competition commissioner
Microsoft, EU 'in talks' to settle antitrust probes
News According to the report, Microsoft is aiming to settle the matters before EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes steps down at the end of the year. Microsoft has had "preliminary talks" with European... [08 Jul 2009]
Orange walks away from Kangaroo buy
News However the Competition Commissioner blocked approval for the project in February, on the grounds that it would threaten the developing video-on-demand market by putting too much control into the hands... [21 May 2009]
EC slams Intel with €1bn antitrust fine
News Intel has harmed millions of European consumers by deliberately acting to keep competitors out of the market for computer chips for many years," competition commissioner Neelie Kroes said in the statement. [13 May 2009]
Europe votes for net-neutrality reforms
News I welcome the European Parliament's strong endorsement of the reform of the EU telecoms rules," Viviane Reding, Europe's commissioner for telecoms and IT, said in a European Commission statement. The idea of net... [07 May 2009]
EU backs plans for fat pipe-funding risk to be shared
News EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding has proposed reforms to make the telecoms industry more competitive and cheaper for customers. Pressure from the UK and France ensured the final wording stated that any... [23 Mar 2009]
EU takes the heat off Microsoft antitrust monitoring
News Microsoft was required to supply interoperability information to competitors following a 2004 ruling by then-competition commissioner Mario Monti. The European Commission has said it will stop actively... [05 Mar 2009]
Intel hits back at EC over antitrust claims
News A spokesperson for the EU competition commissioner, Neelie Kroes, told silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK on Thursday that the Commission would "obviously defend [its] side of the story at the Court of... [28 Nov 2008]
Neelie Kroes
AS Profile Although Europe competition commissioner Neelie Kroes didn't earn a place in the Agenda Setters 50 last year, she's made several appearances over the years, mainly as a result of the... [07 Oct 2008]
Europe-wide wireless broadband on the way
News The move echoes calls by European commissioner for information society and media, Viviane Reding, earlier this year for the UHF spectrum to be allocated for WiMax mobile broadband use once the analogue signal is phased out. [24 Sep 2008]
EC calls for more cuts on the cost to roam
News Telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding said in a speech on Tuesday: "Using your mobile phone abroad in the EU should not cost unjustifiably more than at home, whether for making calls, sending texts or surfing the web. [24 Sep 2008]
Fibre era fraught with roadblocks: EC
News In a speech to the European Parliament this week, Viviane Reding, the EC's telecoms commissioner, said: "I applaud the Parliament's moves to encourage infrastructure competition on these 'next generation... [04 Sep 2008]
EC shies away from data-roaming regulation
News Durie also said data-roaming prices were coming down, "not just because commissioner [Viviane] Reding said they should but because [operators] want to encourage people not to be afraid [to use such services]". [22 Jul 2008]
SMS roaming cuts 'could stifle competition'
News Mobile operator industry body, the GSMA, has poured cold water on plans by European Commission (EC) telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, to create a single market for mobile text services in Europe and cap the cost of... [16 Jul 2008]
Mobile operators warn over termination rate cuts
News This lack of consistency displeases the commissioner as she said it distorts competition between operators from different countries and between fixed line and mobile phone operators. The European... [30 Jun 2008]
‚¬100bn of consumer cash wasted on mobile termination fees
News The European telecoms regulatory lobby group ECTA (European Competitive Telecommunications Association) has urged the European Commission information society and media commissioner Viviane Reding to force mobile... [26 Jun 2008]
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