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Roaming: the EU Regulation Makes Progress in the European Parliament - Commission reaction (22 March 2007)On 22 March, the European Parliament's Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee as well as the Culture and Education Committee voted on the Commission proposal to reduce, by means of an EU Regulation, international mobile roaming charges by up to 70% by this summer.
First vote on Roaming in the European Parliament: Commission welcomes ambitious start: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemlongdetail.cfm?item_id=3309
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Telecom rules: EU takes 5 Member States to court for 112 caller location deficiencies (22 March 2007)In a new round of proceedings for infringements of EU telecom rules, the European Commission has decided to refer six Member States to the European Court of Justice: Italy, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Portugal and Slovakia for deficiencies related to Europe's emergency number 112; and against Estonia for failing to carry out the required market analysis under the EU telecom rules. The Commission has also opened one new infringement case against Cyprus on rights of way for mobile markets. The Commission could also close four pending cases in this round.
New round of infringement proceedings in electronic communications: What are the issues?: http://www.europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/07/114&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
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Commission Communication: towards an integrated approach to trans-European transport, energy and telecommunications networks (21 March 2007)One of the central pillars of the Commission's strategy on growth, employment and competitiveness in the European Union is better connection, integration and coordination of the development of European infrastructure, so on Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso's initiative Jacques Barrot has chaired a Steering Group, consisting of Viviane Reding, Danuta Huebner, Dalia Grybauskaite, Stavros Dimas, Joaquín Almunia and Andris Piebalgs, to develop an integrated approach to trans-European transport, energy and telecommunications networks. Having worked on this for a year, the group has now presented a communication which describes the state of play on each of the three trans-European networks and looks at possible synergies between the networks, ways of reconciling their development with respect for the environment, and improved methods of financing them.
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Achieving Growth through Strategic Innovation
29 March 2007 - 30 March 2007 Brussels, BelgiumThis is the second international conference jointly organised by MIT-ILP (Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Industrial Liaison Program) and Agoria (Federation for the technology industry in Belgium) on effective innovation mechanisms and visions of innovative companies. Day two will have a specific focus on innovation in the energy sector and ICT-enabled healthcare. The conference provides one of the few occasions in Europe to meet and network with leading MIT faculty members.
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