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News EU ICT research must be turned into growth, jobs and competitiveness. EC commissioner and scourge of mobile network operators, Viviane Reding, has blamed red tape for hampering Europe's efforts to capitalise on its high tech research. [05 Sep 2008]
Fibre era fraught with roadblocks: EC
News The EC reckons a political agreement on the final legislative texts could be achieved by the end of the year, with a new regulatory framework potentially becoming law in all 27 EU Member States by 2010. [04 Sep 2008]
Mobile roaming in Europe gets cheaper
News The cap was introduced by the EC back in 2007 as part of the EU Roaming Regulation, which came into force on 30 June that year and was aimed at driving down the costs for consumers of using their mobiles when abroad in Europe. [29 Aug 2008]
Gov't spends £18m on comms surveillance
News The spokesperson told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk: "For future projections of [grants] under the EU Data Retention Directive, we're not expecting the figures to be wildly different. Grants for ISPs and telcos to store this information were... [07 Aug 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 sending an SMS for EU... [16 Jul 2008]
EC to outline slash in roaming rate
News The cost of sending a text message when mobile-phone users are outside their home state in the European Union will drop 70 per cent under new plans, an EU source said. EU telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding will outline plans today that include... [15 Jul 2008]
EU law to end file-sharers time online?
News Edwards had told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk ahead of the vote that the wording was "definitely wide enough to provide a legitimate foundation in EC law for 'three strikes and you're out'". A set of telecommunications laws has been given... [09 Jul 2008]
SMS roaming rates: Expect EC to force cuts
News The analyst predicts non-messaging data roaming revenues within the EU will more than double between 2008 and 2013, reaching €1.1bn by the end of the period. Yesterday was the 1 July deadline set by European telecoms commissioner, Viviane... [02 Jul 2008]
Mobile operators warn over termination rate cuts
News Reding said rates are, on average, nine times higher than fixed line termination rates, and also vary significantly across the EU - from €0.02 per min (in Cyprus) to more than €0.18 per min (in Bulgaria). [30 Jun 2008]
T-Mobile UK slashes Euro data roaming costs
News Reding also said she wants the cost of sending a text message in the EU to be brought down to the same price as sending a domestic text, and asked operators to improve the clarity of pricing for customers so they do not receive 'shock bills' which... [20 Jun 2008]
'Pay to receive' calls won't happen, say UK operators
News O2's spokesperson told ZDNet.co.uk that "any move to such a system [receiving party pays (RRP)] would need to take place across the EU at once, in order not to distort the market", adding: "It is not clear that RPP actually conveys any overall... [19 Jun 2008]
Legal Eye: Europe's copyright controversy
Comment Rumblings from the EU about the controversial copyright levy suggest this thorny issue is being taken seriously. Each EU state can decide whether or not to impose the levy. This grievance, coupled with the huge variations in the implementation of... [18 Jun 2008]
EC backs tech for green future
News It is predicted the EU's energy consumption will rise by as much as 25 per cent by 2012 if no action is taken. The European Commission (EC) is backing the use of technology to cut carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency across Europe's economy. [15 May 2008]
EC: Oracle-BEA gets the go-ahead
News The Commission has said it approved the acquisition under EU law. The Commission said in a statement: "The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the US company BEA Systems, an independent... [01 May 2008]
Euro e-health getting the right attention
News The EU average is just four per cent. Viviane Reding, EU commissioner for information society and media, said in a statement: "Europe is starting to reap the benefits of broadband connections in the e-health sector. [28 Apr 2008]
