UPDATE: On June 11, 2015 the Belgian Constitutional Court declared invalid Belgian data retention law. The decision is here, more infos to follow On March 11, 2015 a Dutch court declared the […]
The European Parliament opens the eyes over lack of competition in European telecoms
Today the European Parliament voted an important motion for resolution on the Annual Report on EU Competition Policy. The report concerns, inter alia, the competitiveness situation in the European Telecom sector. The European […]
No VAT reduction for electronic books, EU court says
According to the Court of Justice of the European Union (decision of March 5, case C-479/13 and C-502/13 Commission v France and Commission v Luxembourg), European Members States cannot apply to electronic […]
The European governments find a deal on roaming and net neutrality: a low-level compromise
The Council of the EU, which is currently lead by the Latvian presidency, finally stroke an agreement on the draft proposal about roaming and net-neutrality. A mandate has been given to the […]
The new US order about net neutrality and Internet, and the impact upon Europe
The FCC, the US regulator for telecoms and Internet, will soon adopt a fundamental decision in the matter of telecom and Internet regulation: as anticipated by various sources, US broadband access will […]
The European reform of net neutrality: time for bazaar negotiations
The European Union is getting closer to a common position for a European regulation on net neutrality. The Latvian presidency, who started to lead the Council in January 2015, circulated a draft […]
The European Commission stops easy consolidation in the telecom markets
The European Commission has started a Phase II investigation regarding an envisaged concentration in the Spanish telecommunications market, regarding the acquisition of Jazztel (a pure fixed operator) by Orange (a Spanish subsidiary […]
Que viva roaming (until 2020 and even further)
Roaming surcharges within the EU should end one day, but we do not know when exactly. For the time being, European citizens will continue to pay roaming surcharges abroad at least until […]
Broadband rural development: the “déjà vu” from the European Commission
While people are still speculating about what will be the approach of the new European Commission to boost investments in broadband, Mr. Oettinger – the (German) commissioner for the Digital Agenda – […]
How Obama’s view on net neutrality may influence the European net neutrality reform
The recent intervention of President Obama in the matter of net neutrality sounded like a bomb in the US ongoing reform of net neutrality. We all know that following the judicial case […]
