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Deutsche Telekom liable as EU slams Slovak Telecom

The EU has accused Slovak Telekom of abusing its market position in the country

The European Commission has sent Slovak Telekom an anti-trust complaint over allegations that it has abused its market position. The EU regulator accused the local incumbent in Slovakia of stymieing competition by failing to open up its network to rivals and charging “unfair wholesale prices”.

EC to investigate European operators over collusion

The EU Commission could investigate European operators over alleged collusion

The European Commission is considering an investigation into major European operators over charges of possible collusion.

According to reports, the alleged collusion began in 2010 between executives from Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom, Telecom Italia, Telefonica and Vodafone. It is understood that one of the main topics was the threat of competition from Google and Apple.

EC gives green light to Google’s Motorola takeover

Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility has been cleared in Europe

The European Commission (EC) has given the go-ahead to Google’s proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility. It said that the deal “would not significantly modify the market situation in respect of operating systems and patents for these devices.”

European Commission plans ambitious €100bn fibre project

The EU Commission is looking to attract investment of €100bn to be spent on rolling out fibre broadband across Europe

The European Parliament and the EU’s Council of Ministers is considering a proposal from the European Commission for an ambitious project, worth up to €100bn ($140bn), to fund the rollout of fibre broadband and associated services across the EU.

Europe’s own GPS satellites ready for launch

The first two Galileo satellites will be launched in October 2011

A project to provide Europe with more reliable satellite navigation technology is nearing fruition after the European Commission (EC) announced that the first two satellite-navigation spacecraft are ready for launch.

EU roaming proposals end the market as we know it today

The EU Commission wants increased competition on roaming tariffs

Wednesday’s European Commission announcement on proposed changes to mobile roaming tariffs will effectively end the EU mobile roaming market as it stands today. According to Informa senior analyst Paul Lambert, the Commission’s proposed requirement that operators open their networks to other providers has “consigned to history the bi-lateral approach to striking roaming wholesale agreements which has been in place since the advent of GSM.”