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29 Sep, 2006

RD244 - ETNO Reflection Document on RFID

ETNO acknowledges the benefits of the RFID technology and welcomes the initiative of the EC regarding this broad consultation. ETNO believes that the use of radio frequencies should be harmonised to avoid interferences and that there is a need for adequate standardisation to allow interoperability. The Association thinks there is sufficient regulation in place to deal with frequency management issues as well as with privacy issues.

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31 Jul, 2006

RD243 - ETNOÂ Response to Notice of Inquiry from the U.S. Department of Commerce on the Transition of the Technical Coordination and Management of the Internet Domain Name and Addressing System

ETNO strongly supports the private multi-stakeholder model ICANN is built on. While ICANN has undertaken major improvement in order to respond to the issues and concern of its stakeholders, ETNO is confident that ICANN is maturing as an organisation to address the future and that the goal should be to transition as soon as possible to an International Organisation in its own right.

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31 Jul, 2006

EC087- ETNO Expert Contribution commenting on CoCom06-24: Guidelines on implementation and roadmap for Commission Decision on reserving the number range beginning with "116" for harmonised numbers for harmonised European services.

ETNO takes note of the draft Commission Decision, as published in CoCom06-24 and finds that the decision has come a long way since it was first introduced. Although the document represents an effort to decide upon outstanding issues, as identified in earlier ETNO contributions, a number of these issues still exist that need to be resolved.

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31 Jul, 2006

EC086 - ETNO Expert Contribution on the introduction of Multimedia Services in particular in the frequency bands allocated to the broadcasting service – RSPG Opinion

ETNO supports the ideas proposed by RSPG to facilitate the introduction of multimedia services in the European Union. A coherent authorisation scheme, ensuring competition on a level playing field needs to be implemented. Harmonised use of broadcasting frequencies at the European level should be favoured.

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30 Jun, 2006

RD241 - ETNO Reflection Document on draft ECC Decision on the designation of the bands 880-915 MHz, 925 960 MHz, 1710-1785 MHz and 1805-1880 MHz for terrestrial IMT-2000/UMTS systems

ECC PT1 started to work on a draft ECC Decision on the designation of the bands 880-915 MHz, 925-960 MHz, 1710-1785 MHz and 1805-1880 MHz for terrestrial IMT-2000/UMTS systems.ETNO expects UMTS/IMT-2000 deployment in GSM bands from the year 2007 in some countries and therefore supports a timely completion of the work on this draft ECC Decision.

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30 Jun, 2006

RD240 - ETNO Reflection Document as an input to a future European Commission Communication on SPAM

ETNO members are fully committed to develop active measures to combat unsolicited commercial communications (spam). ISPs and network operators are focusing on awareness raising, technical measures like filtering and the use of various kinds of lists. ETNO believes that a consistent and co-ordinated approach by all stakeholders involved (private and public) at the international level is needed.

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31 May, 2006

EC085 - ETNO Expert Contribution on “Draft ECC Report 86 – Draft Report on Consumer Abuses and Fraud Issues relating to High Tariff Services

ETNO supports the intent of the ECC Report but by making both general and detailed comments, it seeks to demonstrate that other actions are required to address abuse and fraud. There are omissions from the Report that need to be addressed for it to be comprehensive and complete. Not enough is made of the role of revenue sharing or the lack of an appropriate regime that high tariffs numbers exist in.

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31 May, 2006

EC084 - ETNO Expert Contribution on “Draft ECC Report 87 - The future of numbering

The European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association (ETNO) has carefully reviewed the Draft ECC Report 87 “The future of numbering”.The purpose of this Report is unclear. Its scope is restricted to the “future of E.164 numbering”, but does not take much into account new services. For most of the countries the Report does not take into account the technical problems industry could face when implementing the scenarios depicted to route the calls, charge the calls and negotiate interconnection agreements.

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31 May, 2006

EC083 - ETNO Expert Contribution on draft decision ECC /DEC/(06)EE on the harmonised conditions for devices using Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology in the frequency band 3.1 – 4.8 GHz

Interested parties have been invited to comment on draft ECC/DEC/(06)EE. In particular views are requested on a possible phased approach in the band 4.2 – 4.8 GHz without mitigation techniques. ETNO has a strong preference for not allowing devices to be operated temporarily without mitigation techniques (on a phased basis). Instead, ETNO recommends permitting only those devices which have implemented mitigation techniques such as DAA.

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