BT says its new regulatory proposals are the furthest any incumbent has gone in guaranteeing fair treatment for its competitors. Not surprisingly other telcos are sceptical. Read more...

The Finnish Communications Authority is resolutely sticking to its position on spectrum trading, a decision which free marketers attribute to the dearth of economists within the regulator. Read more...

EU member states seem to have forgotten about the Lisbon goal of leading the world information economy, but InfoSoc Commissioner Viviane Reding wants to drum up some enthusiasm with her i2010 initiative Read more...

All will be quiet on the Broadband over Powerline (BPL) front until April when it is hoped that yet another document will be circulated for vote in the bid to create regulatory certainty for this technology. Read more...

Analogue TV isn’t dead yet but the negotiations on what to do with the free spectrum are proving complex. Can technology neutrality be the principle for allocation? And will the digital dividend be big enough to go round? Read more...

The European Regulators Group (ERG) has sent a clear signal that it is committed to creating a regulatory environment where Voice over IP (VoiP) services can rapidly flourish. Read more...

The information society is to play a lead role in the new European Commission strategy intended to place the Lisbon goals at the centre stage of Community policy. Read more...

The mobile operators at the centre of the controversial joint dominance findings in Ireland are expected appeal the processes that led to this landmark decision. Read more...

Backing by a major mobile operator and a manufacturer have kept the technology-led UMTS Forum above water albeit in a somewhat slimmed down form. Read more...

One of the greatest challenges facing Europe is the linguistic variety in the Internal market, both a blessing of cultural diversity but also a barrier to cross-border deployment of services. Read more...