Direktiva 2002/21/ES Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta z dne 7. marca 2002 o skupnem regulativnem okviru za elektronska komunikacijska omrežja in storitve (Okvirna direktiva) določa cilje regulativnega okvira za elektronska komunikacijska omrežja in storitve v Skupnosti, vključno s fiksnimi in mobilnimi telekomunikacijskimi omrežji, omrežji kabelske televizije, omrežji, ki se uporabljajo za prizemno radiodifuzijo, satelitskimi omrežji in internetnimi omrežji, bodisi za prenos govora, faksimilov, podatkov ali slik.
Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive)(4) lays down the objectives of a regulatory framework to cover electronic communications networks and services in the Community, including fixed and mobile telecommunications networks, cable television networks, networks used for terrestrial broadcasting, satellite networks and Internet networks, whether used for voice, fax, data or images.