The Council of the European Union's Working Party on Telecommunications and Information Society will meet on 14 July 2026 to examine radio spectrum provisions of the Digital Networks Act and hear a Commission presentation on the Digital Decade Policy Programme review. The meeting, scheduled for 10:00 in the Justus Lipsius Building in Brussels, will focus on Articles 29-32 and 33-35 plus Annex VI of the Digital Networks Act, as well as a Commission presentation on the Digital Decade Board Opinion on the review of the Digital Decade Policy Programme (doc. WK 10472/26).
The meeting is a technical-level session of the Council preparatory body, where member state experts will scrutinize the spectrum-related articles of the Digital Networks Act. The examination of Articles 29-32 and 33-35 suggests the Working Party is progressing through the legislative text, with spectrum allocation and management being a key component of the broader Digital Networks Act. The Commission presentation on the Digital Decade review will provide an update on the policy programme that sets digital targets for 2030.
No prior coverage of this specific meeting or the Digital Networks Act spectrum provisions exists in recent records. The meeting is part of the standard legislative process, where the Working Party prepares the ground for the Council's position on the Digital Networks Act. The outcome of this examination will feed into the Council's deliberations and eventual negotiations with the European Parliament.
The Digital Networks Act aims to update the EU's telecommunications regulatory framework, with spectrum provisions being critical for 5G and future 6G deployment. The meeting will impact telecom operators, who face new spectrum licensing rules; national regulators, who will implement the provisions; equipment manufacturers, who depend on spectrum harmonization; and consumers, who will benefit from improved connectivity. The examination of specific articles indicates the Council is moving toward a common position, though no decisions are expected at this preparatory meeting.