Tag Archives: regulatory framework
European Parliament and Council: pistols at dawn?
The Bois de la Cambre outside of Brussels was once a regular venue for “pistols at dawn”, and 30 December may yet again be a fateful date. According to a Press Release from the European Parliament, the Parliament and Council … Continue reading
Filed under Intellectual Property, Telecoms Regulation
HADOPI II – Danger internautes
It is not often that we resurrect our GCSE/O Level French (or bug our bi- or tri-lingual colleagues – thank you Elora and Emanuela) to read a French language statute, but HADOPI II is an exception. This is the French … Continue reading
Filed under Intellectual Property, Telecoms Regulation
Charges for CPS set-up: stitch up and screw up?
The history of Carrier Pre-Selection (“CPS”) in the UK (as depicted in the timeline above) may be considered to be a bit of a special interest. However, the conclusions that may be drawn from Ofcom’s review of CPS set-up charges, following … Continue reading
Filed under Commercial, Telecoms Regulation
Our bags are packed; we’re ready to go…
We reported over a week ago on the possibility of regulatory holidays sneaking into the Telecoms Package (We’re all going on a [regulatory] holiday…). Last week (6 May 2009), the European Parliament did its best to get the last word on … Continue reading
Filed under Telecoms Regulation
We’re all going on a [regulatory] holiday…
As is often the case, the devil is in the detail. Alistair Darling’s Budget speech did not mention Ofcom at any point. Why would it? However, there is an interesting statement of intent buried in one of the Budget reports. … Continue reading
Filed under Telecoms Regulation
Andrew Sharpe
