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Articles tagged with: European Commission
Court adviser says EU roaming cap law is valid
The EU was entitled to cap roaming rates in 2007 as network operators pocketed huge profits but resisted less drastic ways to cut the sky-high costs of using mobile phones in Europe, the EU advocate general said Thursday. more
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EU Asks Slovakia's Regulator to Reconsider Mobile Termination Rates
In a letter sent today, the European Commission has repeated its calls for the Slovakian telecoms regulator, Telekomunikačný úrad Slovenskej republiky (TÚSR), to bring mobile termination rates (MTRs) to more competitive levels in Slovakia. more
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Denmark Asked to Lower Mobile Termination Rates for 3G Operator
The European Commission has written to the Danish telecoms regulator asking it to abolish the difference in mobile termination rates between the incumbent operators and the new 3G entrant, Hi3G. The regulator, NITA is proposing to reduce the MTRs from 2010 to 0.43 DKK/min for TDC, Telenor and TeliaSonera, but at a higher rate of 0.51 DKK/min for H3iG. more
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Europe Pushes for Emergency Wireless Communications in Road Vehicles
The European Commission has made a final call to the European governments to speed up the implementation of the 'eCall' technology that uses cellular networks to automatically alert emergency services when a road accident occurs. more
Digital economy can lift Europe out of crisis, says Commission report
The European Commission's Digital Competitiveness report published today shows that Europe's digital sector has made strong progress since 2005. Over half ( 56%) of Europeans now regularly use the internet, 80% of them via a highspeed connection (compared to only one third in 2004), making Europe the world leader in broadband internet. Europe is the world's first truly mobile continent with more mobile subscribers than citizens (a take up rate of 119%). more
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European Commission Approves Aid for Former Nokia Employees
The European Commission has approved an application by Germany for financial assistance for the former Nokia workers laid off when the company closed its factory in Bochum. The funding will help the 1,316 most disadvantaged among these dismissed workers to return to employment. The total estimated cost of this package is €11.1 million, of which the European Globalisation adjustment Fund has been asked to fund €5.5 million. more
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Consultation on Pan-European Policy for the Digital Dividend
The change from analogue to digital TV in Europe will free up radio frequencies for use by new services. The EU is well placed to benefit from this "digital dividend": Germany, Finland, Luxembourg, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium (Flanders) and major areas in Austria have already switched off analogue terrestrial TV transmissions, and other EU countries will follow by 2012 . On 12 June, the USA also switched to digital TV transmissions. more
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EU Welcomes Plans for Single Charger Across All Mobile Phones
The European Commission has welcomed a commitment made earlier this year by the handset industry to provide a common charger for mobile phones. The first generation of new inter-chargeable mobile phones should reach the EU market from 2010 onwards. more
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Lithuania Warned Over Providing Mobile Location of Emergency Callers
The European Commission has sent a formal warning to Lithuania calling on it to ensure that the location of people calling the single European emergency number 112 from their mobile phones is made available to emergency services. Lithuania could be fined if the case proceeds to the European Court of Justice again. more
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European Commission Takes Legal Action Over German Mobile Termination Rates
The European Commission has opened an infringement procedure against Germany because the country's national regulator - the Bundesnetzagentur - did not consult the Commission and other national regulators prior to deciding on new levels of mobile termination rates. Contrary to Germany's obligations under EU telecoms rules, the Bundesnetzagentur's final decisions on mobile termination rates were adopted on 31 March 2009 before the Commission and other national regulators had the possibility to comment on the level of these rates. This lack of transparency is a first in the application of EU telecoms rules in the 27 EU Member States. more
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