"With its new proposal, the EU executive wants to favour the emergence of new operators and ultimately force cuts in phone tariffs by further harmonising fragmented European telecoms markets."

https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/brussels-renews-attempt-to-seize-control-of-telecoms/

It sounds like the EU is trying to increase competition and lower prices. I thought "conservatives" were for that.

Imagine if the US had 50 different states with 50 different laws on EVERYTHING, and trade barriers between the states. Do you think we would have ever become the world's BIGGEST economy?