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On the Links of London Butterfly Charm side, these responsibilities include the preparation of domestic legislation, the transposition of EU directives and for telecoms the publication of standards and Europeaninternational technical specifications. In October , a new status for BIPT was approved. This new status gave the institution full autonomy from the Ministry of Communications and enlarged its missions concerning the respect of the free competition and harmonization of the market. Licensing And Spectrum The licensing framework introduced by Belgium’s Electronic Communications Act is characterised by a high level of flexibility. The act put an end to the system whereby a licence was required for conducting telecoms activities. Following the introduction of the act, in order to start a specific activity, a company merely has to Links of London C Charm a relatively brief notification with the institute. The institute’s approval or agreement is not required but the operator must provide and update the information, enabling the institute to keep an overall view of the market. In practice, after the notificationLinks of London, the institute sends a declaration to the operator specifying that the latter has made a valid notification and that it can start developing its activities, but this declaration is not an authorisation from BIPT visàvis the operator concerned. It is a mere confirmation. Regulatory Developments Fines Levied on Operators Belgium’s regulator body, BIPT, during the third quarter of , levied fines against two operators. Belgacom was fined in July , after it had raised the price and speed for its internet services over its DSL platform, but had not correctly informed customers on their cancellation rights, according to BIPT. At the time, Vincent Van Quickenborne, the current minister for competition but at the Links of London Charms the federal minister, said he was satisfied with fine imposed, which indicated that once again the new, independent BIPT was “showing its teeth” in its role as ensuring that consumers needs were being taken into consideration. A fine of EUR, was, meanwhile, levied on Telenet in September , for providing incomplete information to questions asked by BIPT on the preparations for EuroDOCSIS and when the operator was planning to launch new retail products.