Mobile Firms Claim E-money Laws Threaten M-commerce
News Senior executives from 18 European mobile network operators spelled out their demands in a meeting on Tuesday with top European politicians and administrators, including Erkki Liikanen, Enterprise and Information Society Commissioner.
[May 23, 2002, 13:21]
EC Cracks Down On Local-loop Unbundling
News Enterprise and Information Society Commissioner Erkki Liikanen said the EC would not tolerate further delays in the creation of competitive local telecoms access markets across Europe. The action we have already taken has had immediate results, and...
[March 21, 2002, 14:31]
Update: Oftel Fails The UK - Reports
News The report quotes Olli Rehn, head of cabinet for Erkki Liikanen, European information commissioner, saying that while things had moved swiftly in other European countries the UK had failed to keep up.
[September 22, 2000, 8:24]
Mobile Operators Denounce Spam
News Niklas Henricson, a GSME MCommerce Working Group delegate, told silicon.com that Article 13 of Directive 2002/58/EC of 12 July 2002 on Privacy and Electronic Communications -- as put forward last week by commissioner Erkki Liikanen -- is welcome.
[July 24, 2003, 8:56]
Fibre Optic To Dominate EU Broadband Market By 2010
News The study 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-looking strategy is essential if Europe's citizens are to benefit from...
[October 11, 2001, 12:40]
EC To Host Hearing On The Future Of Telecoms
News The European Commissioner for the Information Society, Mr Erkki Liikanen, has spoken out on the issues of cheaper Internet services across Europe identifying high cost, lack of computer literacy and a weak legal framework as the main problems...
[May 9, 2000, 13:35]
Promote Broadband, EU Tells Public Sector
News Wider, faster access to the Internet is essential to deliver the full promise of the information society," said Erkki Liikanen, European commissioner for the information society and enterprise policy.
[May 13, 2004, 13:10]
Businesses Reap Rewards Of E-government
News European commissioner Erkki Liikanen added: "E-government in Europe should now focus more closely on the transformation of government authorities into customer-oriented service providers. Europe's citizens are still getting a raw deal when it comes...
[February 7, 2003, 13:52]
EU Proposes Plan To Secure Internet
News Although the Internet's openness has been the source of its success, "this openness also entails certain risks, and that is why we need a strategy at the European level to tackle existing and emerging security threats," Erkki Liikanen, European...
[June 7, 2001, 9:23]
EC Joins Growing Debate On Future Of 3G
News As with any transition, there is some uncertainty," said Erkki Liikanen, European Commissioner for the Information Society, on the move from GSM to 3G. The European Commission will intervene on Thursday in the growing crisis over the roll out of...
[March 21, 2001, 6:12]
EU Plays Catch-up With US At Dot Com Summit
News Erkki Liikanen, the European Commissioner responsible for enterprise and information society, said the real e-commerce revolution is in the business-to-business markets. The 15 leaders of the European Union will meet tomorrow to discuss plans to...
[March 22, 2001, 14:04]
