Carlos Perez Maestro works in the Unit “Audiovisual and Media Services Policy” in DG CONNECT of the European Commission. This unit develops policy and legislation in the field of audiovisual media services, with a particular focus on the application of Audiovisual Media Services Directive and on policies to strengthen media freedom and pluralism. Carlos Perez Maestro has spent most of his career in DG CONNECT, where he has been dealing with telecoms regulation, broadband deployment policies, consumer issues, universal service, net neutrality, and online disinformation.