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the following Articles are inserted: ‘Article 6a 1. Telecommunications services within the meaning of Article 24(2) of Directive 2006/112/EC shall cover, in particular, the following: (a) fixed and mobile telephone services for the transmission and switching of voice, data and video, including telephone services with an imaging component (videophone services); (b) telephone services provided through the internet, including voice over internet Protocol (VoIP); (c) voice mail, call waiting, call forwarding, caller identification, three-way calling and other call management services; (d) paging services; (e) audiotext services; (f) facsimile, telegraph and telex; (g) access to the internet, including the World Wide Web; (h) private network connections providing telecommunications links for the exclusive use of the client. 2. Telecommunications services within the meaning of Article 24(2) of Directive 2006/112/EC shall not cover the following: (a) electronically supplied services; (b) radio and television broadcasting (hereinafter “broadcasting”) services. Article 6b 1. Broadcasting services shall include services consisting of audio and audiovisual content, such as radio or television programmes which are provided to the general public via communications networks by and under the editorial responsibility of a media service provider, for simultaneous listening or viewing, on the basis of a programme schedule. 2. Paragraph 1 shall cover, in particular, the following: (a) radio or television programmes transmitted or retransmitted over a radio or television network; (b) radio or television programmes distributed via the internet or similar electronic network (IP streaming), if they are broadcast simultaneous to their being transmitted or retransmitted over a radio or television network. 3. Paragraph 1 shall not cover the following: (a) telecommunications services; (b) electronically supplied services; (c) the provision of information about particular programmes on demand; (d) the transfer of broadcasting or transmission rights; (e) the leasing of technical equipment or facilities for use to receive a broadcast; (f) radio or television programmes distributed via the internet or similar electronic network (IP streaming), unless they are broadcast simultaneous to their being transmitted or retransmitted over a radio or television network.’;

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-21 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.