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Environmental Sustainability in Electronic Communications Regulation
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https://doi.org/10.59851/imr.11.2.12Keywords:
electronic communications, networks, services, regulation, environmental sustainabilityAbstract
Ensuring climate-neutral electronic communications is the responsibility of the whole industry and due to global warming urgent action is needed. Despite this, the topic of environmental sustainability has not received subtle attention in electronic communications regulation in Hungary so far; neither can we find related research, articles or studies. This article aims to fill this gap by reviewing the relevant international, European and Hungarian regulatory environment and associated trends and providing a comprehensive overview of sustainability initiatives in the electronic communications industry, furthermore proposing possible regulatory actions at the national level based on the evaluation of the overall picture. The article hopes to serve as a starting point for an industry discussion and to put the topic of green transition into its deserved position within electronic communications regulation.
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