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# EU governments drop fixed deadline to rip out high-risk telecom suppliers
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-09-22-eu-council-high-risk-supplier-deadline-dropped/
- Published: 2026-09-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T10:55:13.000Z
- Description: EU governments circulated a document dated 22 September 2026 dropping the Commission's fixed 36 month deadline for telecom operators to remove high-risk suppliers' equipment. Deutsche Telekom and 16 peers had warned of EUR 40 billion in replacement costs.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, #news, #reported, #ai-drafted

Reported AI-drafted [Capacity Media, 30 September 2026](https://capacityglobal.com/news/eu-might-give-telcos-more-time-to-phase-out-risky-equipment/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not establish that the Cybersecurity Act overhaul or a final Council position has been formally adopted.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. Dropping a deadline proposal leaves law/operate unchanged; EU-wide but not adopted. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)