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Telecoms: European Commission welcomes EU Ministers' approval of bro..

Brussels, 20 November 2009 Telecoms: European Commission welcomes EU Ministers' approval of broad reform to bring about a competitive single telecoms market Today, the Council of EU Ministers unanimously approved the EU's...

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112: European Commission sends Italy final warning and closes legal ..

Vrijdag 20 november 2009 | European Union ] The European Commission today stepped up legal action against Italy because Italian emergency services still do not receive information about the location of people who dial 112 -...

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Increased Budget Constraints Heighten Expectations of European eGove..

Increased Budget Constraints Heighten Expectations of European eGovernment as Improved Take-up of Services Becomes Priority Capgemini's latest Benchmark Measurement on EU eGovernment reveals increase in the availability and...

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Broadband internet continues to grow in EU

With more than 11 million new fixed lines laid in a year, the take up of broadband internet continues to grow in Europe. However, mobile broadband, not fibre or DSL, remains the key growth engine in countries like Ireland and...

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EU a distant comfort for iiNet in AFACT case

The legal arguments in the iiNet-AFACT case being heard in the Federal Court in Sydney echo those that saw the creation recent 'internet rights' reforms in the European Union – and both sides have been watching these...

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Member states urged to nominate more women commissioners

A cross-party group of MEPs have said it is "inadmissible" that "so few" women have been nominated for places in the new commission. So far, only three of the 20 confirmed nominees for the new commission are female. They are...

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Broadband for all

EC calls for more fibre investment… earlier this month the redoubtable Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commission responsible for Information Society and Media, called for the provision of ‘broadband for all’ and a...

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Opening speech at the Internet Governance Forum

Maandag 16 november 2009 | European Union ] I n her opening speech to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Sharm El Sheikh, EU Commissioner Viviane Reding says that the IGF must continue "as a unique forum where we can engage...

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Internet Governance Forum: Commission welcomes landmark step towards a truly global internet

At the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt), the European Commission today has welcomed a landmark step towards a truly global (and local) internet: the announcement that "Internationalised Domain Names"...

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EU agrees on new Internet user rights| 歐盟就網路用戶權限達成新協議

EU lawmakers and governments agreed Thursday on proposed new telecommunication rules that better protect European mobile phone and...

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