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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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The European Commission urges web companies to agree on a 'do-not-track' standard

Digital agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes called upon the web industry to agree on a do-not-track (DNT) standard at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) meeting in Brussels, reiterating her demand from June 2011 that the standard is to be implemented within a year.  Read why a DNT standard is important in an article by Aphaia”s
February 9, 2012 Comments (0) Share
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European data protection rules to be reformed

The European Commission has proposed a reform of European data protection rules in order to strengthen online privacy rights, as the current EU data protection legislation from 1995 does not take into account the technological progress of recent years.
January 27, 2012 Comments (0) Share
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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.
November 24, 2011 Comments (0) Share
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Five new European online public services introduced

The European Commission has presented five new online European online public services at the ‘Borderless eGovernment Services for Europeans’ conference, that took place in Poznan, Poland on 17 and 18 November. Participating in the projects are several partners from different EU Member States, with  Commission providing half the funding for the projects (€62.67 million out
November 21, 2011 Comments (0) Share
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EU Radio Spectrum Policy to come into force

The first European Radio Spectrum Policy Programme, setting up a comprehensive EU radio policy and thus providing the platform for further improvements to wireless services is to come into force after being endorsed by Member States.
November 8, 2011 Comments (0) Share
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Europe to invest 9 billion in broadband and 9 billion in energy development

The European Commission has proposed to spend €9 billion from 2014 to 2020 on high-speed broadband deployment projects in Europe and an additional €9 billion on trans-European energy infrastructure.
October 21, 2011 Comments (0) Share
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EU launches ‘Generation Awake’

On 17 October 2011 the European Commission launched “Generation Awake. Your choices make a world of difference!”, a campaign designed to encourage consumers to make resource efficient purchasing choices.
October 18, 2011 Comments (0) Share
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Proposed unified European sales law to boost trade, including eCommerce

The European Commission has proposed an optional Common European Sales Law that is to transcend barriers to cross-border trade in the EU. The law now needs to be approved by EU Member States and the European Parliament.
October 14, 2011 Comments (0) Share
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Cars to be able to dial emergency services in case of serious accidents by 2015

An emergency call system for road accidents is to be part of all new models of cars and light vehicles in the EU from 2015 onwards. The eCall system will automatically dial the single European emergency number 112 in the event of a serious accident, communicating the vehicle’s location to first respondents even when participants
September 16, 2011 Comments (0) Share