European Commission 21 January 2026, Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on digital networks, amending Regulation (EU) 2015/2120, Directive 2002/58/EC and Decision No 676/2002/EC and repealing Regulation (EU) 2018/1971, Directive (EU) 2018/1972 and Decision No 243/2012/EU (Digital Networks Act)

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The Digital Networks Act (DNA) is a proposed EU Regulation (COM(2026) 16 final), based on Article 114 TFEU, that consolidates and replaces the European Electronic Communications Code (Directive (EU) 2018/1972), the BEREC Regulation (EU) 2018/1971, the Radio Spectrum Policy Programme (Decision No 243/2012/EU), and relevant provisions of the Open Internet Regulation and the ePrivacy Directive into a single directly applicable instrument. Its key provisions establish a harmonised general authorisation regime with a Single Passport for cross-border provision of electronic communications networks and services, introduce EU-level satellite spectrum authorisation, mandate a conditional copper-to-fibre network transition, strengthen spectrum management through a new Radio Spectrum Policy Body (RSPB) and an upgraded Office for Digital Networks (ODN), and update end-user protection and universal service obligations. The Regulation applies to all providers of electronic communications networks and services operating in the EU single market, with enforcement shared between national regulatory authorities, BEREC, the RSPB, the ODN, and the Commission.AI