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From July Europeans will pay less when using mobile devices abroad

The European Union has reached a preliminary deal on the new EU Roaming Rules proposed by the European Commission last year. The European Parliament is expected to approve the agreement in May 2012 and the Council in June, paving the way for the new rules to enter into force on 1 July 2012.
March 30, 2012 Comments (0) Share
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European Commission refers Hungary to European Court of Justice over telecoms tax

The European Commission has referred Hungary to the European Court of Justice for failing to end a special tax on the turnover of telecommunications operators. The tax in question was introduced in October 2010 in response to the economic crisis of the country.
March 26, 2012 Comments (0) Share
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Wildlife Conservation Units in Mexico: Sustainability or Fallacy?

Mexico is a diverse country. Between 60 and 70% of the planet’s biodiversity is housed in only 12 countries, one of which is Mexico. Some of the causes that make Mexico a country of great biodiversity are the topography, the variety of climates and a complex history, both geological and biological as well as cultural.
March 12, 2012 Comments (0) Share
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UK internet providers could act as intermediaries in defamation disputes

The UK Government has suggested that Internet Service Providers could act as go-betweens between parties involved in defamation disputes online. The suggestion comes as part of the reform of English libel legislation. 
March 12, 2012 Comments (0) Share
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ACER is celebrating its 1st birthday

The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) is celebrating its first birthday. ACER became operational exactly one year ago, on 3 March 2011. 
March 2, 2012 Comments (0) Share
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Google’s new privacy policy not in compliance with EU law

The French data protection authority CNIL, tasked by EU privacy watchdogs to investigate Google’s new privacy policy has found that the policy does not seem to be in compliance with EU data protection legislation.
February 29, 2012 Comments (0) Share
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European Court of Justice to examine ACTA

The European Commission has asked the European Court of Justice is to examine whether ACTA, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement is incompatible with the European Union’s fundamental rights and freedoms, the EU Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht has announced.
February 22, 2012 Comments (0) Share
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European Court of Justice rules against anti-piracy filter

The European Court of Justice has ruled that a social network cannot be made to install an anti-piracy filtering system.The judgment comes after SABAM, a Belgian institution that manages the copyright of  Belgian writers and composers wanted Netlog, a Belgian social networking website with some 94 million registered international users, to install a filtering system
February 20, 2012 Comments (0) Share
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European Commission says ‘no’ to new Danish SMS prices and higher Dutch telephony rates

The European Commission has once again exercised its power of suspending proposed telecoms regulatory measures and has halted the implementation of new SMS termination rates in Denmark and the proposed increase of fixed and mobile telephony termination rates in the Netherlands.
February 16, 2012 Comments (0) Share
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China refuses to comply with new EU airline emissions scheme

The Chinese government has barred their airlines from complying with the new EU legislation that would see all airlines operating from European Union airports pay an emission charge.
February 10, 2012 Comments (0) Share