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The European Regulator Group (ERG), an organization that brings together the 34 national regulators of the European Union, recently published its second report on wholesale and retail charges for cellular communications in Europe. The ERG acts as a central point for collecting data from each country’s telecom regulator. This report gives a clearer picture of the effects of regulations on the price of cellular calls in Europe over the past two years. At a recent press conference in Europe, Daniel…

There’s no way to be polite about the state of US broadband. Study after study has shown that the country is falling behind not only other developed nations, but is now lagging developing countries as well. Free Press has published a report that sticks it to the incumbent-backed sock puppet think tank industry that wants people to believe that everything’s just fine. There’s no way to be polite about the state of US broadband. Study after study has shown that…

How much are people around the world paying per megabit for broadband access? The Telegraph (UK) says Brits are paying 17 times more than Swedes and 7 times more than the French. How much are people around the world paying per megabit for broadband access? The Telegraph (UK) says Brits are paying £5.60 a month for each megabit per second (Mbps), which is 17 times more than Swedes and 7 times more than the French.

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The European Commission has imposed a fine of 151 million Euros on Spanish incumbent telco, Telefonica, for abuse of its dominant position in the Spanish broadband market. The fine is the second highest ever levied by the Commission (the highest is 497 million EUR against Microsoft). The European Commission has imposed a fine of 151 million Euros on Spanish incumbent telco, Telefonica, for abuse of its dominant position in the Spanish broadband market. The fine is the second highest ever…

ARCEP, the French telecoms regulator, is launching two public consultations to determine whether the risk of monopolization of fiber networks exists under the current regime, whereby fiber infrastructure is laid out by different entities without mutual sharing of access. ARCEP, the French telecoms regulator, is launching two public consultations before the summer to determine whether the risk of monopolization of fiber networks exists under the current regime, whereby fiber infrastructure is laid out by different entities without mutual sharing of…

The European Commission has ruled that the use of public funds by the Welsh Assembly Government for public sector use does not constitute state aid. Like the earlier decision concerning the Prague muni Wi-Fi network, the Commission blessed this project because the network will not be open to the public. The European Commission has decided that the procurement of a high bandwidth network service by the Welsh Assembly Government for public sector organisations in Wales does not constitute state aid…