The envisaged purchase of a controlling stake of Telecom Italia by Chinese investors (Hutchison) is shaking the debate about the future of the Italian telecommunications market, and also raising questions about consequent […]
Consolidation in the European telecom market: the understood misunderstanding
The European Council, which met in Brussels in March 14-15, finally acknowledged, upon request of the European Commission, the question about need for more integration for the telecom single market: “Digital Agenda and other […]
European consumers are concerned about Kroes’ plans on broadband
Today (January 10, 2013) the European Consumers organization BEUC sent a letter to Neelie Kroes warning the European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda about the potential negative impact of her proposed reform […]
The big bluff of the big pan-Europe network
According to rumours gathered and published by the Financial Times, the representatives of the biggest ex-monopolist telcos (Orange, Telefonica, Deutsche Telekom, Telecom Italia ecc) met with Joaquìn Almunia, European Commissioner for Competition, […]
The divergences between Almunia and Kroes on broadband competition
The views of Kroes and Almunia about competition are diverging more and more. While Kroes, the European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda (and for remonopolization, according to many) is clearly sacrificing competition […]
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