The European Union seems to produce plenty of initiatives and ideas in the area of copyright in the digital world. Recently, an unusual team consisting of 3 European commissioners (Barnier, Kroes and […]
The Google/Orange Internet deal: much ado about nothing?
Today there was lot of agitation on the press because of an alleged deal between Google and Orange, whereby the former would pay for the Internet traffic conveyed over the network of […]
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, […]
Slovenia reinforces net neutrality principles
The Slovenian Parliament has approved an innovative legislative framework on net neutrality which is going to shake the debate in Europe. The Slovenian law, adopted on December 20 and published in the […]
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 […]
WCIT12 finally collapses
The negotiations in Dubai have failed. Despite the fact that long discussions had created large consensus towards a draft document deprived of the most controversial issues (such as the extension of ITU’s […]
European regulators (Berec) confirm attention over net neutrality
Berec, the European agency based in Riga representing the European telecom regulators, has adopted a couple of interesting documents on net neutrality, with the aim to provide a concise description of three […]
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 […]
WCIT12: il CEPT conferma la sua opposizione alla riforma di Internet in sede ITU
Ed intanto ECIPE giudica le proposte di ETNO incompatibili con la normativa WTO Con un comunicato stampa pubblicato oggi 29 novembre 2012, il CEPT (l’organismo che riunisce le amministrazioni postali e delle telecomunicazioni […]
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