the Journal of Regulation

Updated: May 9, 2012 (Initial publication: April 25, 2012)

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The European Commission disapproved of the project of asymmetric tariff regulation for new entrants of mobile telephony, conceived by The French telecommunications and postal regulator (ARCEP – Autorité de regulation des communications électroniques et des postes)

The French telecommunications and postal regulator (ARCEP – Autorité de regulation des communications électroniques et des postes) has prepared a project of pricing of mobile call termination, that is to say the amount that an operator must pay to reach another user. Thus, when a subscriber of Orange mobile calls a subscriber of Free mobile, Orange gives money to Free. Inversely, when a subscriber of Free mobile calls a user of Orange mobile, Free gives money to Orange. The regulator notes that Free mobile, new entrant, have less subscribers than the three operators, and will therefore receive less money than the others. It's the reason why, it justify to his advantage a temporarily higher pricing, the time it finds its place in the competitive market of mobile phone. On April 12, 2012, the European Commission publicly expressed that the principle of an asymmetric pricing policy is insufficient. The French telecommunications and postal regulator (ARCEP – Autorité de regulation des communications électroniques et des postes) has responded by standing that the principle of asymmetrical pricing was not sufficient and that justifications will be provided.

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Updated: May 9, 2012 (Initial publication: April 30, 2012)

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The vote in the US Congress of an Act allowing the National Security Agency (NSA) to have access to data owned by Internet operators on April, 23 2012, was pushed back sine die.

Two North American representatives to the Congress introduce a Bill organising exchanges of information between private undertakings, mainly the Internet Service Providers, social networks, search engines and the National Security Agency (NSA). The purpose is to protect sites against cybercrime, espionage, etc. Undertakings expressed their disagreement regarding the previous project aims at organising the access to their data stored in favour the FBI (the Federal Bureau of Investigation) to serve the security of the country, are this time in favour of the Bill, because it protects their systems, but the associations of the defence of fundamental freedoms are opposed, by referring to the fourth amendment, which protects every citizen of any non-motivated order for seizure. Fixed on April, 23 2012, the confrontation have since been gained strength, the registration to vote was cancelled and postponed sine die.

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Updated: May 9, 2012 (Initial publication: May 4, 2012)

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On 2012, 22 March, the Council of the OECD adopted the Recommendation of the Council on Regulatory Policy and Governance

This Recommendation is an international instrument to address regulatory policy, management and governance as a whole-of-government activity that can and should be addressed by sectoral ministries, regulatory and competition agencies. A copy of the Recommendation can be obtained here.