The final shape of the European Telecommunications Network Operators’ Association’s (ETNO) proposed revisions to the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) remains unclear as the deadline to submit proposed revisions to the ITRs looms. ETNO is reportedly considering withdrawing its controversial “sender-party-pays” proposal, which the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) rejected Monday in a draft report (CD Oct 23 p13). CEPT rejected the proposal because it fell outside of the scope of the ITRs and dealt with specific commerce and technology issues (CD Oct 22 p7).
Other smaller carriers will eventually be purchased or merged with the “Big Four” U.S. carriers, now that T-Mobile and MetroPCS are combining, analysts said. MetroPCS stockholders will get $1.5 billion in cash and 26 percent ownership of the merged company (CD Oct 4 p1), and Japanese carrier SoftBank said Monday it will buy 70 percent of Sprint Nextel for $20.1 billion (CD Oct 16 p1). Leap Wireless backs consolidation, the company told us. Also Friday, T-Mobile and MetroPCS made the case for their deal in a filing applying for FCC approval. (See separate report above.)
The U.S. delegation to the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) includes representatives from top U.S. technology companies, including AT&T, Apple, Facebook and Verizon, according to a list of 95 members of the delegation released at delegation leader Terry Kramer’s request (http://xrl.us/bnup6h). Delegates to WCIT, which is set to begin Dec. 3 in Dubai, will decide how to revise the treaty-level International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs), which have not been updated since they were first adopted in 1988.
The U.S. delegation to the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) includes representatives from top U.S. technology companies, including AT&T, Apple, Facebook and Verizon, according to a list of 95 members of the delegation released at delegation leader Terry Kramer’s request (http://xrl.us/bnup6h). Delegates to WCIT, which is set to begin Dec. 3 in Dubai, will decide how to revise the treaty-level International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs), which have not been updated since they were first adopted in 1988.
The U.S. delegation to the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) includes representatives from top U.S. technology companies, including AT&T, Apple, Facebook and Verizon, according to a list of 95 members of the delegation released at delegation leader Terry Kramer’s request (http://xrl.us/bnup6h). Delegates to WCIT, which is set to begin Dec. 3 in Dubai, will decide how to revise the treaty-level International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs), which have not been updated since they were first adopted in 1988.
Patent trolls and patent wars are high-profile indicators of problems in the way the U.S. handles its own technology patent process and resulting litigation, industry experts said Tuesday. While the experts said at an Advisory Committee to the Congressional Internet Caucus event that such problems exist, they did not agree about how severe those problems really are.
Patent trolls and patent wars are high-profile indicators of problems in the way the U.S. handles its own technology patent process and resulting litigation, industry experts said Tuesday. While the experts said at an Advisory Committee to the Congressional Internet Caucus event that such problems exist, they did not agree about how severe those problems really are.
So-called patent trolls and the patent wars are high-profile indicators of problems in the way the U.S. handles its own technology patent process and resulting litigation, industry experts said Tuesday. While the experts said at an Advisory Committee to the Congressional Internet Caucus event that such problems exist, they did not agree about how severe those problems are.
The European Telecommunications Network Operators’ Association (ETNO) is likely to withdraw its controversial Internet traffic compensation proposal from consideration at the upcoming World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), but is now considering another proposal the U.S. also finds problematic, said Terry Kramer, head of the U.S. WCIT delegation, Friday. ETNO’s current proposed revision to the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) would, among other things, establish a “sender-party-pays” model for Internet traffic compensation that could require the sender of any Internet content to pay for its transmission.
The European Telecommunications Network Operators’ Association (ETNO) is likely to withdraw its controversial Internet traffic compensation proposal from consideration at the upcoming World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), but is now considering another proposal the U.S. also finds problematic, said Terry Kramer, head of the U.S. WCIT delegation, Friday. ETNO’s current proposed revision to the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) would, among other things, establish a “sender-party-pays” model for Internet traffic compensation that could require the sender of any Internet content to pay for its transmission. Kramer made his remarks at a Telecommunications Industry Association event.