Articles tagged with: European Commission

Europe Could Scrap Roaming Fees by Middle of 2014

­Mooted plans to scrap roaming fees within the European Union could come into effect as soon as next summer.  more

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Estonia Referred to EU Courts over independence of national telecoms regulator

­The European Commission has decided to refer Estonia to the Court of Justice of the EU over its national law which does not guarantee the impartiality of the national telecoms regulator.  more

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Germany Opposes EU Probe into Huawei and ZTE

­Germany's Chancellor, Angela Merkel is reportedly told her Chinese counterpart that the country opposes an investigation into Huawei and ZTE by the European Commission.  more

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Europe Looking to Cut the Cost of Landline Broadband Services

­The European Commission has proposed new rules to cut nearly a third off cost of rolling out high-speed Internet. Civil engineering, such as the digging up of roads to lay down fibre, accounts for up to 80% of the cost of deploying high-speed networks. Today's proposal may save companies EUR40-60 billion.  more

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Europe Drops Standards Cartel Investigation into Mobile Networks

­The European Commission has dropped an investigation into the five largest mobile networks after it expressed concerns about how industry standards are being set by mobile network operators.  more

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German Regulator Told to rethink Mobile Termination Rates

­The European Commission has halted plans of the German telecoms regulator (BNetzA) which it cl;aimed could result in mobile termination rates (MTR) more than 80% higher than in many other European States.  more

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Europe Contributes EUR50 Million to 5G Development

­European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes has announced a EUR50 million funding programme for research to deliver 5G mobile technology by 2020.  more

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Campaign to Boost Awareness of Pan-European Emergency Phone Number

­The European Commission is asking travel companies to promote the pan-European emergency number '112' on their websites, on e-tickets, and at major tourist destinations.  more

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Mach Takeover by Syniverse Faces European Investigation

­The European Commission says that it has opened an in-depth investigation under the EU Merger Regulation into the proposed acquisition of roaming services provider, Mach by Syniverse.  more

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European Commission suspends Czech proposal to regulate wholesale termination rates

­The European Commission has expressed serious doubts about a new proposal from the Czech telecoms regulator (ČTÚ) regarding termination rates which it says would negatively affect consumers in the Czech Republic.  more

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