3Directive 97/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 1997 on interconnection in telecommunications with regard to ensuring universal service and interoperability through application of the principles of open network provision (ONP) (OJ 1997 L 199, p. 32), as amended by Directive 98/61/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 1998 (OJ 1998 L 268, p. 37; ‘Directive 97/33’) was repealed by the Framework Directive with effect from 25 July 2003. Pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 1, Directive 97/33 established a regulatory framework securing, in the European Community, the interconnection of telecommunications networks and, in particular, the interoperability of services and the provision of a universal service in an environment of open and competitive markets.
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