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Kevin O'Brien
Privacy Laws Trip Up Google's Expansion in Parts of Europe
Submitted by Benton Foundation on November 18, 2008 - 8:37amLast updated: November 18, 2008 - 8:37am
Almost five years into its expansion into Europe, Google is getting caught in a web of privacy laws that threaten its growth and the positive image it has cultivated as a company dedicated to doing good.
Reding to offer concessions to EU telecommunications regulators
Submitted by Benton Foundation on October 25, 2008 - 5:37pmLast updated: October 25, 2008 - 5:37pm
Facing opposition in Brussels, the European Union's telecommunications commissioner, Viviane Reding, is scaling back her proposal to create a new Europewide telecommunications agency with the power to intervene in national markets to mandate consumer-friendly changes in regulation and pricing.
Mergers Accelerate as Telecoms Seek Growth
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 6, 2008 - 10:00amA multibillion-dollar telecommunications merger was announced Thursday, reflecting a trend for mobile phone operators to consolidate in their own crowded backyards while they scout for growth in emerging economies. Operators around the globe are looking increasingly to the world’s last relatively untapped mobile markets in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
