Icann gains independence from the US
News I welcome the US administration's decision to adapt Icann's key role in internet governance to the reality of the 21st century and of a globalised world," information society and media commissioner Viviane Reding said in a statement.
[September 30, 2009, 15:58]
EC repeats call for telco super-regulator
News Viviane Reding said on Thursday that the current system — whereby countries take care of their own telecoms regulation — had frequently resulted in a game of "ping pong" between national regulators and the European Commission.
[November 20, 2006, 12:25]
Mobile industry vows to fight roaming cuts
News After Information Society and Media Commissioner Viviane Reding and EC President José Manuel Barroso announced their intention on Wednesday to push through roaming charge cuts of up to 70 percent, operators claimed the move was unnecessary.
[July 13, 2006, 12:15]
EC telecoms overhaul sparks alarm
News Viviane Reding, information society commissioner for the EC, announced in a speech yesterday that the Commission would like to see aggressive changes to the market, aimed at boosting competition and investment in the sector.
[June 29, 2006, 15:50]
UK tries to stall mobile-roaming controls
News Viviane Reding claimed on Monday that countries — such as the UK — arguing for a so-called "sunrise clause" on such pricing controls "want to delay a reduction in prices for several years", adding: "Let them explain that to consumers".
[December 12, 2006, 12:49]
EC aims to convince women IT isn't 'boring'
News The European Commission's commissioner for information society and media, Viviane Reding, has set her sights on debunking geeky IT stereotypes which she believes are putting women off working in technology.
[March 10, 2008, 7:21]
EU taskforce 'not representing' small businesses
News In an open letter to Commissioner Viviane Reding, head of the Information Society and Media Directorate General, the group has called for more SME representation on the Task-Force on ICT Sector Competitiveness and ICT Uptake, which was launched...
[July 5, 2006, 15:00]
Science curriculum 'boring', says industry minister
News Europeans are at least twice as likely to die through medical error than road accidents, according to EC Commissioner Viviane Reding's head of cabinet, Rudolph Strohmeier. Another member of Commissioner Reding's team, Paul Timmers of the ICT for...
[January 24, 2007, 13:27]
GSMA warns against text-roaming price caps
News Mobile-operator industry body, the GSMA, has poured cold water on plans by European Commission telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, to create a single market for mobile text services in Europe and cap the cost of sending an SMS for EU citizens...
[July 17, 2008, 9:16]
Mobile operators warn EC over termination rate cuts
News The European Commission's telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, has said mobile termination rates could fall by as much as 70 percent over the next three years. Reding said rates are, on average, nine times higher than fixed-line termination rates...
[July 1, 2008, 9:29]
Europe calls on US to let go of Icann
News The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is approaching a historic point in its development," said information society and media commissioner Viviane Reding in a statement on Thursday. The European Commission has called on the US to...
[June 19, 2009, 12:25]
EC calls for 3G over 2G spectrum
News Radio spectrum is a crucial economic resource which must be properly managed across Europe to unlock the potential of our telecoms sector," said Viviane Reding, the European commissioner for information society and the media.
[July 26, 2007, 13:26]
Mobile industry defends roaming pricing
News Viviane Reding, EC information society and media commissioner, is expected to publish plans on Tuesday detailing how the EC will tackle the issue of roaming exorbitant charges. The body that represents the interests of mobile operators has launched...
[March 27, 2006, 17:25]
EU throws support behind wireless-broadband rollout
News The move echoes calls by European commissioner for information society and media, Viviane Reding, earlier this year for the UHF spectrum to be allocated for WiMax mobile broadband use once the analogue signal is phased out.
[September 25, 2008, 9:24]
EU lawmakers vote to introduce net neutrality
News I welcome the European Parliament's strong endorsement of the reform of the EU telecoms rules," Viviane Reding, Europe's commissioner for telecoms and IT, said in a European Commission statement. It also establishes a new pan-European telecoms...
[May 6, 2009, 17:10]
EC pares down plans for telecoms super-regulator
News Telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding had wanted a large body that could manage and potentially overrule national regulatory bodies such as the UK's Ofcom. The Commission's move follows the European Parliament's rejection of some of Reding's initial...
[November 11, 2008, 11:38]
