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Articles tagged with: Viviane Reding and Radio Spectrum
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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UPDATE: EU Wants Wider Use Of Low-Frequency Radio Spectrum
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- A 1987 European Union decree which reserves cheap, low-frequency radio spectrum exclusively for GSM mobile phone services should be abolished, the European Commission said Wednesday. more
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45 Million 3G Subscribers in European Union - report
European consumers continue to benefit from lower prices and innovative services as a result of good progress in the implementation of Europe's telecoms rules. However for consumers and providers to reap the full benefits of Europe's internal market, more competition, a more consistent and speedy application of remedies and regulators that are more independent are necessary, says the European Commission's 12th report on the EU's telecom markets, issued last Friday. more
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EU: Telecommunications Competition Must Increase -Report
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- Competition among Europe's telecommunications operators must increase in order for the sector to prosper, the European Commission said Thursday in its annual report on the state of the European telecom market. more
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EU Plans to Liberalise GSM Radio Spectrum Restrictions
The European Commission has published its strategy for introducing more flexible radio frequency usage within the European Union. The introduction of market-based spectrum management combined with flexible spectrum usage rights could yield a further gain of ?8-9 billion per year across Europe. more
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EU's Reding: Roaming Charge Decision To Be "Dramatic"
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- With roaming rates on mobile phone use "astronomical", European regulators will on Tuesday announce a "dramatic" decision to force them down, European Information Society and Media Commissioner Viviane Reding said Monday at a conference with Intel Chairman, Craig Barrett. more
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EU Promotes European Radio Spectrum Standardization
The European Commission has presented a new EU strategy for an optimal use of radio spectrum in Europe. The proposed EU strategy aims to lower the barriers to access radio resources and to take advantage of the synergies resulting from a common European approach. more
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