The Italian Council of Ministers recently submitted proposed legislation to the Senate to establish an Italian Communications Authority and regulate market dominance in the communications sector (see separate entry on this data base discussing the second point). The proposed legislation responds to the Law of November 14, 1995, no. 481 ("Law 481/1995"), which mandates the creation of regulatory authorities to set rates and supervise quality, service, and competition in the provision of communications services and energy. Law 481/1995 actually created an Electric and Gas Authority, but only sketched the framework of what it refers to as the Telecommunications Authority. The recently proposed legislation would create such an authority, and would go beyond its mandate by merging the existing Authority for Broadcasting and the Media into the new entity, thereby creating a Communications Authority with jurisdiction over telecommunications, broadcasting, and media of all forms, including
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