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Ecta calls for strong regulation to combat NGA monopolies
2014-10-17 12:52:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The greatest threat to Europe's telecom competitiveness in the world is a return to broadband monopolies and oligopolies, the European Competitive Telecommunications Association (Ecta) said during a meeting hosted by EU telecom regulator Berec. The regulator is is holding a series of event about its work program for 2015-2018. Ecta said that Europe is a world leader for basic broadband, but that its position is coming under threat from incumbents trying to again create monopolies for next generation access (NGA) networks, 30 Mbps and above. According to data from the European Commission, incumbents have more than 80 percent of the VDSL market.
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EC refers Luxembourg, Belgium to ECJ over telecom regulation
2014-10-17 11:58:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The European Commission has decided to refer Luxembourg and Belgium to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for their breach of EU telecoms rules. Luxembourg is accused of not having conducted regular analyses of its telecoms sector with a view to determining whether obligations need to be imposed on operators to promote competition. National regulators such as Luxembourg's ILR are required to carry out reviews of the wholesale and retail parts of the telecoms market every three years, but the ILR hasn't conducted an analysis of the retail market for fixed voice calls and the wholesale market for leased broadband lines since 2007, meaning ex ante regulation may have to be withdrawn, according to the EC. In Belgium's case, the EC said the country has failed to heed a formal request issued in April to amend its laws to guarantee the independence of its telecoms regulator, BIPT. The EC ordered the government to give up its powers to suspend decisions taken by the BIPT and require the BIPT to submit its multi-annual strategy for approval, which could "limit the independence of the BIPT when implementing EU telecom rules and have negative consequences for competition in the sector," according to the EC.
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EU takes Belgium, Luxembourg to court over telco regulation
2014-10-17 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Luxembourg allegedly running late with its market analysis, while Belgium unable to guarantee regulator's independence.
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EPA to White House: Ozone Regulation Ready for Review
2014-10-09 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent potential changes to the standard for ground-level ozone to the White House Office of Management and Budget onn Wednesday. The EPA has not said whether it will try to lower the Bush administrations maximum limit of 75 parts per billion; it could simply reaffirm that standard. The EPAs staff and its scientific advisers have asked the agency to reduce to 60-70 parts per billion the allowable concentration of ozone, the main component of smog. The White...
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European NOx regulation: an unhealthy decision?
2014-10-09 01:00:00| Ship Technology
In April, European politicians rejected plans to include nitrogen oxides while carbon dioxide was approved as part of ship emissions monitoring requirements. The move that has not gone down well with environmental groups who are citing estimates
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