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EU and USA among countries refusing new UN internet treaty

EU Member States and the United States are among the countries that have refused to sign the new International Telecommunications Regulations Treaty as proposed by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in Dubai.

Pravna praksa magazine: New Slovenian Electronic Communications Act – a local spin on the EU regulatory framework

In the latest issue of the Slovene legal magazine Pravna Praksa Aphaia’s Chief Consultant Dr Boštjan Makarovič writes about the new Slovene Electronic Communications Act.

Hollywood and European filmmakers to unite against Google

According to reports, the American Motion Picture Association is to join European film producers in pressuring Google to change the way in which the search engine displays pirated content in its search results.

Dutch provider must pay damages from hosting torrent site

In a landmark decision the Court of the Hague has ruled that the Dutch hosting provider XS Networks had acted unlawfully by refusing to immediately shut down the torrent hosting site SUMOTorrent and by not assisting the Dutch antipiracy group BREIN in identifying its owners. The provider is now liable for the damages caused by

20 years of the single market in Europe

2012  marks the 20th anniversary of the Single Market in the European Union. The Single Market has transformed the way Europeans live, work, travel, do business and study, allowing people and businesses to move and trade freely across borders within the EU.

October is Cyber Security Month

This October marks the start of the first European Cyber Security Month. Organized by ENISA, the European Network and Information Security Agency under the motto ‘Be Aware, Be Secure’, the Cyber Security Month will feature several pilot projects from select EU countries with the aim of raising information security awareness.

Aphaia to speak at the 2012 FTTx Eastern Europe conference

Dr Boštjan Makarovič, Aphaia’s Chief Consultant, is to speak at the FTTx Summit Eastern Europe conference that is taking place in Budapest between 18 and 21 September 2012.

Europe investing € 365 million in smart cities in 2013

With almost three quarters of Europeans living in cities that are consuming 70 % of Europe’s energy, the European Union is focusing on making its cities more efficient by investing € 365 million in smart technology.

Poland must improve access to its fibre network

The European Commission has called on the Polish telecoms regulator to amend or withdraw its proposal to give alternative operators only limited access to Telekomunikacja Polska’s fibre networks.

New European e-waste rules come into force

On 13 August a new EU directive managing the collection and treatment of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) came into force.