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EU's Kroes to launch 5G industry group on 17 December
2013-12-03 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Brussels takes a long-term view to put Europe's telco sector back on track; sees 5G traffic volume peaking around 2040.
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Kroes tells ETNO conference to embrace single market package
2013-10-08 15:33:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) European commissioner Neelie Kroes has warned telecom operators that they will not be able to pick and choose what they like of the recently presented single market reforms and instead should embrace the package as a way to boost growth. In a speech at a conference by lobby group ETNO in Brussels, Kroes said the different elements in the package support each other, and industry players would not be able to pick just what they like, as on a restaurant menu. Following the presentation of the EC's proposals last month, most industry groups said they found the package was not comprehensive enough, and the EC had rushed through the proposal without sufficient consultation. In her speech, Kroes said operators need to face up to the economic challenges in the sector and the fact that the EU is falling behind in the global market. In order to boost both profits and investment, they need to accept that things like roaming and cross-border call surcharges soon won't exist, not due to regulation, but because of new IP technology and over-the-top services. She also rejected claims that the legislation would reduce operators' ability to invest in new networks, saying there was little sign excess profits from roaming were going to short-term investment. Noting that most financial analysts have already discounted roaming in their earnings estimates for the coming years, Kroes said her proposals had the backing of the financial community - the true determinant in whether operators invest.
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Kroes abandons cuts in roaming rates - report
2013-08-29 09:20:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) EU telecoms chief Neelie Kroes has scrapped a draft proposal to cut wholesale roaming fees by as much as 90 percent, a European Commission document seen by Reuters showed. The proposal was part of the single market reforms Kroes is expected to present in September. In an earlier draft seen by Reuters, Kroes proposed a cap of 3 cents per minute from July 2014 to June 2022, a 70 percent reduction from the 10 cents currently in effect. Wholesale data prices would have fallen to 1.5 cents per MB from 15. Kroes' latest draft plan seen by Reuters does not mention the roaming prices at all. Her spokesman Ryan Heath said: "We've made several technical improvements over the summer that will help us reach our ongoing objective of a real telecoms single market." People familiar with the matter said the chief executives of Orange, Telecom Italia, Telefonica and a senior official from Deutsche Telekom met Kroes late last month to express their concerns about her plans.
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Kroes on warpath as half of EU countries delay 800 MHz allocation
2013-07-23 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
14 member states request extra time to assign digital dividend spectrum for mobile broadband.
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Kroes: Unify European telecom market for big economic boost
2013-07-10 15:37:44| CNET News.com
European Commission VP Neelie Kroes says unifying mobile-phone service across Europe's borders could boost its economy by 110 billion euros a year. [Read more]
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