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Etiqueta: EU Telecoms Rules

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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.

»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.

Monthly Round Up: May 2013

The possible end for EU roaming charges and a guarantee of net neutrality, the questionable independence of the Estonian telecoms regulator, the wide gap between US and EU mobile networks and more than 400ppm of CO2 in Earth’s atmosphere, all in the news this May.

Monthly Round Up: January 2013

This January in the headlines: expect a reform of the EU telecoms rules, pluralism and freedom of media in Europe, how to support women in ICT and action against countries with poor air quality.

Interview with Chi Onwurah MP: “European regulators need to be more robust in setting key message for competition in NGA”

Chi Onwurah is the UK Shadow Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills, and is a board member of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology. Ms Onwurah spoke to Aphaia's Boštjan Makarovič about the future of telecoms regulation and Next Generation Access networks.

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.

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.

Five EU Member States to be fined for not adopting telecoms rules

The European Commission has announced that it will refer five European Union Member States to the EU Court of Justice for failing to implement the new telecoms rules into national legislation in the deadline prescribed.

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.

European Commission stops prices proposed for Polish mobile operator

The European Commission has, in line with its powers under the 2009 Telecoms Directive, put a stop to Polish telecommunications regulator UKE’s intention to set mobile termination rates for the Polish operator AERO2. The case marks the first time the Commission has expressed an intention of using its new powers of vetoing proposed regulatory remedies.