Overview
- Senator Dario Damiani announced the withdrawal of amendment 9.0.113 to the annual competition bill that would have enabled automatic CPI-based increases in telecom tariffs.
- The shelved measure stated such indexation would not count as a contract change, effectively stripping users of cost-free cancellation rights, in contrast to Agcom’s 2023 ruling.
- Government approval was considered unlikely, Il Sole 24 Ore reported, as Senate Industry Committee reviews on the bill’s amendments proceed this week.
- An opposing M5S amendment seeks to prohibit indexation and any automatic tariff remodulation, while other proposals would allow commercial use of number portability data with user consent.
- Consumer associations welcomed the retreat and pressed lawmakers to drop additional telecom measures, including a plan to allow paid customer-care calls and to open the MNP database to targeted marketing.