Argentina: Broadband subscribers up 43.9% to 2.3 million- June 23, 2008 Government statistics bureau Indec has published data showing that residential broadband connections in Argentina numbered 2.23 million at the end of March, up 43.9% year-on-year. Meanwhile, corporate high speed internet connections rose 22.1% to 208,652, giving a total broadband subscriber...http://i-policy.typepad.com/informationpolicy/2008/06/argentina-broadband-subscribers-up-4... Rise of the e-petition in UK- June 23, 2008 Some politicians are plotting an attempt to seize back dominance of the petitioning system in Britain - and hope the internet will prove the means to achieve their goal. At the heart of the issue is a struggle for parliament's...http://i-policy.typepad.com/informationpolicy/2008/06/rise-of-the-e-petition-in-uk.html EU to tear down cross-border Web shopping barriers- June 23, 2008 The European Union's consumer chief will propose new rules to make it easier and safer for the bloc's 490 million consumers to shop online in any corner of the 27-nation EU. Some 150 million EU citizens turn to websites such...http://i-policy.typepad.com/informationpolicy/2008/06/eu-to-tear-down-cross-border-web-sho... Consumer telecoms spending to hit $2tn by 2012- June 21, 2008 Revenue from consumer telecoms network services will hit $2tn globally by 2012 as the digital divide between developed and developing nations deepens, market watchers predict. In-Stat expects the sector to grow at a steady annual pace of about 5.7 per...http://i-policy.typepad.com/informationpolicy/2008/06/consumer-telecoms-spending-to-hit-2t... EU telecom ministers dismiss plan for regulatory body- June 21, 2008 The 27 telecommunication ministers of the European Union unanimously dismissed Commissioner Viviane Reding's plans to create a powerful central telecom regulatory body at a meeting in Luxembourg on Thursday. http:www.networkworld.comnews2008061208-eu-telecom-ministers-dismiss-plan.htmlhttp://i-policy.typepad.com/informationpolicy/2008/06/eu-telecom-ministers-dismiss-plan-fo... |