telecoms the european commission
Mobile operators warn over termination rate cuts
News The European Commission's telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, says mobile termination rates could fall by as much as 70 per cent over the next three years. The Commission has launched a public consultation on the future of voice call termination... [30 Jun 2008]
EC threatens legal action over Oftel inaction
News The European Commission may take Oftel to court over allegations the regulator is not enforcing the right of new telecoms companies to piggyback on the networks of mobile phone incumbents. The Commission claims that the British government is... [23 May 2000]
Oftel answers its EC critics
News The European Commission believes Oftel has allowed the UK to slip behind in telecoms deregulation by failing to force BT to meet a more stringent deadline for unbundling. The legal framework has been in place since August, well before the... [22 Sep 2000]
Controversial telecoms overhaul: Watchdogs defanged?
News Viviane Reding, information society commissioner for the EC, announced in a speech yesterday the Commission would like to see aggressive changes to the market, aimed at boosting competition and investment in the sector. [28 Jun 2006]
UK to escape EC telecoms wrath
News A European Commission report, due to be published on Monday, is likely to say that Britain is making better than average progress in many areas of the telecoms market, despite reports that the EC will express deep concern about the amount of... [06 Dec 2002]
Fibre connectivity set to change, says EC
News Ducatel also discussed the Commission's continuing desire to create an overarching European telecoms authority with teeth, arguing it would benefit businesses that operate across the continent. The European Commission is to issue a recommendation... [28 Feb 2008]
BT: EU must harmonise telecoms to save cash
News The European Commission is keen on the idea of creating a "super-regulator" to oversee and potentially veto national telecoms regulators in Europe - an idea that has met with strong resistance from national regulators such as Ofcom. [08 Apr 2008]
EC shies away from data-roaming regulation
News Mobile users should be made more aware of how much data they are using while abroad in Europe, the director general for the information society and media at the European Commission has said. Speaking at a Westminster e-Forum on data roaming on... [22 Jul 2008]
EU digital roadmap: 3G, IT investment, broadband get thumbs up
News The European Commission has reminded the 15 member countries of their obligations when it comes to developing new technologies. Even if the Commission noted that growth has been "moderate", the figures divulged by the main tech players have risen... [06 Feb 2004]
EC to outline slash in roaming rate
News The retail cap would be around the 12 cents level and a wholesale cap probably between four and eight cents, a Commission source said. Commission officials have indicated that the cap on making a roamed call could fall from 46 cents this year to 32... [15 Jul 2008]
EU to open up mobile spectrum
News The European Commission (EC) has proposed the removal of restrictions on the radio spectrum previously used solely for GSM mobile phone networks. The European Commission expects the measures to be in place by the end of the year. [27 Jul 2007]
The Ovum View: Cable as DSL competitor? No, says the EC
Comment The European Commission recently issued its draft recommendation on the telecoms markets it feels should be regulated within its member states. If national regulators follow the Commission's line, there is little chance that access to cable... [30 Oct 2002]
EC threatens legal moves over Euro-telco non-compliance
News The European Commission has said it will take six member states to the European Court of Justice for failing to comply fully with parts of the Telecommunication Directive designed to open the telecoms market. [30 Mar 2000]
EC to investigate Vodafone-Mannesmann deal
News The commission is set to widen its review from considering the impact of the deal to the British and German mobile markets, to European telecoms as a whole, according to reports in the UK's Financial Times. [09 Feb 2000]
EC clamps down on telecoms tariffs
News If they don't, the Commission says it will step in and take charge of the problem itself. The UK regulator, Oftel, said: "We have received the letter, but the EC is fully aware of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission (MMC) report we are compiling... [24 Jul 1998]
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