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Kroes pushes telecoms single market to handle ‘spaghetti spectrum’ - 27 February 2013

SPECIAL REPORT / Europe's Commissioner for the digital agenda, Neelie Kroes, called yesterday (26 February) for a true single market in telecommunications to overcome sluggish spectrum sales by EU member states and to prevent governments pocketing the cash proceeds. EurActiv reports from the GSMA conference in Barcelona.

Commission asks telcos to share radio waves - 04 September 2012

The European Commission is pushing telecoms companies to share the radio frequencies they use for mobile and broadband services as space runs out for rapidly increasing Web use.

The brave new world of digital innovation - 08 December 2011

The digital world is undergoing a revolution in "self-organisation" – thanks to social media – that offers individuals, companies and governments opportunities to transform society in innovative ways, according to a leading Internet expert. It also threatens to unleash civil unrest on a scale never before witnessed, he warns, citing the Arab Spring.

Brussels probes publishers, Apple for price-fixing on eBooks - 07 December 2011

The Commission yesterday (6 December) launched an investigation into potential price fixing between e-book publishers and Apple Inc, to examine whether rival publishers were blocked or consumers harmed.

Digital cloud providers face EU privacy audits - 28 November 2011

The European Commission believes it is only "logical" that companies providing cloud services over the Internet face audits on whether they are keeping their promises on personal data security. 

Parliament pushes for keeping Internet open - 18 November 2011

The European Parliament adopted yesterday (17 November) a clear-cut position on net neutrality, giving the priority to maintaining an open Internet for all rather than increasing its use for commercial purposes.

EU broadband funds receive cautious welcome - 20 October 2011

The European Commission has agreed to co-finance Europe's long-awaited transition from copper to faster fibre-based telecom and internet networks while industry worries that EU funds could weaken investors' appetite for risk. 

ePrivacy watchdog raises concerns over 'net neutrality' - 10 October 2011

The EU's data security watchdog has warned of “serious implications” for privacy and data protection if a disproportionate approach is taken to ensure net neutrality like filtering network traffic on a grand scale.

Security fears hampering SME's cloud lift-off - 05 October 2011

European SMEs could scoop up additional profits of €1.2 billion if they set aside their persistant security fears over cloud computing and adopt the new technology, claimed participants at a round table yesterday (October 4).

MEPs urge encouragement for female web entrepreneurs - 04 October 2011

Women are under-represented in SME-funding despite being best positioned to exploit internet technology and social media to create 'local' SMEs, according to MEPs. 

Internet divide grips Europe's crisis-riven south: Report - 03 October 2011

Northern European countries are reaping more than twice the benefits than their crisis-riven southern counterparts from the internet as a contributor to their net GDP, according to a new survey. 

Brussels to begin telecoms access price battle - 27 September 2011

The European commissioner in charge of Telecoms, Neelie Kroes, is about to launch a public debate on revising access prices for telecoms' copper-based fixed lines in a move aimed at favouring a gradual migration to fibre-optic super-fast communications, EurActiv has learned.

Smartphone security below par, says EU agency - 13 September 2011

Smartphone security is not what it ought to be as popular apps are increasingly targeted by cyber attackers, according to a report by the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA).

French mayors call for faster high-speed Internet roll-out - 25 August 2011

According to a new survey, the mayors of rural France overwhelmingly want very high-speed Internet coverage made available to their towns long before the French government's current plans would allow. EurActiv France reports.

Telco bosses fail to break deadlock on fibre funding - 15 July 2011

As the European Commission takes the bull by the horns and asks companies to address a lack of investment in high-speed fibre optic networks, big and small telcommunications firms are failing to break a deadlock on how fibre should be financed. 

Brussels eyes end to roaming surcharges - 16 May 2011

A new draft regulation prepared by Digital Commissioner Neelie Kroes envisages lower caps on cross-border telephone charges and is expected to put mobile roaming prices on an equal footing with national tariffs by 2016.

Commission faces 'fistfight' on broadband pricing - 14 April 2011

Companies still reeling from a fight over contested EU regulation on access to fibre networks now face an even bigger battle over how much smaller telecommunications operators will have to pay their bigger rivals to use their networks, industry sources reveal. 

EU close to agreeing single payment area switchover - 13 April 2011

A consensus is emerging among the EU's institutions on setting a deadline for banks' switchover to the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) system. However, divisions persist among banks, insurers and others regarding certain features of the proposal, notably on the modality of the switch and various national waivers.

Number of '.eu' domain names doubles over five years - 07 April 2011

The number of registered websites with the '.eu' top-level domain name has reached 3.4 million, according to figures from EURid, the non-profit organisation that manages it.

Europe, US converging on Internet privacy - 29 March 2011

A series of meetings between US and EU regulators has narrowed transatlantic divergences on how to regulate Internet privacy. However, significant differences remain, such as Europe's insistence on a "right to be forgotten".

'Smart work' could be key to green growth - 28 February 2011

A nationwide network of 'Smart Work Centres' has sprung up in the Netherlands over the last three years, enabling people to work in a more flexible manner and bringing benefits to employees, employers and the environment.

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Internet guru: Digital self-organisation will spur growth - 08 December 2011

Beneath the current gloomy economic perspective in Europe, there is underlying opportunity, says Internet guru Don Tapscott. But in order to unleash this, companies, individuals and governments must embrace the transforming power of digital innovation, he told EurActiv.

Boston Group head: Bridge gap in internet economy with policy for growth - 03 October 2011

New data shows that Europe's most crisis-riven countries are suffering from a deficit of internet connectedness. There is no simple solution, but governments need to encourage better infrastructure and engagement, says David Dean, because without the web, growth will not come easily. 

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