- Various strategic analyses, such as the Letta report, the Draghi report, the Niinistö report and the Communication “Compass for Competitiveness”, point out that advanced digital infrastructures are an essential element for the economic competitiveness, strategic autonomy, security and resilience of the European Union.
- The consultation is published in the web and contributions can be made until June 12
Madrid, May 20, 2026.- The Ministry for Digital Transformation and the Civil Service has opened a consultation to gather opinions from citizens, organizations and associations on the European Commission’s proposal for regulation of the telecommunications sector, the Digital Networks Act (DNA) or Digital Networks Act.
The draft regulation was presented last January as a new European framework for digital networks and connectivity infrastructures and aims to create a simplified and more harmonised legal framework.
It comes after a number of high-level strategic analyses – such as the Letta report, the Draghi report, the Niinistö report and the Communication “Compass for Competitiveness” – have stressed that advanced digital infrastructures are an essential element for the economic competitiveness, strategic autonomy, security and resilience of the European Union.
The Commission’s proposal is based on the observation of various structural challenges that limit the European Union’s ability to develop a competitive, integrated and resilient digital ecosystem. To address them, the Digital Networks Act proposes the following measures:
- Strengthening a single market for connectivity.
- Achieve regulatory and administrative simplification: the initiative aims to reduce the regulatory and administrative burden, especially allowing greater flexibility for business-to-business relations, while maintaining a high level of consumer protection.
- Drive innovation in the wider digital ecosystem.
- Strengthening resilience: The Digital Networks Act introduces an EU-wide preparedness plan to address the growing risks of natural disasters and foreign interference in networks and radio signals.In addition, it proposes that the common mechanism for selecting pan-European satellite communications will incorporate criteria focused on security and resilience.
The consultation is published in the web and contributions can be made until June 12.