Earlier this summer, Ursula von der Leyen was re-elected as President of the European Commission, granting her a second five-year term as head of the European Union’s most powerful institution. Now, this week has seen von der Leyen’s selection of European Commissioners ratified by parliament, setting the stage for a new European regulatory era to begin next year.
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European Commission ends antitrust probe into Apple’s contactless payments
The Commission will close its four-year antitrust investigation into Apple’s mobile payment platform Apple Pay following the US tech giant’s decision to open up its tap-and-go payments tech to third parties
Apple fined €1.8bn by European Commission over Spotify row
This week, the EC –the executive arm of the European Union (EU) – has given Apple a €1.8 billion antitrust fine for abusing its dominant position in the music streaming market.
European Commission approves Orange–MásMóvil merger
After an in-depth investigation was opened into the potential transaction in April last year, the European Commission has approved the creation of a 50:50 joint venture (JV) between France’s Orange and Spain’s MásMóvil.
Orange-MásMóvil merger may reduce competition in Spain, says European Commission
News The European Commission has responded to Orange and MásMóvil’s proposed 19,6 billion euro merger with a Statement of Objections. The preliminary view of the Commission is that the “proposed joint venture may reduce competition in the retail supply of mobile and...
ECTA calls on the European Commission to think again
ecta calls on the Commission to consider repealing the 2010 NGA and 2013 NDCM Recommendations and withdrawing the Draft Recommendation.
European Commission files objection to VMware’s takeover by Broadcom
News The Commission said the deal could be directly harmful to market competition, leaving Broadcom’s hardware rivals with only limited access to crucial VMware software VMware’s acquisition by Broadcom was first announced in May 2022, with the $61 billion megadeal...
European Commission launches Big Tech’s ‘fair share’ consultation
News The 12-week consultation could form the basis of legislation that would force major tech firms to subsidise telco infrastructure costs Today, the European Commission has announced its latest steps towards making gigabit connectivity available to all citizens by...
European Commission to ask telcos for proof that US tech giants should pay for traffic
NEWS The Commission says more data is needed before any landmark decision to force Big Tech to help subsidise teclo networks The European Commission, according to a document seen by Bloomberg, wants telecom companies to provide evidence that streaming sites such as...
ETELM named partner as the European Commission launches the INTREPID project for safer and faster exploration of disaster sites
Press Release ETELM, the radio communications infrastructure specialist, has been named as part of the INTEPID project consortium awarded €6.8 million by the European Commission. The aim of the consortium is to create an innovative new platform for the safer and...
European Commission approves Telia’s acquisition of Swedish broadcast giant
The deal will allow Telia Group to offer a wider range of converged services to its subscribers
European Commission opens investigation into Voda-Liberty deal
Vodafone is set to take possession of a string of Liberty Global’s telecoms assets in Germany, The Czech Republic, Romania and Hungary
European Commission set to approve Deutsche Telekom’s bid for Tele2
Deutsche Telekom has had a long term interest in acquiring Tele2’s assets in Holland, but regulator’s insistence on preserving their policy of four operators per market
European Commission slaps Google with €4.34bn anti-competition fine
The European Commission has found that Google has breached European anti-competition legislation
European Commission backs Ofcom on Openreach wholesale regulation
Ofcom is now free to implement the new regulations, following EC approval
European Commission awards Wiraya €2m to stimulate artificial intelligence innovation in Europe
Press Release Wiraya Activation Intelligence will use machine learning to help mobile operators serve millions of customers per day across Europe.Wiraya, which develops a Managed Mobile Customer Activation software, has been awarded €2 million in innovation...
European Commission publishes study by LS telcom on spectrum assignment
Press Release LS telcom today announces the publication by the European Commission of the “Study on Spectrum Assignment in the European Union”. The report, written by LS telcom together with PolicyTracker and VVA, examines the approaches used by EU Member...
European Commission’s head of broadband to deliver keynote at Gigabit Access
Press Release The question of how we can create a gigabit society will be explored by Anna Krzyanowska, Head of Unit Broadband at the European Commission during Gigabit Access – a two-day conference dedicated to enhancing connectivity across Europe.Encompassing...
European Commission OKs 3 Italia/Wind deal
Vestager says in-market consolidation is possible when competition is protected; 21.8bn transaction expected to close during Q4.
European Commission set to impose tighter rules on OTT services
EC could include OTT services such as WhatsApp in new e-privacy regulations.
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