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Etiqueta: Boštjan Makarovič

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Aphaia at FTTx Summit Eastern Europe: do we really need to ‘fix’ the telecoms sector?

Aphaia participated in the FTTx Summit Eastern Europe conference that took place in Warsaw from 7 to 9 October 2013. Read more about the event after the jump.

Monthly Round Up: September 2013

Spain really really does not like online piracy, Google knows everything you type into your smartphone, and Aphaia’s Boštjan Makarovič thinks that there is still a general lack of competitive market-based thinking amongst policy-makers in Slovenia – this month in the news.

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

»Instant solutions appealing to users being sought«

Aphaia’s Chief Consultant Boštjan Makarovič commented on the European Commission’s plans to harmonize European telecoms prices for the Slovene newspaper Delo. Such harmonisation could have as a consequence a lack of investment and the downfall of small operators, agrees Makarovič.

Aphaia at FTTx Summit 2013: resolving the rural FTTx investment gridlock

Aphaia’s Chief Consultant Boštjan Makarovič spoke today at the IQPC FTTx Summit Europe 2013 conference in Berlin about the policy and regulatory options of resolving the European rural FTTx investment gridlock.

Aphaia and Ventura Team prepare strategy for developing high-speed broadband in rural areas

Together with London consultancy Ventura Team, Aphaia has prepared a study with the optimal strategy for developing high speed-broadband in the rural areas of Slovenia, an example of a country with early mass market FTTH investment and competition that, however, remained limited to urban areas.

EU to take action against Google by summer

European privacy watchdogs have announced Monday that they are to take action against Google by summer for its privacy policy, which is not in compliance with European privacy legislation.

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.

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.

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.