EU takes Poland, Latvia and Finland to court for not obeying telecoms rules
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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Commission said Friday it would take Poland, Latvia and Finland to court for not obeying EU telecoms rules. It said it would ask the European Court of Justice to make Poland and Latvia provide a full comprehensive telephone directory and full directory enquiry services. It will also sue...
Bulgarian Government Plans New Telecoms Law in 2007
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The Bulgarian government is planning to introduce new telecoms legislation, the Electronic Communications Act, from 2007. This will divide the sector into 18 types of markets that will be controlled by the telecoms market regulator, the CRC. The government is now revising the draft, which will subsequently be submitted to parliament. ...
EU Ups Pressure on German Government over VDSL Broadband Network
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The German government is resisting European Commission pressure, in efforts to enable the incumbent to recoup its hefty investment in its new fibre-optic broadband infrastructure. It plans to introduce legislation shielding the VDSL broadband network from competition for several...
Intel, Motorola Back Clearwire
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Craig McCaw's Clearwire may have backed off its initial public offering plans, but the company has received a vote of confidence from the funding world -- securing a $900 investment commitment. Of the total, $600 million will come from Intel Corporation's capital arm. Motorola also is on the list of backers. Intel's $600...
MacBook Pro: Performance at a Price
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What if money were no object? What sort of laptop computer would you buy? For many people, the answer will be the Apple MacBook Pro. Yet, at about $2,800, price will be a very large object indeed for many potential MacBook Pro buyers. Memory and storage enhancements can easily send the laptop's price tag soaring far past $3K. But...
Communications Reform Bill Gets Fast Tracked
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In a rarely seen legislative maneuver, the sweeping communications reform bill recently approved by a key Senate committee has been re-designated as a House of Representatives proposal, ostensibly to accelerate the floor voting process during this Congressional session. After three days of markup covering 214 amendments, not...
Cisco Buys WLAN Security Smarts
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Cisco Systems Inc. is buying software security firm Meetinghouse Data Communications Inc. for $43.7 million in a move that reflects the importance of secure network access via WLAN. The move marks the return of Cisco's roving acquisition eye to the network security sector after it snapped up three specialist companies...
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