telecoms the european
European telecoms regulator is one authority too many
News The president of the German regulatory authority has spoken out against the need for a European telecommunications supervisory authority. Matthias Kurth admitted to the Berlin Tagesspiegel that regulation at a national level can make for... [25 May 2001]
Last orders at the telecoms bar: CFOs tighten the purse strings
News There may be light at the end of the tunnel in the US economic downturn, but European reaction to Cisco's results confirm that the worst could yet be to come on this side of the pond. In a report entitled 'Last Orders', investment bank Goldman... [10 Aug 2001]
Telecoms Giant Enters the e-Services Market
White Paper COLT Telecom Group plc is a leading provider of pan-European high bandwidth data, Internet and voice services. COLT Telecom Group needed quality products, flexibility, scalability and a reliable partner, with years of experience. [06 Oct 2006]
The telecoms mega-mergers: Do end users really benefit?
Comment Michael Lawson, telecoms manager at Sun Life of Canada, is one of many telecoms managers who feels more empowered since the European market was deregulated in 1998. This month saw the announcement of the world's biggest telecoms merger deal - MCI... [19 Oct 1999]
KPN/Perot venture targets European telecoms industry
News KPN and Perot Systems are to jointly develop applications for the telecoms industry. Call centres and mobile internet services will be the main focus of the newly formed venture, with the bulk of the applications being offered to large European... [01 Aug 2000]
Specialists call for united European telecoms infrastructure
News Europe needs a common telecoms infrastructure or it will be left behind in the ecommerce race, according to Frederic Thepot, director of technology (EMEA) at networking specialist, Fore Systems. Woods added that the adoption of the euro would make... [23 Sep 1999]
European telcos heading for backdoor privatisation
News After two less than stellar years, the European telecoms sector seems to be seeing a new - albeit limited - climate of confidence, according the analysts at French group Idate. In the space of a few months, several European mobile operators have... [10 Sep 2003]
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. Reding said in a statement: "Disparate termination rates across the EU and large gaps... [30 Jun 2008]
Single EU market for telecoms beckons
News A single EU market for telecoms and internet services is on the way after European Parliament members compromised on updating legislation for the sector. Discussions culminated yesterday after six months of fierce debate as law makers repeatedly... [11 Dec 2001]
EU law to end file-sharers time online?
News The 'telecoms package', which on Monday gained approval by the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), has sparked concern over its support for greater collaboration between ISPs and the content industry - an association that... [09 Jul 2008]
All change for the telecoms old guard
Comment There is a storm brewing in European telecoms. They are going to be continuously under attack, and there will be considerable consolidation throughout European telecoms. This included bringing its mobile phone interests closer to the core of the... [22 Mar 1999]
Europe sees telecoms prices fall
News The European Union has given itself a big pat on the back over falling prices in the continent's telecoms market but is warning more regulation will be needed to keep the industry on track. According to the EC's European Electronic Communications... [21 Feb 2006]
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]
Telecoms takes centre stage in Europe
News European Union telecoms ministers are today meeting to discuss a broad range of critical issues currently facing the industry. The agenda includes electronic signatures for ecommerce, millennium bug compliance among European telcos and how a... [22 Apr 1999]
BT in danger of breaking local loop deadline
News For some national telecoms regulators, including the UK's Oftel, the move advances national deadlines by six months. However, Michael Ryan, the head of the telecoms practice at law firm Arnold and Porter, said the UK will find itself in breach of... [03 Oct 2000]
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