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Broadband Bullying Banned: First, it was France Télécom and Deutsche Telekom. Now, it’s Telefónica. The European Union has levied one of the largest fines ever – 152 million euros – against Spanish telecom operator Telefónica for allegedly engaging in a “margin squeeze” in the Read More...
Posted 04 July 07 12:26 by Maricelle Ruiz | 146 Comments
Filed under Antitrust, Deutsche Telekom, European Commission, European Union, finance, France Télécom, Spain, Telecommunications, Telefónica
European Parliament Adopts New International Roaming Regulation: IBLS Contributor: Bart Goddyn, Goddyn Belgium, bart.goddyn@goddyn.eu , writes: On 23 May 2007, the plenary session of the European Parliament voted, with a strong majority, for the adoption of a Regulation to reduce international roaming tariffs for mobile Read More...
Posted 29 May 07 09:04 by IBLS Editor | 3 Comments
Filed under Bart Goddyn, consumer protection, Council of EU Telecom Ministers, ERG, European Parliament, European Regulators’ Group, European Union, Eurotariff, finance, Goddyn, international roaming, roaming, roaming regulation, roaming tariffs, telecommunication
Should We Go To War Over A Massive Cyber-Attack?: Estonia is doing it again. The tiny Eastern European nation – holder of the first Internet election – is pushing the boundaries to set another legal precedent. But this time around, a change in the law could entail serious international consequences. Read More...
Posted 21 May 07 12:23 by Maricelle Ruiz | 12 Comments
Filed under Andrus Ansip, Angela Merkel, China, cyber-attack, cyber-crime, cyber-terrorism, cyber-war, denial of service attack, electronic espionage, Estonia, European Union, Jaak Aaviksoo, José Manuel Barroso, NATO, North Atlantic Treaty, online elections, online security, Russia, United Nations
Europe adopts legislation to expedite e-payments: The European Union is in the process of integrating national payment systems to create a Single Euro Payments Area or SEPA. The initiative intends to facilitate electronic payments and services, such as direct debit and e-invoicing, throughout the EU Read More...
Posted 27 April 07 07:39 by Maricelle Ruiz | 0 Comments
Filed under consumer protection, Council of the European Union, direct debit, e-banking, e-invoicing, electronic banking, electronic payment, electronic payment service, electronic service, e-payment, EU, EU Council, European Parliament, European Union, FATF, Financial Action Task Force, money laundering, payment service provider, Payment Services Directive, SEPA, Single Euro Payments Area, terrorist financing
The European Union battles another successful technology giant: It’s a season of contrasts at Apple. A few days ago, the technology giant sold its 100 millionth iPod, making the iPod the fastest selling music player in history. And just like Microsoft, it also found itself in the middle of a European Union antitrust Read More...
Posted 11 April 07 01:22 by Maricelle Ruiz | 0 Comments
Filed under Antitrust, antitrust investigation, Apple, Article 81, Belgium, Copyright, digital rights management, DRM, EC Treaty, EEA, Entertainment and Music, EU, European Community Treaty, European Economic Area, European Union, François G. Laugier, iPod, iTunes, Microsoft, News Factor Network, online music, online store, Statement of Objections

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