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European Parliament approves net neutrality, end to roaming

2015-10-27 15:08:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) The European Parliament has approved the Telecom Single Market legislation, opening the way to an end to roaming surcharges from mid-2017 and protection for net neutrality across the EU. The MEPs approved the text without any amendments to the legislation approved by the EU Council earlier this month, allowing the bill to become law after its publication in the Official Journal in the coming days. Under the new law, mobile operators will no longer be able to charge extra for calls, texts or data when roaming in the EU and EEA countries from 15 June 2017. The concept of 'roam like home' will be introduced gradually from 30 April 2016 already, when customers will pay the same as for national communications when roaming, plus a small surcharge. The surcharge will be capped at 5 cents per minute for calls, 2 cents per SMS and 5 cents per MB of data. Operators will still be able to add surcharges if they can prove they are unable to cover their costs or to avoid abuse, such as permanent use of cheaper foreign Sims. The new law also sets a common standard for net neutrality throughout the EU. Internet providers will be required to treat all traffic equally, with no blocking or slowing specific content, applications or services from selected senders or to selected receivers. The only exceptions allowed are compliance with court orders and laws, preventing network congestion and combating cyber-attacks. If such traffic management measures are needed, they must be "transparent, non-discriminatory and proportionate" and may not last any longer than necessary. Operators may still offer "specialised" services, such as guaranteed speeds or quality for specific customers like businesses, as long as this does not impact the overall internet quality for all users on the network. 

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European Stocks Slip as Attention Turns to Central Bank Meetings

2015-10-27 13:39:00| Chemicals - Topix.net

LONDON -- Europe's major markets moved lower Tuesday as investors warily turned their attention to the pending Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan meetings, while bellwether companies including BP delivered a mixed bag of earnings. London's FTSE 100 traded early Tuesday down 0.33% at 6395.98, Frankfurt's DAX was down 0.55% at 10741.70, while in Paris the CAC40 shed 0.51% as it fell to 4872.13.

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European Parliament OKs roaming end, net neutrality

2015-10-27 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

Final approval means telcos in the EU will be barred from charging extra for roaming from June 2017.

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Pulp Fiction: European Accounting Error That's Warming the Planet

2015-10-23 21:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Central: As the world tries to shift away from fossil fuels, the energy industry is turning to what seems to be an endless supply of renewable energy: wood. In England and across Europe, wood has become the renewable of choice, with forests -- many of them in the U.S. -- being razed to help feed surging demand. But as this five-month Climate Central investigation reveals, renewable energy doesnt necessarily mean clean energy. Burning trees as fuel in power plants is heating the atmosphere more quickly than...

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European GM Opt-Out Would Put Rural Jobs at Risk

2015-10-23 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

EU - A feed industry assessment has suggested that an "opt-out" proposal for member states to be allowed to prohibit the use of GM feed in their countries would lead to reduced competitiveness of the livestock sector.

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