years old

Reform of the European Union's almost 18-year-old data-protection rules to ensure they apply to all companies in the EU market equally has the backing of the bloc's largest telecom industry group.

"The data-protection regulation is a major move toward establishing a truly level playing field, allowing all players in the EU to compete on equal footing," said Luigi Gambardella, chairman of the European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association.