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EU governments drop fixed deadline to rip out high-risk telecom suppliers

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.

Reported AI-drafted Capacity Media, 30 September 2026

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

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

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