Green light for ‘Connected Continent’
Despite some severe criticism, the Council of the European Union green lit the 'Connected Continent' telecoms reform package in its meeting yesterday in Brussels.
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Anonymous online comments the responsibility of website they are published on?
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that a news website is responsible for its users’ defamatory comments. The judgement comes in the case of Delfi SA v. Estonia.
Single EU telecoms market proposal ambitious, necessary, but probably not enough
The European Commission has adopted what it is calling its “most ambitious plan in 26 years of telecoms market reform”. The proposed revamp should see a reduction in consumer charges, and will simplify red tape faced by companies, bringing a range of new rights for both users and service providers. For more, see Aphaia's White
Commission criticizes ‘regulatory mess’ in EU telecoms
European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes has said that different charges and regulatory systems across the EU are hurting broadband investment. The statement precedes the new proposal for a Single EU Telecoms Market.
Study: Europeans flocking to Wi-Fi, spectrum needed to meet rising demand
A new EU study on the impact of traffic off-loading and related technological trends on the demand for wireless broadband spectrum has shown that people are flocking to use Wi-Fi internet. With the trend set to continue, the study recommends that extra spectrum be made available for Wi-Fi across Europe to support the momentum.
Britain to set up default ‘family friendly’ filters for all broadband users
The United Kingdom will see most of its households have pornography blocked by their internet service provider, it has been announced. The filters will be set up automatically for both existing and new customers.
Deep sea wind turbines could power all of Europe
A new report from the EWEA, the European Wind Energy Association argues that the energy produced from wind turbines in deep waters in the North Sea alone could more than meet the electricity consumption needs of the European Union.
In Europe the broadband we are paying for is not the broadband we get
Europeans are not receiving the broadband speeds they are paying for, reveals a new EU study on fixed broadband performance, for the first time confirming the difference between advertised and actual broadband speeds.
Infographic: Sustainability – the what and why
Beginning today is the EU Sustainable Energy Week 2013. Energy efficiency and renewable energy are of key importance to address the major energy challenges facing the European Union today. But do you actually know what all the buzzwords connected with sustainability mean?
France to Google: comply with the law or pay
As promised in the beginning of this year, the French data protection authority has ordered Google to change its privacy policy in three months or else pay a fine of up to 300,000 €. Launching their own national investigations are several other EU Member States.
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