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ETNO statement on the Telecom Single Market agreement

After intense work, the EU institutions have announced today that they have reached an agreement on the Telecoms Single Market regulation.ETNO has consistently supported EU-level rules, as opposed to a patchwork of national approaches to telecom regulation. As legislators work on further defining the details of the rules agreed today, we believe it is paramount to aim at the following main objectives:

ETNO ThinkDigital Blog Post - Sweden vs. Slovenia: What we can learn from hard and soft approaches to net neutrality

Roslyn Layton on Net Neutrality: “Soft rules are associated with higher telecom infrastructure investment - hard rules are overkill” #ThinkDigital

ETNO statement following the European Council of 25-26 June 2015

ETNO, the Association representing Europe’s leading telecom operators, welcomes the high prioritisation of digital policies by EU leaders, enshrined in today’s conclusions of the European Council.

ETNO ThinkDigital interview - Transforming Europe into a Digital Economy by giving businesses the tools to invest in the future

Kjell-Morten Johnsen, Executive Vice President and Head of Telenor’s European operations : “I think there is no other power that can save so much time and energy as the internet services whether broadband or mobile” #ThinkDigital

FT-ETNO 2015 - 13 October: Opening keynote and date announced

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Telecom CEOs' letter to Heads of State and Government ahead of the European Council of 25 June 2015

Here is a copy of the letter that a group of Telecom CEOs addressed to the Heads of State and Government on 16 June 2015.Dear President Donald Tusk,With European economies undergoing a profound digital transformation driven by technology and increasing availability of fast broadband access, we would like to express our views on the urgent need for effective regulatory reform in the digital field.

Joint Statement - Telecom operators welcome the Justice and Home Affairs Council agreement on the General Data Protection Regulation and call for an urgent repeal of the ePrivacy Directive

The GSMA and ETNO welcome the general approach approved today by the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council with a view to adopt the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by the end of the year. Data Protection and privacy are fundamental to building trust and confidence and to driving the uptake of new digital services by Europe’s citizens.