IDEA experts have been involved in delivering continuous training programmes and technical assistance for Large Scale Operators in the ten new EU acceding countries.

Enlargement will affect the among others large scale multiplicators (such as public utilities, postal operators and service of general interest) in a number of ways. In addition several directives, set out a timetable for the gradual liberalisation of those sector and the quality standards, the EU internal market and competition legislation will have an impact for example on the European postal operators that recently joined the EU.