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EC cracks down on local-loop unbundling

...implement EU regulations on local-loop unbundling. Enterprise and Information Society Commissioner Erkki Liikanen said the EC would not tolerate further delays in the creation... Read more

21 March, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

EC to host hearing on the future of telecoms

...their network to competitors. The European Commissioner for the Information Society, Mr Erkki Liikanen, has spoken out on the issues of cheaper Internet services across... Read more

9 May, 2000 by Jane Wakefield
<endeca_term>Erkki Liikanen</endeca_term>: Electronic and Mobile Payments-Moving Towards a Cashless Society

Erkki Liikanen: Electronic and Mobile Payments-Moving Towards a Cashless Society

The move to a cashless society has been a topic of discussion for a long time. First, in the 1960s and 1970s plastic... Read more

1 April, 2008

Promote broadband, EU tells public sector

...is essential to deliver the full promise of the information society," said Erkki Liikanen, European commissioner for the information society and enterprise policy. "This is... Read more

13 May, 2004 by Kable

Mobile operators denounce spam

...on Privacy and Electronic Communications -- as put forward last week by commissioner Erkki Liikanen -- is welcome. It calls for opt-ins from end users, except... Read more

24 July, 2003 by Tony Hallett

Businesses reap rewards of e-government

...ensure that they have the right approach to implement successfully." European commissioner Erkki Liikanen added: "E-government in Europe should now focus more closely on... Read more

7 February, 2003 by Graham Hayday

Mobile firms claim e-money laws threaten m-commerce

...in a meeting on Tuesday with top European politicians and administrators, including Erkki Liikanen, Enterprise and Information Society Commissioner. These operators -- all members of GSM... Read more

23 May, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

Digital Rights Management - the European debate begins

...of content and applications. Speaking at the workshop on 28 February, Commissioner Erkki Liikanen, said that DRMS will play a key role in the distribution... Read more

18 April, 2002 by Elle Todd

Fibre optic to dominate EU broadband market by 2010

...clearly tells us that the future of the Internet is broadband," said Erkki Liikanen, Commissioner for Enterprise and Information Society, who believes that a forward... Read more

11 October, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

EU proposes plan to secure Internet

...strategy at the European level to tackle existing and emerging security threats," Erkki Liikanen, European Commissioner for the Enterprise and Information Society, said in a... Read more

7 June, 2001 by Robert Lemos

EU plays catch-up with US at dot com summit

...and user-friendly information on legal and regulatory issues of e-business. Erkki Liikanen, the European Commissioner responsible for enterprise and information society, said the... Read more

22 March, 2001 by Matt Loney

EC joins growing debate on future of 3G

...to reassure critics. "As with any transition, there is some uncertainty," said Erkki Liikanen, European Commissioner for the Information Society, on the move from GSM... Read more

21 March, 2001 by Jane Wakefield

Update: Oftel fails the UK - Reports

...stifle Internet growth. The report quotes Olli Rehn, head of cabinet for Erkki Liikanen, European information commissioner, saying that while things had moved swiftly in... Read more

22 September, 2000 by Richard Barry

Analysis: Think tanks fill up on broadband

Lots more discussion to be had, it would seem Read more

13 April, 2004 by Nico Macdonald

3GSM: Social responsibility - mobile's next big challenge

...private talks at this week's 3GSM World Congress event European Commissioner Erkki Liikanen is reported to have leant his support to such efforts. The... Read more

25 February, 2004 by Tony Hallett

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