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The UK's legal community is increasingly concerned that Ofcom's lackadaisical approach to defining spectrum usage rights could hinder the potential benefits of liberalisation.

Ofcom maintained its strong line on BT’s delivery of equivalence when the regulator appeared before an influential UK parliament committee.

Ofcom maintained its strong line on BT’s delivery of equivalence when the regulator appeared before an influential UK parliament committee.

BT says its new regulatory proposals are the furthest any incumbent has gone in guaranteeing fair treatment for its competitors. Not surprisingly other telcos are sceptical.

The Finnish Communications Authority is resolutely sticking to its position on spectrum trading, a decision which free marketers attribute to the dearth of economists within the regulator.

EU member states seem to have forgotten about the Lisbon goal of leading the world information economy, but InfoSoc Commissioner Viviane Reding wants to drum up some enthusiasm with her…

All will be quiet on the Broadband over Powerline (BPL) front until April when it is hoped that yet another document will be circulated for vote in the bid to…

Analogue TV isn’t dead yet but the negotiations on what to do with the free spectrum are proving complex. Can technology neutrality be the principle for allocation? And will the…

The European Regulators Group (ERG) has sent a clear signal that it is committed to creating a regulatory environment where Voice over IP (VoiP) services can rapidly flourish.

The information society is to play a lead role in the new European Commission strategy intended to place the Lisbon goals at the centre stage of Community policy.

The mobile operators at the centre of the controversial joint dominance findings in Ireland are expected appeal the processes that led to this landmark decision.

Backing by a major mobile operator and a manufacturer have kept the technology-led UMTS Forum above water albeit in a somewhat slimmed down form.

One of the greatest challenges facing Europe is the linguistic variety in the Internal market, both a blessing of cultural diversity but also a barrier to cross-border deployment of services.

The Commission for Communications Regulation in Ireland has set in motion a process to review its spectrum management strategy which includes investigating whether market mechanisms are more effective than the…

Back in December the European Commission’s 10th implementation report cast doubt on the effectiveness of regulation in Slovenia, now the telecoms regulator has resigned after criticism from the country’s own…