Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications

E459819

European Union agency regulatory body

The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) is an EU-level agency that helps coordinate and harmonize the regulation of electronic communications networks and services across European member states.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications canonical	6
BEREC (Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications)	1
European Regulators Group for Electronic Communications Networks and Services	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4687233 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications
Context triple: [Federal Network Agency, cooperatesWith, Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications]

A. European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations
The European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) is a collaborative body of European national regulators that coordinates policies and technical standards in the postal and electronic communications sectors.
B. European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services
The European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services is an EU-level network that brings together national media regulators to coordinate and advise on the implementation of audiovisual media policy and regulation across Europe.
C. ETSI
ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) is a leading European standards organization that develops globally applicable standards for information and communications technologies, including mobile, internet, and broadcast systems.
D. ITU Radiocommunication Sector
The ITU Radiocommunication Sector is the branch of the International Telecommunication Union responsible for managing global radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits and developing international radiocommunication standards.
E. ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector
The ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) is the branch of the International Telecommunication Union responsible for developing global technical standards for telecommunications and information and communication technologies.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications
Target entity description: The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) is an EU-level agency that helps coordinate and harmonize the regulation of electronic communications networks and services across European member states.

A. European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations
The European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) is a collaborative body of European national regulators that coordinates policies and technical standards in the postal and electronic communications sectors.
B. European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services
The European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services is an EU-level network that brings together national media regulators to coordinate and advise on the implementation of audiovisual media policy and regulation across Europe.
C. ETSI
ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) is a leading European standards organization that develops globally applicable standards for information and communications technologies, including mobile, internet, and broadcast systems.
D. ITU Radiocommunication Sector
The ITU Radiocommunication Sector is the branch of the International Telecommunication Union responsible for managing global radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits and developing international radiocommunication standards.
E. ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector
The ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) is the branch of the International Telecommunication Union responsible for developing global technical standards for telecommunications and information and communication technologies.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European Union agency ⓘ regulatory body ⓘ
BERECOfficeInstanceOf	decentralised agency of the European Union ⓘ
compositionIncludes	BEREC Office ⓘ Board of Regulators ⓘ
cooperatesWith	Council of the European Union ⓘ European Commission ⓘ European Parliament ⓘ national regulatory authorities for electronic communications ⓘ
country	European Union ⓘ
establishedBy	Council of the European Union ⓘ European Parliament ⓘ
field	electronic communications ⓘ electronic communications networks ⓘ electronic communications services ⓘ telecommunications regulation ⓘ
governs	cross-border aspects of electronic communications regulation ⓘ
hasBody	BEREC Office ⓘ
hasHeadquartersIn	Latvia ⓘ Riga ⓘ
jurisdiction	European Union ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalBasis	European Electronic Communications Code ⓘ Regulation (EU) 2018/1971 ⓘ
membershipIncludes	national regulatory authorities of EEA countries as observers ⓘ national regulatory authorities of EU Member States ⓘ
oversight	European Union institutions ⓘ linked to: European institutions
predecessor	European Regulators Group for Electronic Communications Networks and Services ⓘ linked to: Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications
purpose	to ensure the development of the internal market for electronic communications ⓘ to promote competition in electronic communications ⓘ to promote consistent regulation of electronic communications markets in the EU ⓘ to protect end-users of electronic communications services ⓘ
regionServed	European Economic Area ⓘ
sector	communications ⓘ information and communications technology ⓘ
shortName	BEREC ⓘ
task	to assist national regulatory authorities in implementing EU electronic communications rules ⓘ to collect and disseminate regulatory best practices ⓘ to issue guidelines on the implementation of EU telecoms legislation ⓘ to monitor and report on electronic communications markets in the EU ⓘ to provide opinions and recommendations to EU institutions ⓘ
website	https://berec.europa.eu ⓘ
worksOn	consumer protection in telecoms ⓘ net neutrality guidelines ⓘ roaming regulation ⓘ wholesale access regulation ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Federal Network Agency → cooperatesWith → Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications ⓘ

Malta Communications Authority → cooperatesWith → Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications ⓘ

European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services → relatedTo → Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications ⓘ

Autoriteit Consument en Markt → cooperatesWith → Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications ⓘ

Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications → predecessor → European Regulators Group for Electronic Communications Networks and Services ⓘ

linked to: Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications

AGCOM → cooperatesWith → BEREC (Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications) ⓘ

linked to: Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications

Urząd Komunikacji Elektronicznej → cooperatesWith → Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications ⓘ

ARCEP → collaboratesWith → Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications ⓘ

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