EU Mobile Roaming: Proposed Prices Detailed
Posted by Simon Perry on 16 May 2007 | Tagged as: Business, Europe, Mobile, Cellular, Regulation
Thanks to the EU bosses, prices of mobile roaming in Europe look set for the next three years.
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Vint Cerf Wants YOU In ICANN
Posted by Simon Perry on 30 April 2007 | Tagged as: Business, Regulation, Networking, Infrastructure
Feel like you want to help ICANN steer part of the path of the Internet? Vint wants to hear from you.
Frontline Wireless: US Analogue TV Spectrum Raising Much Interest
Posted by Simon Perry on 11 April 2007 | Tagged as: FCC, USA, Wireless, Regulation
There’s a scramble for US spectrum by a collection of big-time venture capitalists.
In the same way that UK frequencies are being freed up by analogue TV going digital, a big chunk of valuable frequency will also be coming up for grabs in the US too. The big difference is that the US one is […]
.xxx Porn Domain Defeated By ICANN
Posted by Simon Perry on 30 March 2007 | Tagged as: Business, Regulation
The p0rn-focused .xxx TLD has been rejected by ICANN.
Ofcom To Regulate VoIP In UK
Posted by Simon Perry on 29 March 2007 | Tagged as: Ofcom (UK super-regulator), UK, VoIP, Regulation
They’ve been talking about it for a while, now Ofcom announces their initial VoIP regulations.
Ofcom Announces Premium Rate TV Inquiry
Posted by Simon Perry on 22 March 2007 | Tagged as: Ofcom (UK super-regulator), TV related, Interactive TV (iTV), UK, Legal, Regulation
Ofcom have to put some effort into trying to persuade TV viewers that they can trust the medium.
BT Try To Vary Payphone Pricing
Posted by Simon Perry on 12 March 2007 | Tagged as: Business, Ofcom (UK super-regulator), UK, BT, Regulation
In their constant pursuit for higher profits, BT have put a request into the UK uber-regulator Ofcom, to allow them to charge different prices for phone calls depending on where the phonebox is located, claim TelecomTV.
BT is under a legal obligation to provide phone boxes up and down the length of the UK, which they […]
Mobile Use In UK Cars: Penalty Points And Fines Await
Posted by Simon Perry on 27 February 2007 | Tagged as: UK, Government, Legal, Mobile, Regulation, Portable
A major disincentives for UK people who are planning to use their mobile phones in their cars.
Ofcom Proposed Spectrum Auction: Analysis
Posted by Steve Kennedy on 14 December 2006 | Tagged as: UWB (Ultra Wideband), Distribution, Ofcom (UK super-regulator), UK, Wireless, Broadband, Regulation
There’s some possible problems with the Ofcom’s suggested spectrum auction including current 3G owners and interferance with the UKs loosely neighbours.
Microsoft Gets Huge €uro Fine
Posted by Simon Perry on 12 July 2006 | Tagged as: Business, Microsoft, Europe, Regulation
The EC has carried out its threat, and has fined Microsoft €280.5m for not complying with their 2004 ruling.
