The European “fair share” debate EU commissioner Thierry Breton (formerly CEO of Orange) is pushing for a legislative reform of the telecom sector that could materially change the functioning of the […]
Fair share: the definitive guide
What will change for European telecom networks: from copper based-networks to fiber revolution
Whether the new Electronic Code for electronic communications will encourage or frustrate network investments (you will soon read different opinions about), there is something fundamentally new in the telecom reform politically agreed […]
The Vodafone-Liberty Global merger in Germany: the antitrust chances, pro & contra
The antitrust decision about the acquisition of several assets of Liberty Global by Vodafone will be a real dilemma for the competent offices of the European Commission, aka the Competition Directorate (“DG […]
Why in Italy TIM’s network separation is convenient for everybody
There is no doubt that the history of TIM (formerly Telecom Italia) is different from other big European incumbents such as Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica, BT, Telia ecc: while after liberalization these […]
Broadband deployment in Europe: better than expected
Many have worried that the European Union is falling catastrophically behind a number of competitors (including Japan, South Korea, and the United States) in terms of deployment and adoption of broadband and […]
The ups and down of European telecom regulation
Today Commissioner Kroes announced, via and ad-hoc press conference, the adoption of a well-expected proposal of regulation for the reduction of costs of rollout of broadband high-speed networks. On the same day, […]
The controversial European reform of network regulation
In July 2012 Mrs. Kroes announced a fundamental reform of the Commission’s policy in the matter of broadband and high-speed networks (NGA: next generation access). The Dutch commissioner is convinced that this […]
Kroes: l’ho fatto perchè me lo hanno chiesto gli investitori
Il commissario di DG Connect alla conferenza ECTA spiega la sua ricetta per le fibre (intanto Telecom Italia pensa di spendere fino a 7 miliardi in rete fissa, però in Brasile). L’intervento di […]
La Kroes in Finlandia: prove tecniche di deregulation
Il Commissario Kroes mette le mani avanti e cerca di anticipare la sua riforma testandola sulla piccola Finlandia La Commissione Europea ha adottato una decisione (tecnicamente, una raccomandazione ex articolo 7(4) della […]
Neelie e le Idi di luglio
La Commissione Europea teme per gli investimenti pubblici nel settore broadband, ma neanche quelli privati se la passano tanto bene. Ieri sera presso la European Internet Foundation, al Parlamento Europeo, si è […]
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