Tag: Broadband
EC OKs €20M OKs Scheme For Broadband For Students In Greece
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €20 million (US$24.29 million) voucher scheme to help students in Greece access broadband...
Spain Regulator Publishes New Fiber Market Proposal
Spain's communications and competition regulator the CNMC has launched a public consultation on its proposal to update the country’s wholesale fixed broadband rules (EC...
EC OKs German Scheme To Support Gigabit Networks In Germany
The European Commission has approved a German scheme to support the deployment of very high capacity broadband networks offering Gigabit speeds in Germany. The...
Italy Fines TIM For Broadband Market Abuse
Italy’s competition watchdog announced on Friday, March 6, it had fined former phone monopoly Telecom Italia (TIM) €116 million (US$131 million) for abusing its...
Swedish Watchdog To Ensure Geographic Spread Of Broadband Funding
The Swedish government has approved two changes to communications regulator PTS’ brief for 2020. One concerns the need for equal geographic spread of broadband...
EU: EC approves public support for broadband in Spain
The European Commission announced on Tuesday, December 10, it approved €400 million (US$443.6 million) euros of public support to build very high-speed broadband networks...
US: Sanders unveils $150B plan to expand high-speed internet access
On Friday, December 6, Sen. Bernie Sanders (Democrat - Vermont) announced a new plan aimed at expanding broadband internet access across the country and...
Australia: Regulator investigating broadband pricing
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is launching an investigation into whether customers have access to “basic” broadband plans at fair and affordable...
EU: Commission approves €60M in State aid for Austrian broadband project
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, €60 million (US$66.6 million) of public support for the deployment and maintenance of infrastructure...
Italy: Telecoms merger pushed to break broadband logjam
Italy’s sovereign wealth fund is maneuvering to pull off a multibillion-euro telecoms merger and end a prolonged corporate stalemate that has held up Rome’s...
