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		<title>EC Proposes Broad Data Protection Rules</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 25 January the European Commission published a broad legislative package aimed at safeguarding personal data across the EU. The proposal, if approved, is expected to strengthen citizens’ rights and could have a far-reaching impact on the way online data are collected and processed. Viviane Reding, the justice and fundamental rights commissioner, had to struggle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European Alternative Operators Call to End Subsidies for Incumbents</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week CEOs of major telecoms competitors have called on European Commissioner Neelie Kroes to put an end to excessive charges for historic telephone networks, which they say amount to a subsidy for dominant firms. In a meeting with Ms. Kroes, Commissioner for the Digital Agenda, CEOs emphasized that there was no justification for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>INTUG Responds to EC Consultations on non-Discrimination, Cost Methodologies Wholesale Access</title>
		<link>http://intug.org/2011/11/28/intug-responds-to-ec-consultations-on-non-discrimination-cost-methodologies-wholesale-access/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[INTUG has today responded to two key consultations by the European Commission on non-discrimination and cost methodologies for wholesale access. These consultations go to the heart of establishing a competitive environment for business services, whilst at the same time incentivizing investment in fiber-based networks. These two objectives are essential for delivering the European Digital Agenda [...]]]></description>
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		<title>16 EU Members Slow to Implement New Telecoms Rules</title>
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		<comments>http://intug.org/2011/11/25/16-eu-members-slow-to-implement-new-telecoms-rules/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday the European Commission has urged 16 member states to fully implement the new EU telecoms rules into national law. Partial implementation of the EU telecoms rules, adopted last May, limit consumers&#8217; rights in these member states. The new rules give EU customers new rights regarding fixed telephony, mobile services and Internet access. Under the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU Parliament Pushes for Keeping &#8216;Open Internet&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://intug.org/2011/11/18/eu-parliament-pushes-for-keeping-open-internet/</link>
		<comments>http://intug.org/2011/11/18/eu-parliament-pushes-for-keeping-open-internet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ryan Heath]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday the European Parliament (EP) adopted 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. A resolution passed by MEPs in Strasbourg calls on the European Commission to ensure that “Internet service providers do not block, discriminate against or impair [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EC Proposes 9 Billion for Broadband</title>
		<link>http://intug.org/2011/10/19/ec-proposes-9-billion-for-broadband/</link>
		<comments>http://intug.org/2011/10/19/ec-proposes-9-billion-for-broadband/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:44:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. The aim of the plan is to support investment in less obviously attractive broadband infrastructure projects, especially those outside urban or densely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EC Consults on non-Discriminatory Access and Wholesale Cost Methodology</title>
		<link>http://intug.org/2011/10/04/ec-consults-on-non-discriminatory-access-and-wholesale-cost-methodology/</link>
		<comments>http://intug.org/2011/10/04/ec-consults-on-non-discriminatory-access-and-wholesale-cost-methodology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 08:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday the European Commission launched a consultation on non-discriminatory access to dominant operator network services and another on cost methodologies for the provision of wholesale services. A competitive market for wholesale broadband access is a fundamental requirement to enable network service providers to offer international network services to multinational companies, and the consultations are designed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EC Looks into Complaints against MS-Skype Deal</title>
		<link>http://intug.org/2011/09/28/ec-looks-into-complaints-against-ms-skype-deal/</link>
		<comments>http://intug.org/2011/09/28/ec-looks-into-complaints-against-ms-skype-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:29:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Antitrust]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Messagenet]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission is determining whether to require the unbundling of Skype from Microsoft&#8217;s Windows operating system before authorizing the planned merger of the two companies, Euractiv reports. Italian fixed and VoIP telecom provider Messagenet claims that the merger would increase Skype&#8217;s dominant position in the markets of Internet-based telephony and video telephony, according to [...]]]></description>
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