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Charlotte McMillan

e-content

European Commission

i2010

Mike Short

mobile

Mobile Data Association

O2

Protection of Minors

Television without Trontiers

TwF

Wannadoo

Missing the point?

01 Aug, 2005

New content players are concerned that extending the Television without Frontiers Directive will mean extra regulation without tackling the real problems hindering the growth of a Europe-wide e-content industry.

Africa

ICASA

investment

Mandla Langa

Paris Mashile

South Africa Telekom

VANS

Africa: the challenge of regulatory independence

22 Jul, 2005

Having looked at the regulatory picture for wireless services, PolicyTracker examines the telecoms environment, taking South Africa as a case study.

Africa

investment

Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Southern Africa

wireless

Africa: reaping the benefits of wireless technologies

20 Jul, 2005

With the G8 summit giving new impetus to economic development in Africa PolicyTracker asks whether the regulatory environment is ready for wireless investments

Article 7

European Commission

Legal issues

wholesale products

Article 7: where to now?

18 Jul, 2005

The European Commission will issue a communication in October on Article 7 procedures in what is expected to precede a detailed consultation calling for input on the review of the...

2.4GHz

3.4 GHz

CAA

Civil Aviation Authority

Martin Cave

Ministry of Defence

MoD

Recognised Spectrum Access

spectrum audit

Spectrum Audit makes proposals to shift public sector thinking

08 Jul, 2005

It's ironic that on the day the emergency services were making intensive use of their radios following the London bomb blasts the UK Spectrum Audit team released a consultation suggesting...

broadcast spectrum

DTT

flexibility

NPT

Norway rethinks the role of the broadcast network

06 Jul, 2005

Norway’s telecommunications regulator has issued a tender for a flexible frequency licence, a signal that it is moving toward a regulatory context where the network is viewed more as an...

2.5 GHz

3G

European Commission

IMT-2000

Radio Spectrum Committee

Wireless broadband

Move towards technology neutrality

05 Jul, 2005

A final deal has yet to be struck but it seems increasingly likely that national regulators will be allowed to licence technologies like WiMax in the 2.5 GHz IMT-2000 expansion...

ESOA

Ofcom

RSA

Satellite

SCC

spectrum

UK

United Kingdom

WiMAX

RSA: has Ofcom spun out of orbit?

27 Jun, 2005

An explosive situation looks set to arise following the UK regulator’s plans to consider the introduction of Recognised Spectrum Access (RSA) to the satellite industry.

Aegis Systems

australia

liquid market

Netherlands

Ofcom

Olswang

spectrum rights

Spectrum trading

New study to examine barrier to spectrum trading

24 Jun, 2005

Consultants have been appointed to find ways of ending the uncertainty about spectrum rights which many believe has hindered the development of trading in the UK.

BT

Cable and Wireless

equality of access

equivalence

European Regulatory Framework

Ofcom

Telecoms strategic review

UK

United Kingdom

Telecoms Strategic Review: everybody’s happy (well, nearly)

24 Jun, 2005

The industry has greeted the final report of Ofcoms Telecoms Strategic Review with unprecedented unanimity. But does it show the limitations of the EU regulatory toolkit?

access services

BT

enforcability

enterprise act

equivalence

high court

independence

Ofcom

Ofcom announces beefed-up equivalence agreement

23 Jun, 2005

Ofcom’s new regulatory settlement with UK incumbent, BT, is in line with expectations but includes amendments which address concerns expressed by the company’s competitors.

CENELEC

ETSI

intellectual property rights

IPR

John Ryan

Legal issues

Standards setters too lax?

20 Jun, 2005

The intellectual property rights (IPR) policies of standards organisations have long been under scrutiny but have come under the media spotlight in recent weeks.

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Missing the point?

Africa: the challenge of regulatory independence

Africa: reaping the benefits of wireless technologies

Article 7: where to now?

Spectrum Audit makes proposals to shift public sector thinking

Norway rethinks the role of the broadcast network

Move towards technology neutrality

RSA: has Ofcom spun out of orbit?

New study to examine barrier to spectrum trading

Telecoms Strategic Review: everybody’s happy (well, nearly)

Ofcom announces beefed-up equivalence agreement

Standards setters too lax?