The Polish Ministry of Digitalisation published a draft
Electronic Communications Law (the "Law"), which will
regulate the telecommunications (electronic communications) sector
in Poland. The Law implements Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018,
establishing the European Electronic Communications Code.
The Law aims to regulate (i) activities consisting in the
provision of electronic communication services, (ii) the conditions
for managing frequencies and numbering resources, (iii) access to
telecommunications networks, (iv) rules for the processing of
telecommunications data, (v) protection of the confidentiality of
electronic communication, (vi) the rights and obligations of users,
and many others. Thanks to the Law, issues related to over-the-top
services (number-free interpersonal communication) or transmission
used for the provision of machine-to-machine communication services
or direct billing (additional
