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ASA set to police the Internet's advertising badlands
Written by Chris Andrews
Oddly, the watchdog will receive seed funding from Google to kick things off
From March of next year, the UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) will be significantly extending its reach into the Interweb, having jurisdiction over all on-line marketing communications. This, said the ASA, will allow it to "deliver more comprehensive consumer protection online".
Canadian telcos forced to open pipes to smaller competitors
Written by Chris Andrews
Regulator also directs deferral funds to network expansion and rebates
This week the Canadian communications regulator decided that incumbent telcos would have to make their fibre networks available to smaller operators, and that the country's 'deferral accounts' would be used for rural broadband rollouts, as well as customer refunds. The incumbent telcos are not happy, and even those smaller players see flaws in the plans.
Despite decreased competition, Americans' mobile bills have halved in the past 10 years
Written by Chris Andrews
GAO calls on FCC to review its wireless industry data collection policies
Americans are spending half what they did 10 years ago on wireless services, but wide-spread consolidation means that competition is suffering, and it may be time for the FCC to do something about it.
Reality rains on 3DTV's parade
Written by Robin Hague
No-one watching the little to watch and HD isn't faring much better
Having ignored the lessons of history and put the shiny technology cart firmly in front of the bewildered content horse, the 3D television industry is starting to reap its predictable harvest of uninterested consumers.
Nokia and Intel could develop 3D mobile interfaces at new lab
Written by Chris Andrews
Both companies buying up firms to improve mobile offerings
Nokia's ambitions to get back on top of the smartphone market seem to be gaining some momentum. This week the company announced that its relationship with Intel was expanding beyond MeeGo, with the two companies opening a 'Joint Innovation Center' at the University of Oulu in Finland to develop 'new user interfaces and experiences'.
The end is nigh for gorging at the trough of all you can eat data
Written by Chris Andrews
Tiered pricing to become the norm, as mobile operators plan move into apps market
Mobile operators who tempted in new customers with all you can eat data plans are now feeling the indigestion, and it looks like those flat pricing models are going to be a thing of the past.
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- WTO hits EC on tech trade agreement, gives one month to comply
- Museum piece TV misses its audience
- Netflix signs Hollywood streaming deal which could upset traditional operators
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