The first objective of collaboration between regulators and businesses is to enhance existing standards and procedures. Regulators also devote a substantial portion of their efforts to problem-solving ...

A recent analysis by Booz Allen Hamilton has determined that effective regulatory management is key to creating telecom markets that thrive. The success or failure of telecom sectors often hinges on ...

Regulatory uncertainty is inefficient, wasting resources and harming consumers. Businesses are deterred from investing in new technology when an action that seems legal today may be deemed illegal ...

Much has been written over the past few months about the revolutionary potential of Internet telephony, or voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) service. VoIP would let consumers make phone calls ...

On December 15, the Federal Communications Commission is expected to vote on regulations requiring telephone companies to lease, or "unbundle," parts of their networks to competitors. If this triggers ...

The European Commission has adopted a raft of proposals that will see Europe's telecommunications infrastructure dramatically shaken up. At the heart of the proposals, which represent the biggest ...

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BRUSSELS — European Union-wide regulations have failed to foster competition in some key sectors of the EU telecom market, the European Commission is expected to announce next week. The commission ...

LONDON — National telecoms regulators in Europe have started flexing their muscles about plans by the European Commission to shake up the regulatory framework and setting up a pan-European watchdog.

The European Commission has adopted a raft of proposals that will see Europe's telecommunications infrastructure dramatically shaken up. At the heart of the proposals, which represent the biggest ...