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News The EC has today merged its IT and telecoms research units into one programme, a move which could spark off a new era in communications regulation. Moore said the EC is almost certainly following a trend... [02 Nov 1998]
EC gives seal of approval to Net names authority
News EC commissioner, Martin Bangemann has written to the US government to give his approval to the new Internet naming authority, Icann (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). Until now, the... [06 Nov 1998]
EC gives French rail and telecoms venture the green light - with conditions
News A French telecoms network to be built next to railway lines has been given a conditional go ahead by the EC. The EC said the agreement violates rules over monopolistic practices, and Cegetel and SNCF... [25 Sep 1998]
EC launches mobile carbon tracking
News The European Commission (EC) has launched a mobile app that allows people to work out the impact their daily activities have on climate change. As lifestyle and consumer choices are key factors in generating emissions... [03 Dec 2007]
EC deadline gives tax systems a headache
News EU member states may have just two years to set up an electronic database of all their national tax returns because of an EC directive. Despite the fact that IT resources are already stretched by euro conversion and year... [30 Aug 1998]
EC allows formation of French Internet consortium
News The EC has cleared the way for the formation of a French Internet consortium. However, the EC said Cegetel will have to wind down and terminate its existing Internet service provider businesses. America... [07 Aug 1998]
EC and US officials locked in data protection talks
News Officials from the EC met the US Department of Commerce yesterday to thrash out worldwide implementation of the EU data protection directive, which comes into effect on 24 October. The meeting between John Mogg, head of... [15 Oct 1998]
EC sets out ecommerce terms
News The EC released a draft directive on electronic commerce yesterday which aims to set up a single market for online services. But EC commissioner, Mario Monti, stressed that the directive is about... [18 Nov 1998]
EC launches investigation into AT&T deal with BT
News The EC dished out both good and bad news to AT&T late last Friday. The EC noted the effects of the merger in Europe will be "marginal", but in the US there is already controversy surrounding the... [07 Dec 1998]
Microsoft ruling: EC defends "political posturing"
News EC competition commissioner Mario Monti has defended today's Microsoft ruling against staunch criticism that suggested the decisions taken in Brussels will prove ineffective and fail to form effective measures against... [24 Mar 2004]
EC excludes software from patent law
News The EC said in a statement: "The EPO would.apply and be bound by a new unitary Community law with respect to Community patents. This statement appears to contradict what the EC said last year - that the... [25 May 2006]
EC dithers over OpenDocument approval
News According to sources familiar with the issue, Microsoft's drive to get its own file formats standardised may deter the EC from backing OpenDocument. In October last year, Barbara Held from the eGovernment services... [08 May 2006]
EC funding changes prove unpopular with experts
News The EC's research funding program, Fifth Framework, has been plunged into disrepute this week, as unit head Roberto Cencioni failed to explain the new guidelines to UK technology experts. Getting funding has, until now,... [21 Jan 1999]
EC calms industry fears with copyright revision
News Internet service providers (ISPs) and major companies had feared the European Commission (EC) would maintain a ban on caching online copyright content. Nicholas Landsman, secretary general of the Internet Service... [23 May 1999]
EC wants disabled access clauses in IT contracts
News Future government IT contracts could be forced to contain clauses that ensure the technology is accessible to elderly and disabled people, according to new proposals by the European Commission (EC). The... [04 Apr 2005]
