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European Commission Opens Telecoms, Broadband Consultations
The EC said it is looking for comment on how to shape the future of telecoms and broadband regulation
BT To Provide EU With Voice Services For Next Seven Years
BT Global Services extends relationship with the European Commission with second contract win of 2015
EU Reveals Ambitious Plan For Digital Single Market
Europe unveils its plan to tackle American domination of the digital world, but will it work?
Three British Firms Involved In Google EU Antitrust Case
Sources reveal full list of official Google antitrust complainants, which include British mapping and price comparison sites
BBC To Publish List Of ‘Forgotten’ Links
Stories were removed by Google under the EU's controversial 'Right to be Forgotten' law
News Corp Boss Lambasts Google, Urges EU Crackdown
The boss of News Corp alleges the search engine is a "platform for piracy"
EU Offers Finance And Support For Community Broadband Projects
EU invites proposals for support and funding from broadband organisations as it seeks to improve superfast coverage
EU Could Force Apple To Accept Universal Charger
EU committee votes to end 'mobile chaos' by introducing universal charger
EC Says Just 1 in 4 Europeans Has Access To 4G
Neelie Kroes says Europe is falling behind in 4G race and rural LTE is non-existent
EU Votes For Tougher Cyber Crime Penalties
Proposals suggest three years minimum jail time for running a botnet
European Court Says Google Is Not Responsible For Deleting Personal Data
An adviser to the European Court of Justice says Google cannot be held responsible
EU Heralds Open Data Boom After Parliament Votes For New Rules
Open data rules set to be enshrined in law by 2015
EU Urged To Kick Off ‘Hacking Back’ Discussions
Two security giants call on the EC to talk about hacking back, but Brussels isn't convinced
Report: EC Trade Chief Mulls China Telecoms Probe
The European Commissioner for Trade wants to investigate ZTE and Huawei
Graphene Flagged As EU Research Priority
The European Commission has chosen graphene as a research priority and pledged a £864m research grant
Google Submits EU Antitrust Settlement Proposal
Google has reportedly submitted its proposals to settle the European Union's antitrust concerns
European Commission Backtracks On Net Neutrality
Neelie Kroes encourages the introduction of cheap, “limited” broadband connections
EC Says Google Antitrust Investigation Won’t Be Affected By FTC Green Light
Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia says he is convinced Google is abusing dominant position
Google Close To EU Antitrust Agreement
Google is reportedly close to reaching an agreement with the European Union to resolve its antitrust issues
Pan-European Academic Network Receives Terabit Upgrade
Fast enough to download a Blu-Ray in under two seconds
European Project Probes Attitudes To Privacy
European attitudes to the trade-off between privacy and security are to be examined by a group of researchers
Google Privacy Policy Could Violate EU Law
French data authority expresses deep concerns over the protection of user data and asks Google to suspend implementation
3UK Tells Vaizey To Veto Weak EU Roaming Cuts
Communications Minister Vaizey is told that under European travellers could pay more for data roaming than the trip itself
Kroes Wants Private-Public European Cyber Security Partnership
The EU's Neelie Kroes says protection of the Internet is necessary for Europe's economic future
EU Launches Investigation Into Samsung Patent Claims
The European Union is to investigate claims that Samsung is abusing its position as owner of patents for essential 3G technology
Kroes Promises EU Cloud Strategy – Based On Angry Birds?
EU Internet Champion Neelie Kroes wants to unify regulations across Europe's states, so we can all play nicely
New EU Data Privacy Rules Will Give More Power To Regulators
Firms must repoert data breaches and could be fined up to one percent of their global revenues
Healthy EU And US Data Protection For Microsoft Office 365
Microsoft says its Office 365 cloud platform now conforms to European Union and HIPAA privacy regulations
EC Looks To Impose Massive Data Breach Fines
The European Commission is to demand the power to fine companies for data breaches under new reforms