Amendment To The Development Of Telecom Services And Networks Support Act In Poland

On June 9, 2016, the Lower House of the Polish Parliament passed the Development of Telecom Services and Networks Support and Other Amendments Act¹, known as "Mega-Act Amendment".

Now the Act will be reviewed by the Senate and if unamended will be subsequently forwarded for signature to the President of Poland. The new regulations are scheduled to take effect as early as July 1, 2016 (except selected regulations, which will become operative as of January 1, 2017) – this deadline was set by the EU legislation authorities which adopted the "Broadband Cost Reduction Directive" on May 15, 2013.²

The Mega-Act Amendment will have a substantial impact on the telecom businesses and other companies vested with public utility duties³ (e.g. energy undertakings, road, railway, sea port and airport managers, each level of local governments), as well as property developers and residents associations.