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'Don't let European telecoms law get axed', says Ofcom
News At the European Competitive Telecommunications Association (Ecta) conference in Brussels on Thursday, Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards said if the Telecoms Package failed to become law by the end of this year, it would... [26 Jun 2009]
Mobile operators warn over termination rate cuts
News European telecoms regulatory lobby group ECTA (European Competitive Telecommunications Association) recently called for Reding to cut termination rates which it said penalise consumers. The European Commission's telecoms... [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]
Rural broadband gets EC green light
News The digital divide in Europe is being made worse by large discrepancies in broadband penetration rates across the 25 countries of the EU, according to a report last year from the European Competitive Telecommunications Association... [26 Feb 2007]
Set comms free or pay the price, EU told
News The root cause is lack of competition in some countries, according to industry lobby group Ecta (European Competitive Telecommunications Association). Ecta claims a "patchwork picture of liberalisation"... [11 Dec 2006]
Fat pipe take-up fuelling EU digital divide
News The digital divide in Europe is being exacerbated by large discrepancies in broadband penetration rates across the 25 countries of the EU, according to the European Competitive Telecommunications Association (Ecta). [14 Sep 2006]
Controversial telecoms overhaul: Watchdogs defanged?
News Steen Clausen, MD of the European Competitive Telecoms Association (Ecta), gave the single regulator approach a guarded welcome - adding that much about the scheme needs to be worked out. Brussels is threatening a... [28 Jun 2006]
Ofcom is Europe's best regulator
News That's according to a study released by trade body ECTA (European Competitive Telecommunications Association). Andy Tarrant, ECTA director of regulatory affairs, said: "We are telling member states that... [27 May 2004]
Government advisor latest to back an unbroken BT
News Others at the conference were less sure the law is enough: "Remedies do not work," said Phil Evans of the European Competitive Telecommunications Association (ECTA). There is not enough evidence to justify the upheaval... [03 Dec 2002]
How many unbundled lines are there in Europe?
News Britain has "about 150" unbundled lines, according to BT, with 400 in France and just 10 in Spain, according to the report from the European Competitive Telecommunications Association (ECTA). John Dickie, head of... [11 Feb 2002]