No more unsolicited marketing calls or new rules when changing internet service providers. This is to be ensured, among other things amendment to the Electronic Communications Act, which was approved today by the Chamber of Deputies. The law passed despite the disapproval of senators, who returned the amendment to deputies with several amendments. For in the end it was 137 deputies, 101 votes were needed to vote for the Senate.
The amendment transfers news from European Code of Electronic Communications. Mfor example, the obligations of Internet connection providers in a situation where the customer switches to another ISP. According to the amendment, the abandoned provider must provide the customer with “… continuity of provided services, if technically possible.”
At the customer’s request, the new (receiving) ISP will also be able to change the provider – similar to how it works for mobile operators today. If the user uses this service, the leaving provider must provide the services until the moment of switching to a new ISP. “The interruption of the service during the change of the Internet access service provider may not exceed 1 working day,” the amendment reads.
The amendment also contains changes to reduce unsolicited marketing calls. According to the amendment, companies will not be allowed to contact anyone who has not given their express prior consent (this is similar for marketing e-mails today). Until now, the opposite principle applied – a user who did not want marketing phone calls had to disagree with them and enter them in the official list.
The draft amendment did not originally pass the Senate. Senators him returned to the House with three amendments. Among other things, they wanted to delete the new rules for marketing calls. Today, however, deputies rejected the Senate’s proposals and approved the amendments in the original parliamentary version. The amendment has yet to be signed by the president.
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