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EU antitrust regulators are now going after Google's ad business

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 14 Jul 2016 6:54 am
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European Union antitrust regulators have sent two "statements of objections" to Google over its Adsense for Search platform, accusing the search giant of abusing its position by preventing third-party websites from showing ads from its competitors.

Getty Images goes after Google for promoting 'piracy'

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 27 Apr 2016 5:34 am
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U.S. photography agency Getty Images is lodging a formal complaint against Google, stating that the search vendor is undermining its licensing business by providing access to copyrighted images in Google Images. The company is set to file a complaint with the European Union's antitrust commission, where Google is already under fire for abusing its dominant position with Android in the region.

EU files formal antitrust charges against Google

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 20 Apr 2016 6:10 am
The European Union has filed formal antitrust charges against Google regarding its Android operating system. The regulators state that by bundling its own services and making Google Search the default search engine on Android, Google has abused its dominant position, preventing other companies from competing in these segments.

EU to bring an end to data roaming charges in 2017

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Posted by Joseph Keller on 27 Oct 2015 2:50 pm
EU to bring an end to data roaming charges in 2017
The European Parliament has approved a new plan that will see the end of mobile roaming charges across the countries of the European Union. Beginning on June 15, 2017, carriers will no longer be able to charge customers for roaming calls, texts, or data usage while they travel throughout the EU.

EU and South Korea working together to develop 5G networks

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 16 Jun 2014 8:20 am
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The South Korean government announced today that it will collaborate with the EU in developing new technologies, set standards and allocate radio frequencies for next-generation mobile information and communication networks.

Motorola found in breach of EU competition law, but escapes fine

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 29 Apr 2014 8:35 am
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The European Commission has found Motorola Mobility guilty of breaching EU competition law over its use of standards-essential patents (SEPs), according to reports. PC World and Reuters are reporting that the Google-owned smartphone maker was found to have broken the law by bringing injunctions against Apple in Germany over SEPs it had agreed to license.

New EU roaming caps coming into place

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 1 Jul 2013 5:25 am
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New caps take effect today — 45 cents per MB, 24 cents per minute, 8 cents per SMS European mobile subscribers will enjoy lower roaming rates for calls, texts and data within the EU from today, as new price caps come into effect. The new roaming price limits kick in a year from the start of the original EU roaming caps, a move which saw an end to excessive intra-European roaming prices. Here's...

European roaming fees to cease from next year

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 15 Jun 2013 8:13 am
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From July 1, 2014, Europeans traveling within the EU will no longer pay expensive roaming rates Europeans will be able to use voice, texts and data within the EU for the same prices as their domestic service, following a ruling by the European Commission. The commission, which last year imposed significant caps on roaming rates charged to EU customers, will push the legislation through before...

Android the latest target of EU probe on anticompetitive behavior

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 13 Jun 2013 5:47 pm
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Competitors take issue with Google's licensing terms for Android Google and Android are once again the target of an antitrust investigation by the European Commission, this time because of allegations that Google used anticompetitive tactics to expand its mobile market share. While it is only an informal probe at this point, the EC is investigating claims from Google's competitors -- such as...

Competitors launch European antitrust complaint against Google over mobile apps

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 9 Apr 2013 8:08 am
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Microsoft, Nokia, Oracle and others call Android 'a deceptive way to build advantages for key Google apps' A group of Google's competitors have sent an antitrust complaint to the EU, claiming that the search giant's licensing of the Android OS and Google Apps give its mobile apps an unfair advantage. Reports from the New York Times say Fairsearch Europe, which consists of Microsoft, Nokia,...

European Union votes to impose mobile roaming price cap

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Posted by Richard Devine on 11 May 2012 8:19 am
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For Europeans, going on vacation with a smartphone can be an expensive time. Currently, networks are allowed to charge what they like for calls, texts and data when roaming in another country. Packages are available, but often these are as almost as expensive as paying by the MB. An example -- my trip to BlackBerry Devcon Europe in February cost me £20 for just 20MB of data. Times are to begin...

Google-Motorola deal set to be approved by U.S. Justice Department, says WSJ

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 8 Feb 2012 8:45 pm
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Google's aquisition of Motorola Mobility is set to be approved by the U.S. Justice Department as early as next week, according to the Wall Street Journal and people "familiar with the matter." These sort of deals are never a given, as the various governments across the world always have the final say on matters of commerce. This deal would arm Google with very desirable hardware patents for...

Dutch court rules against Samsung, orders EU injunction for 3 smartphones [update: Samsung's response]

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Posted by Sean Brunett on 24 Aug 2011 10:16 am
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Samsung has suffered another setback in the European Union. Weeks after a German court ordered an injunction of their Galaxy Tab 10.1, a Dutch court has ruled in Apple's favor against Samsung's Galaxy line of smartphones. According to the decision, Samsung infringed on patent number EP 2059868, which is for a "portable electronic device for photo management."Here is a description of the patent:A...

Galaxy Tab 10.1 isn't banned from The Netherlands, for now

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Posted by Richard Devine on 16 Aug 2011 8:45 am
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In the latest chapter in the Apple v. Samsung saga, Apple's attempts to push through their case through in The Netherlands has failed, for now. The claims here are a little broader than those submitted in Germany, going beyond just the design of the Tab and into the software it runs. The courts in The Hague have politely informed Apple that no decision will be reached on the case until Sept. 15....

German court orders Samsung to halt Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales and advertisements, will affect most of EU

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Posted by Anndrew Vacca on 9 Aug 2011 1:45 pm
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A German court has granted Apple a preliminary injunction in its ongoing patent dispute with Samsung, effectively halting all sales and advertisement of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 across the European Union. The ruling is on the grounds of community design infringement by Samsung, or what Apple calls the Galaxy Tab 10.1's imitation of the iPad 2, and does not have anything to do with specific hardware or...