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feature: How Amsterdam was wired for open access fiber
The city of Amsterdam has been involved for several years in building Citynet , a partnership between the city and two private investors to wire 40,000 Amsterdam buildings with fiber. And it’s not just fiber, it’s open access fiber—any ISP can sign up to use the infrastructure and deliver ultra-fast Internet access. In 2008, the European Union ruled that the city’s involvement in the project was in fact legal, and that it was not improperly interfering in the market.
Continue reading »Exciting New TV Streaming Site Wiped Out By Legal Threats
In early February reviews of hot new streaming TV site TVGorge.com started appearing. “If you’re outside of the US and sick of not being able to see good TV online or just tired of waiting for Hulu to get your favorite shows, you’ll want to check out TVGorge and its huge archive of shows,” wrote Lifehacker. “The amount – and quality – of the content on TVGorge is nothing short of impressive,” wrote TechCrunch.
Continue reading »Euro Parliament threatens court action over ACTA secrecy
Demands to be kept in the loop The European Parliament has threatened to take the European Commission to the EU’s highest court if it does not disclose the details of a secret international copyright treaty.…
Continue reading »Horizontal scrollbar prompts EU gripe from 6 browser makers
With Microsoft’s EU-appeasing browser ballot rolling out across Europe over the next three months , dissatisfaction is growing with its implementation. Last week flaws in its randomization emerged— a result of ineptitude rather than malice . Today, six web browsers have petitioned the EU to complain about the overall design of the browser ballot.
Continue reading »Google says desktop PC is three years from ‘irrelevance’
‘We succeed because we celebrate failure’ Google’s European sales chief says that desktop PCs will be “irrelevant” in three years.…
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