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Consultation on Cloud computing 17 May 2011 | 02:52 am
The EU Commission has published an online survey on 'cloud computing'. The online public consultation will run until the August 31st. Responses will feed into the preparation of a European cloud compu...
Microsoft buys Skype 11 May 2011 | 07:07 am
Largely commented in press is today's announcement that Microsoft is intending (subject to antitrust approval - which seems unlikely to be a big issue at first glance) to buy Skype. Skype is an EU bas...
OPTA's decisions on M4 and 5 annulled 7 May 2011 | 01:47 am
The Dutch appeal court (College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven) has annulled OPTA's M4 and 5 decisions based on incorrect market definition (fiber LLU for corporate users should be a separate marke...
ECJ: incumbent operators can become a one-stop shop for rival directory-service providers...but not on a cost-oriented basis 5 May 2011 | 11:57 pm
This is the practical result of the decision rendered today ... combined with a previous decision from February. In its DT decision (case C‑543/09) rendered today, the Court of Justice ruled that the...
NCA cannot adopt negative antitrust decisions 3 May 2011 | 07:56 pm
Again, the telecom sector gave rise to an interesting preliminary ruling on EU competition law. In the Tele2 Polska decision rendered today, the Court of Justice held that national competition authori...
EP Report on spectrum policy program 3 May 2011 | 04:41 am
The European Parliament has published the report on a coordinated European approach to radio spectrum policy management (in french).
M4 and 5 in France notified to the Commission 29 Apr 2011 | 02:30 am
ARCEP notified yesterday its M4 and M5 regulation to the EC. Draft decisions are available here.
Art 7.: M7 in Poland 28 Apr 2011 | 02:16 am
At the beginning of this month, the Commission published its comments on the draft M7 polish decision. Those are as follows: Need for regulating termination rates reflecting efficient costs The Com...
NEREC papers 26 Apr 2011 | 08:06 pm
Since last year, NEREC, a Spanish institute, publishes an annual contribution monitoring EU telecom policy. It includes papers from M. Cave and others. It focuses pretty much on NGA regulation. The 20...
Independence of regulators in AVMS Directive 22 Apr 2011 | 08:16 pm
Last January, the preliminary study on the criteria for independence of regulators in the AVMS directive has been published. Although, this relates to media and not purely telecoms, the criteria could...
