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July
Regulator Luc Hindryckx says cut the fees
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June
The US regulator is proposing to change the category of broadband providers, giving in new powers to set rules on internet services
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BlackBerry maker RIM will pay a one-off sum plus continuing royalties to Motorola to settle a patent dispute
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Former FCC chief technologist Dale Hatfield is to head a new group set up by AT&T, Google, Verizon and others to lobby on management of the internet
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May
Nokia is suing Apple, claiming that it has infringed its patents are being used in the iPad and the iPhone
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April
HTC has licensed Microsoft patents for use in its handsets that work with Google’s Android software
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The Orange brand was born in the UK 16 years ago but will disappear there following the merger with the local branch of T-Mobile
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March
Eight companies have entered India’s auctions for licences to offer 3G and fixed wireless broadband
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NTRA, the Egyptian regulator, is enforcing a ban on Skype and other IP calls over mobile internet connections
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Egypt’s National Telecom Regulatory Authority has delayed the deadline for applications for two new licences until April 15
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PHS operator Fitel has won a WiMax licence from Taiwan’s regulator and plans to start services in the north of the island later in 2010
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Germany’s four existing mobile licence operators — and no others — have been cleared to bid for new spectrum by regulator Matthias Kurth
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February
The FCC is planning a second attempt to auction a block of spectrum in the 700MHz band, though it will be shared with public safety services
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Kylie Wansink of BuddeComm analyses the data as the telecoms industry enters a new decade
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The Indian government is reported to be considering a single telecoms licence, uniting 17 service-specific licences, though spectrum would be allocated separately