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The Commission has sent Estonia a formal request to comply with EU telecoms rules which require a clear separation between bodies regulating telecoms markets and those providing telecoms services
On 18 June 2012, the Commission published a report on the current state of the electronic communications markets in the EU and on the implementation of the EU regulatory framework
On 12 June 2012, the Commission announced its approval of the UK’s granting 6m of public financing to support the construction of an ultra-fast broadband network in Birmingham
On 21 May 2012, the European Commission published a speech by Neelie Kroes, the Vice President of the Commission responsible for Digital Agenda, discussing the Commission’s use of its expanded powers under Article 7 of the Framework Directive in the first year since it came into force
On 13 April 2012, the European Commission announced that it has decided to open an in-depth Phase II investigation into the proposed creation of a joint venture in the UK between Vodafone, Telefónica and Everything Everywhere
On 22 March 2012, Advocate General Sharpston gave an opinion on a reference for a preliminary ruling from a Spanish court on whether member states are permitted by Article 13 of the Authorisation Directive (Directive 200220) to charge mobile telephony operators a fee for the use of facilities installed on public property and owned by another undertaking
On 14 March 2012, the European Commission announced that it has used its powers under Article 7a of the Framework Directive to suspend national remedies proposed by the Latvian telecoms regulator whilst it conducts an in-depth review
On 31 January 2012, the Commission stated that it had opened a formal investigation into Samsung’s use of standard essential patents and whether that amounts to a breach of Article 102
On 20 December 2011, the Commission announced that it has approved, subject to conditions, a scheme to provide aid for the financing of public-service employees’ retirement pensions
