All European Commission (EC) articles – Page 4
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Public AffairsEuropean Commission bending to Big Telco calls for consolidation — report
Draft policy paper shows EC ready to make big changes in telecom rules to allow its big players to scale, invest and better face other (typically US) service providers, according to reports.
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Network & InfraETNO in existential crisis as Europe weighs response to global business threats
ETNO’s recent State of Digital Communications report portrayed the big beasts of European telecoms as open to change, but hamstrung by regulation and pondering long-term impact of letting infrastructure go.
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Analyst BriefingsTelefónicawatch Weekly: Group in a deal-making, people-shuffling mood
Agreements in energy, mobile, and security sectors aimed at bringing in fresh customers and reducing costs across international footprint; leadership changes promise to bring fresh perspectives as strategies shift and new shareholders enter the picture…
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Public AffairsTelefónica’s Álvarez-Pallete takes soapbox to Davos, repeats call for EU refresh
Telefónica’s CEO says deregulation and investment “agenda” needed to drive innovation and increase EU telcos’ competitiveness. Comments come hot on the heels of similar messaging from other industry execs. Entrance of SEPI and stc as Group shareholders not a distraction from new three-year strategy…
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Venturing & InvestmentsEC grants €1.2bn to fuel cloud computing push
4iG, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, and TIM among IT and telecoms players collaborating on IPCEI-CIS project, seeking to produce a common, open-source architecture for European cloud deployments. First phase of industrial rollout expected to complete by 2031, with goal creating 1,000 jobs and “positive spill-over effects” in the process.
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M&AVodafone said to near Spanish exit as Zegona preps finance
Reports indicate takeover deal is nearly complete, with Zegona said to have raised debt funding from bank syndicate and Vodafone itself.
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Public AffairsWait goes on for EC’s investment revival ‘vision’
European Commission guidelines for new Digital Networks Act expected before June 2024, but draft legislation not until 2025.
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Network & InfraSpain kicks off 5G SA funding call
Spain opens bidding for UNICO-5G Redes Activas programme, providing €543.8m to accelerate 5G standalone rollout in rural areas of the country.
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PremiumElsewhere in Systems Solutions: Data facility in Biere secures EC’s European Code of Conduct Award for energy efficiency
T‑Sys data facility in Biere secures EC’s European Code of Conduct Award for energy efficiency.
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Public AffairsDT’s Europe chief lashes out at proposal to regulate EU intra-call pricing
Dominique Leroy argues EU parliament’s proposed amendment to Gigabit Infrastructure Act is unnecessary.
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M&AZegona eyes Vodafone Spain for reverse takeover deal
Virgin Media veterans consider returning to Spanish market after successful sale of strategic stake in Euskaltel in earlier market consolidation.
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PremiumElsewhere in Telefónica Group: Legal setback in Brussels for telco M&A
Legal setback in Brussels for telco M&A as court backs EC’s decision to block Hutchison-O2 merger in 2016.
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Suppliers & SCMGermany seeks high-risk compromise as operators maintain reliance on Huawei
Vodafone and its peers may get time to wean themselves from Huawei dependency as Germany looks set to water down high-risk restrictions.
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M&ADigi signals interest in Orange–MÁSMÓVIL merger remedies
Digi CEO sees potential merger as transformative moment for the Spanish market.
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Public AffairsWales puts sale of regional fibre network on the table
Devolved body sounds out market interest in purchase of publicly owned network in North Wales, ahead of 2025 contract end point.
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Strategy & ChangeOrange seeks recipe for success in France after Spanish turnaround
New Orange France CEO cooking up a strong plan for la rentrée. Christel Heydemann remains confident of Spanish merger success.
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Public AffairsCroatia asks Brussels for more broadband infra funding
Government makes request to EC for next grant instalment from EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility. Croatia set to receive a total of €5.51bn under RRF, provided performance-based targets are met. One-fifth of allocation earmarked for digital transformation projects, as stipulated by NextGenerationEU funding rules, including broadband rollout in rural ...
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Public AffairsVantage resists EU plans for regulating TowerCos
Vodafone-backed InfraCo troubled by prospect of regulated pricing and terms if new ultrafast rollout regulation proceeds as planned.
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Spain to fill in 5G gaps with new EU funding
The European Commission approves multimillion-euro scheme to support 5G infrastructure rollout to rural Spain.
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M&AEC raises red flags against Orange–MÁSMÓVIL merger
Body issues ‘statement of objections’ to both operators in European M&A test case.