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	<title>Wireless Federation &#187; European Commission</title>
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		<title>European Commission postpones review of Google-Motorola deal (USA)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90986-european-commission-postpones-review-of-google-motorola-deal-usa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Android]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motorola Mobility]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission has reportedly asked Google to provide more information regarding its proposal to purchase Motorola Mobility for US$ 12.5 billion before it gives the approval for the same. According to reports, the ruling which was initially scheduled for January 10 has been postponed to a later date, as the Commission has asked Google [...]]]></description>
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		<title>French, Spanish government sued over &#8216;telecoms taxes&#8217; (Europe)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/37522-french-spanish-government-sued-over-telecoms-taxes-europe/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/37522-french-spanish-government-sued-over-telecoms-taxes-europe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[court of justice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[France]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[French and Spanish authorities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national telecoms regulator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public TV channels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RTVE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[telecoms taxes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[­The European Commission has announced that it has decided to refer France and Spain to the EU&#8217;s Court of Justice because they continue to impose specific charges on the turnover of telecoms operators in breach of EU law. The charges in France and Spain were introduced to compensate for the loss of revenue from paid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hungary, Spain to implement GSM Directive in full</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/37561-hungary-spain-to-implement-gsm-directive-in-full/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/37561-hungary-spain-to-implement-gsm-directive-in-full/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[court of justice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GSM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GSM Directive]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[­The European Commission has formally requested Hungary and Spain to comply in full with the EU&#8217;s updated GSM Directive by ensuring that the 900MHz frequency band can be used for 3G services. Member of States had agreed to implement the amended GSM Directive into national law by 9th May 2010 The requests to Hungary and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European government urges to introduce mobile satellite services</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/35826-european-government-urges-to-introduce-mobile-satellite-services/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/35826-european-government-urges-to-introduce-mobile-satellite-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:23:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Â­Neelie Kroes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Council Of Ministers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Digital Agenda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU consumers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU countries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high speed internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Satellite Services (MSS)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobile television]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pan-EU deployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vice president]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wireless broadband]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[European Commission Vice-President for the Digital Agenda, ­Neelie Kroes, has issued an urgent call to twenty one EU countries to introduce all the legislative measures necessary to allow the pan-EU deployment of mobile satellite services . These services could be for high-speed internet, mobile television and radio or emergency communications to EU consumers and businesses. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alcatel-Lucent and SWU TeleNet partner to bring broadband to Rural Germany</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/35016-alcatel-lucent-and-swu-telenet-partner-to-bring-broadband-to-rural-germany/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/35016-alcatel-lucent-and-swu-telenet-partner-to-bring-broadband-to-rural-germany/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 09:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andreas Kovi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Digital Agenda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[French-US vendor Alcatel-Lucent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPON]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high-speed broadband network]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet-Offensive 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Managing Director]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Germany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SWU TeleNet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ulm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VDSL2]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[German regional network operator, SWU TeleNet has started to deploy a high speed broadband network in 14 districts of Ulm in South Germany, in association with French-US vendor Alcatel-Lucent. According to report, the rollout forms part of the â€˜Internet-Offensive 2012&#8242; initiative, under which the rural region of Ulm is preparing to meet and surpass the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU expects major Chinese govt support for Huawei, ZTE</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/34789-eu-expects-major-chinese-govt-support-for-huawei-zte/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/34789-eu-expects-major-chinese-govt-support-for-huawei-zte/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 09:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcatel-Lucent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Huawei]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Huawei Technologies Co]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nokia Siemens Networks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Option NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ZTE Corp]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=34789</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If reports are to be believed, the European Commission believes Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp., China&#8217;s largest telecommunications equipment makers, benefit from massive credit lines from Chinese state-owned banks and other significant government support. The findings are likely to fuel further debate regarding the treatment of the large subsidies that&#8211;according to western governments and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU investigates Telefonica, Portugal Telecom deal (Europe)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/34189-eu-investigates-telefonica-portugal-telecom-deal-europe/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/34189-eu-investigates-telefonica-portugal-telecom-deal-europe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brazilian joint venture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portugal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portugal Telecom]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Europe&#8217;s top competition regulator EU has stated that it has opened a formal investigation into a non-compete deal between Spanish and Portuguese telecommunications companies Telefonica SA and Portugal Telecom SGPS SA. According to the European Commission, it will probe whether the two companies have broken EU law by agreeing not to compete with each other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China positive on EU wireless modem decision</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/32337-china-positive-on-eu-wireless-modem-decision/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/32337-china-positive-on-eu-wireless-modem-decision/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 16:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anti-dumping investigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Belgium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chinese government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commerce Minister Chen Deming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Huawei Technologies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WWAN modems]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commerce Minister Chen Deming ­has stated that the Chinese government is hopeful that the European Commission (EC) will stop an investigation into Chinese wireless wide area networking (WWAN) modems. According to Chen, they hope the EC will support the China-EU business cooperation and make a prompt decision to stop the three types of trade investigation. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU expands Slovak Telekom anti-trust probe to Deutsche Telekom (Europe)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/32146-eu-expands-slovak-telekom-anti-trust-probe-to-deutsche-telekom-europe/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/32146-eu-expands-slovak-telekom-anti-trust-probe-to-deutsche-telekom-europe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 07:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anti-trust probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deutsche Telekom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PSTN operator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slovak Telekom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slovakia]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=32146</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[European Commission, the European Union&#8217;s highest antitrust authority has extended an investigation into whether Slovak Telekom violated anti-monopoly rules to the telco&#8217;s parent, German heavyweight Deutsche Telekom (DT). In 2009 the commission began probing the incumbent Slovakian PSTN operator, which uses the T-Com brand, concerning alleged infringements mainly relating to broadband internet access services. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FNA cuts mobile termination rates by half</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/31118-fna-cuts-mobile-termination-rates-by-half/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/31118-fna-cuts-mobile-termination-rates-by-half/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 07:50:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deutsche Telekom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-Plus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Network Agency (FNA)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KPN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobile termination rates (MTRs)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vodafone]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=31118</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Germany&#8217;s network regulator, the Federal Network Agency (FNA), has proposed a 50% cut in mobile termination rates (MTRs), in a move to bring the fees in order with European Commission targets. With the starting of this month the rate chop down to US$0.043 for Royal KPN&#8217;s local unit E-Plus and drop to US$0.044 for Spain&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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