The proposal for a decision defines the guidelines for the adoption of an outline scheme concerning the objectives, priorities, broad lines of action and a number of projects of common interest for the implementation of the integrated services digital network (ISDN) as a trans-European network.
The principal objectives are as follows:
- availability of a Euro-ISDN infrastructure comprising a minimum range of harmonised services;
- full geographical coverage by Euro-ISDN in all Member States.
The priorities are as follows:
- rapid availability of Euro-ISDN services for all professional users, especially SMEs;
- maximising use of Euro-ISDN within the Community;
- facilitating access to modern communications for the outlying regions.
The broad categories of measures are as follows:
- eliminating obstacles to the deployment of Euro-ISDN;
- ensuring end-to-end interoperability of telematic services;
- migration of public and private sector applications to Euro-ISDN;
- promotion of Euro-ISDN terminal equipment.
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