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Dutch court overturns ACM decision on termination rate cuts
2013-08-27 12:22:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The Dutch corporate appeals court (CBb) has overturned regulator ACM's decision to lower fixed and mobile termination rates. The ACM earlier this month confirmed the cut in rates from 01 September, prompting court appeals from KPN, Vodafone and T-Mobile, Tele2 and a group including UPC, Ziggo, Verizon, Esprit and BT. The court imposed new tariff caps of 1.861 eurocents per minute for mobile and 0.302 cents per minute for fixed. These will apply as an interim measure, until it gives a final ruling on the case. The main issue to be examined is the use of the Pure Bulric or Bulric Plus methodology in calculating the rates, the same as when the previous round of termination rate cuts ended up in court. In a first reaction, the ACM called the decision bad for consumers and businesses, who pay the bills in the end. The ACM decision would have seen rates fall from 2.4 cents to 1.019 cents per minute for mobile termination and from 0.370 cents to 0.108 cents per minute for fixed. These would apply from three years.
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Court overturns approval of Liberty, KabelBW deal
2013-08-14 10:50:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The Higher Regional Court in Duesseldorf has nullified a decision by Germany's Federal Cartel Office to approve the acquisition of cable network operator KabelBW by Liberty Global, Reuters reports. Approval of the takeover had been challenged by Deutsche Telekom. The Court ruled that the case would have to be re-examined by the anti-trust regulator. The cartel office approved the merger in December 2011 with a number of conditions, including unblocking digital channels and special rights for housing associations on the network. The deal led to the merger of Unitymedia, the second-largest German cable operator acquired the previous year by Liberty, with Kabel BW, the country's third-largest cable operator. The court found that the merger had strengthened the cable operators' dominant position and the conditions imposed by the regulator had not done enough to ensure competition. Unitymedia said that it plans to appeal to the federal court.
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Surface Pro Drops $100; Android Device Manager; WH Overturns USITC Ban
2013-08-05 18:32:50| PC Magazine Notebooks Product Guide
Topping tech headlines over the weekend, Microsoft cut Surface Pro tablets by $100, Google unveiled Android Device Manager, and the White House overturned the USITC ban on earlier Apple iPads and iPhones.
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US govt overturns ITC ban on iPhones import
2013-08-05 08:31:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The US government has overturned a sales ban on Apple iPhones passed by the International Trade Commission for infringement of Samsung patents. The import ban on certain older iPhone models was set to come into effect the week of 05 August, based on an ITC ruling in June. The government had 60 days from the ruling to uphold or veto the decision. Michael Froman, the US trade representative who announced the import ban would not take effect, said the decision was in line with the government's recent policy statement on ensuring standards-essential patents are not used to distort market competition. He said the decision was taken in part due to the "effect on competitive conditions in the US economy and the effect on US consumers" an import ban would cause. He noted that patentholders may still pursue protection of their rights in the courts.
Obama administration overturns ban on some iPad, iPhones
2013-08-04 05:22:25| Electronics - Topix.net
The Obama administration has overturned a U.S. trade panel's ban on the sale of some older iPhones and iPads, reversing a ruling that had favored Samsung Electronics Co Ltd over Apple Inc in their long-running patent battles.
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