2 November 2011
Last week a comprehensive European radio policy paving the way for improvements to wireless services has been agreed upon. The agreement will foster the roll-out of high speed wireless broadband systems, vital to Europe’s digital single market.
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28 October 2011
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The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved an overhaul of its fund that subsidizes rural telephone service, turning it into one meant to offer broadband service to the millions of Americans who lack high-speed connections.
The NY Times has more.
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26 October 2011
Yesterday the ITU released a report at its yearly Telecom World event. The facts and figures speak for themselves:
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19 October 2011
This week the US Federal Communications Commission and the wireless industry announced a voluntary set of “Wireless Consumer Usage Notification Guidelines” aimed at preventing “bill shock.”
According to the FCC announcement, phone and tablet customers must be given clear notifications that they’re approaching their plan’s SMS, data and voice limits. The notifications must be free, and consumers must have the easy ability to opt out of them. The commission is working with the Consumers Union on a website that will track implementation of the alert system.
Watch FCC Chairman Jules Genachowski’s announcement.
Source: DSLreports.com
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19 October 2011
The European Commission is planning to invest over EUR9 billion from 2014 to 2020 on pan-European projects to give citizens and businesses access to high-speed broadband networks, according to a proposal revealed today.
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13 October 2011
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New EU laws on net neutrality may be necessary to stop ISPs infringing individuals’ data protection and privacy rights, according to the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS).
Read more on Out-Law.
Go directly to the EDPS opinion (PDF).
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