Digital Media Europe - News by Topic: Govt & RegsDMeurope.com (Digital Media Europe) is an online daily newswire and subscription service dedicated to covering continent-wide developments in digital media.Comreg takes on auto-diallers- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Comreg, the Irish communications regulator has proposed measures to be taken to protect consumers from rogue the scourge of auto-diallers, as much a problem in Ireland as elsewhere.http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=2495 UK MPs threaten secrecy of government IT projects- (Found June 19, 2008 ) A nine-month investigation has proposed to lift restrictions over the disclosure of details of government IT contracts and business plans to expose projects to greater parliamentary scrutiny and public accountability.http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=2477 Turkcell, Ericsson planned Iranian GSM network catches political flak- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Turkcell and Ericsson's planned construction of a second GSM network in Iran has run into opposition from the country's conservatives, who have accused the companies of links to Israel.http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=2476 Sale of Ukrtelecom cancelled- (Found June 19, 2008 ) The sale of a 42.86 per cent shareholding in the Ukrainian state telco has been indefinitely postponed without explanation.http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=2471 Commission supports open, interoperable iTV standards, won't impose them- (Found June 19, 2008 ) The European Commission says member states should develop open and interoperable iTV standards in a new communication on the subject today, but sees no need to impose them.http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=2484 UK regulator launches review of premium rate in wake of auto-dialler fraud explosion- (Found June 19, 2008 ) In the wake of the explosion in the number of premium rate fraud cases being reported to the regulator, where internet dial-up subscribers are being unwittingly switched over to premium rate lines, the UK regulator has announced an extensive review of the premium rate sector.http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=2483 Software patent issues hinder Munich's open-source switchover- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Alderman Jens Muelhaus, a Green Party member and supporter of the use of open-source software, is worried that the status of software patents is still in flux and patent owners in the future could bring legal proceedings against the City of Munich. The situation regarding the status of software patents in the European Union needs to be clarified before moving ahead with the switchover, he says.http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=2499 Viennese court passes 3G VAT refund case onto Court of Justice- (Found June 19, 2008 ) European mobile operators have passed the first hurdle in their attempt to have the VAT paid on their 3G licences refunded to them.http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=2497 Hungarian regulator classifies Vodafone as SMP- (Found June 19, 2008 ) The National Telecommunications Authority (NHH) has classified Vodafone's local network as a significant market power in the call termination market.http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=2496 Dutch authorities to use mobile technology for emergency broadcasting- (Found June 19, 2008 ) A nationwide, regional-based mobile-broadcasting facility to enable the authorities to contact local citizenry in an emergency via SMS is being looked into by the Dutch government.http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=2479 |