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Article | 20/02/2013 EU to request technical plans for 700MHz band mobile rollout

Europe's Digital Agenda Commissioner has revealed plans to develop the technical conditions for wireless broadband in the 700 MHz band.

Article | 18/02/2013 Pirate Bay files police report alleging piracy by pro-copyright organization

On Monday The Pirate Bay, the world’s largest file sharing site, reported an anti-piracy organization to Finnish police for allegedly breaching its co...

Article | 15/02/2013 Consumer-friendly telecom rules come into force across EU

From next Wednesday, all 500 million European Union citizens will be able to switch telecoms operators in one day without changing their phone number ...

Article | 14/02/2013 EU cybersecurity agency warns about over-reliance on cloud

Europe's top cyber security agency warned on Thursday that the growth in cloud computing is a “double-edged sword”.

Article | 11/02/2013 US lobbyists supplied European politicians with text for data law

A new website has revealed that European Parliamentarians are bowing to pressure from U.S. companies to water down parts of a new data protection law.

Article | 11/02/2013 Brussels cut in EU broadband funding draws criticism

The decision by European Union leaders last Friday to scrap plans for funding broadband to under-served parts of the E.U. has been widely criticized.

Article | 7/02/2013 Proposed EU cyber security law would firm up breach notification rules

New rules on cyber security across the European Union were presented on Thursday after weeks of speculation and leaked drafts.

Article | 6/02/2013 Network operators urge EU not to cut proposed ICT funding

European telco carriers on Wednesday urged member states not to cut proposed funding for broadband and cross-border digital service infrastructures.

Article | 5/02/2013 EU's cybersecurity strategy under fire before Thursday reveal

The European Commission's long-awaited Cyber Security Strategy will be presented on Thursday and will force private companies, so-called “enablers of ...

Article | 5/02/2013 Industry coalition's 'safer Internet' plan criticized on all sides

Both civil liberties activists and a prominent child protection advocate have criticized the European Commission's Coalition for Safer Internet. The r...

Article | 4/02/2013 EU's copyright reform talks a waste of time, says digital rights group

Civil liberties activists attending the European Commission's new copyright talks on Monday declared the process a "waste of time" and an "outrageous ...

Article | 30/01/2013 EU digital commissioner's telecoms plan repeats old priorities

Europe's Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes on Wednesday unveiled what she called a new 10-point plan for telecoms and broadband, but the points...

Article | 30/01/2013 Google looks set to miss another deadline in EU antitrust case

Despite saying in December that talks with Google could not go on forever, the European Union's Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia seems resigne...

Article | 24/01/2013 Conference highlights gap between EU, US data privacy approaches

A widening gap between the European Union and the U.S. was the subject of much discussion at the Computers, Privacy & Data Protection conference in Br...

Article | 24/01/2013 Conference highlights gap between EU, US data privacy approaches

A widening gap between the European Union and the U.S. was the subject of much discussion at the Computers, Privacy & Data Protection conference in Br...