Medlemsstaterne sikrer, at alle virksomheder, der driver offentlige telefonnet, ekspederer samtlige opkald til det europæiske telefonnummerområde, uden at det berører det behov, som virksomheder, der driver offentlige telefonnet, har til at få dækning for omkostningen ved at overføre opkald via deres net.
Member States shall ensure that all undertakings that operate public telephone networks handle all calls to the European telephony numbering space, without prejudice to the need for an undertaking that operates a public telephone network to recover the cost of the conveyance of calls on its network.