Internet users target Commission's Convergence Green Paper
The European Commission's Green Paper on the Convergence of Telecommunications, Media and Information Technology Sectors, published on 3 December 1997, is the most requested document on the Commission's ISPO (Information Society Project Office) Web server. The site has registered 43,000 hits since publication. The Green Paper asks questions such as how fast is convergence happening and how far will it go. It also asks questions on the likely impact of convergence on current activities and strategies and how this will affect future regulation. Copies of comments received electronically will be posted on the Commission's IPSO Website from mid-March. The supporting studies which provided input to Commission policy on convergence will also be available. The Commission's consultation with interested parties, including industry, Member States, national authorities and other organizations, will run until the end of April. This will enable the Commission to listen to a wide range of views and the Internet will be the primary consultation medium for this debate. This will be supplemented by written submissions and discussions in other fora, such as the European Audiovisual conference on challenges and opportunities of the digital age, to be held in Birmingham, UK, from 6 to 8 April 1998.