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Regulators approve telecoms takeovers
News UK's telecoms sector have received approval from government regulators. The regulators did not consider this was a good reason to block the deal, as BSkyB is already in a position to do this. Two corporate takeovers that have the potential to...
[January 3, 2006, 15:10]
Regulators won't act over retail roaming charges
News European telecoms regulators are continuing to argue that no intervention is necessary to curb retail mobile roaming prices, a policy that appears to put them at odds with the European Commission. The industry and the regulators are contesting the...
[May 12, 2006, 16:55]
UK wholesale broadband uncompetitive - regulators
News BT’s continued desire to rollout its broadband availability, when coupled with its ubiquity and dominance in the provision of wholesale narrowband analogue access services, means that it has far greater ability to obtain increasing numbers of...
[December 16, 2003, 12:25]
Regulators consider the future of VoIP
News European regulators and network operators recently gathered in Brussels to consider the future regulation of voice over Internet Protocol -- VoIP. In the United States, where VoIP looks set to take off more swiftly than in Europe, state and federal...
[April 14, 2004, 14:10]
Regulators fear AOL-Time Warner merger
News America Online and Time Warner must now persuade regulators in both the United States and Europe that their merger won't stifle broadband access and digital music. Appearing at the same hearing, AOL CEO Steve Case told regulators that the merger...
[September 5, 2000, 9:10]
Regulators plan massive fine for Microsoft
News European regulators plan to levy a record fine of more than $600m against Microsoft as part of what is expected to be a strongly worded rebuke of the company's business practices. Even the proposed fine, which is said to be $613m, would be a record...
[March 23, 2004, 7:30]
BT: Regulators hold back universal broadband
News It will be virtually impossible for broadband to penetrate 100 percent of the European population unless regulators are willing to reward risk-takers, according to BT's chief executive Ben Verwaayen. Verwaayen, speaking at the Carriers World Europe...
[September 17, 2003, 18:05]
US regulators turn on to power-line broadband
News US federal regulators on Thursday renewed their push for a wider rollout of what has been hailed as a viable "third pipe" for the many areas where broadband choices have been limited to DSL or cable modems.
[August 4, 2006, 11:20]
Italian regulators open Google News inquiry
News Competition regulators in Italy have opened an inquiry into Google News at the behest of publishers, which allege they are banned from search results unless they agree to be part of it. According to a report on The Wall Street Journal's website on...
[August 28, 2009, 11:44]
Regulators: Vista search is fair
News While criticising Microsoft for its implementation of its existing antitrust accord, regulators appear satisfied with the software maker's plans for Windows Vista, including a new search box that is part of Internet Explorer 7.
[May 15, 2006, 8:50]
Antitrust regulators want a less 'grudging' Microsoft
News Microsoft has made some progress developing a set of documents required as part of its antitrust consent decree, but the work could be accomplished much more quickly if the company took on a less grudging attitude, state and federal antitrust...
[September 26, 2008, 9:54]
US regulators question cloud-computing security
News US federal and international regulators on Tuesday met to hear about whether the benefits of cloud computing justify increased regulation, as privacy activists claim, or whether such an approach would do more harm than good.
[March 18, 2009, 7:48]
Regulators seek deeper probe of Oracle-Siebel deal
News Antitrust regulators on Monday extended the deadline for reviewing the Oracle and Siebel merger, as Department of Justice requested additional information in connection with the deal. The Department of Justice, under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
[October 25, 2005, 9:10]
Italian regulators widen Google News investigation
News Italian regulators have expanded their investigation of Google News to include the company's search engine in that country, according to reports. Google's 90 per cent search share of the Italian market is apparently causing regulators to wonder...
[September 7, 2009, 8:45]
US telecoms regulators reveal contentious vision
News Six months after first outlining their plans, federal regulators released details on Thursday of controversial new rules that will help shape the future of the high-speed Internet and local telephone markets.
[August 22, 2003, 11:20]
UK wholesale broadband uncompetitive - regulators
Talkback i guess what BT has done is great .it was the first telecom operator to realise the focus would shift to broadband for itd biggest asset -the copper cables.instead of focussing on mobile, like 99% of other compnies of its size have done it has...
[October 16, 2005, 13:22]
Regulators plan massive fine for Microsoft
Talkback and about time too It's hight time someone taught the Redmond mafia a lesson mind you with the sort of cash they have just sitting there The company held $52.8bn in cash and short-term investments as of 31 December.l"
[March 24, 2004, 12:57]
Regulators seek deeper probe of Oracle-Siebel deal
Talkback Just read your article on the Seibel/Oracle HSR second request. FYI, the following paragraph contains erroneous information: With the Justice Department's "second request" for information, it will wait for Oracle to submit the requested information.
[October 25, 2005, 15:05]
Regulators consider the future of VoIP
Talkback It was a load of stinking turd packing ball bags! i could right a better page with my nut sack which i do not realy have.
[May 7, 2004, 9:38]
Privacy group asks regulators to halt Google apps
News A privacy advocacy group has asked the US Federal Trade Commission to pull the plug on Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar and the company's other web apps until government-approved "safeguards are verifiably established".
[March 18, 2009, 8:40]
