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Germany finalizes proposed changes in competition rulesCopy LinkCopiedShare via emailShare on XShare on WhatsAppShare on LinkedInOctober 7, 20196:48 pm CETBy Thibault LargerGermany s Economy Minister Peter Altmaier is finalizing a legislative proposal to change competition rules at home, a spokesperson confirmed today.Altmaier will present the draft proposals to Germany s college of ministers for consultation today or on Tuesday, the spokesperson said, adding that the final version will take two weeks at least before reaching parliament.The proposal seeks to establish the rules of the game for dominant platforms more rigorously and, at the same time, improve opportunities for innovation as well as market and data acc
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Parliament dilutes radical telecoms rulesEuropean Parliament supports retention of the right to separate telecoms operations and changes plans for super-regulator.Copy LinkCopiedShare via emailShare on XShare on WhatsAppShare on LinkedInJuly 8, 20083:39 am CETBy Lorraine MallinderMEPS yesterday voted to allow national regulators the right to force telecoms operators to separate their infrastructure and services units, but tightened conditions for its use. National regulators and the European Commission would have to conduct detailed studies of the potential impact of functional separation before imposing the corrective measure.The compromise, one of 33 voted last night in the Parliaments committee on industry, research and energy, was one of the major outcomes of the vote on EU telecoms rules. German centre-right MEP Angelika Niebler had previously pushed for the remedy, one of the centrepieces of the European Commissions proposals for an overhaul of the 2002 regulatory framework for electronic communications, to be dropped in its entirety. AdvertisementAdvertisementFunctional separation would make it easier for market entrants to gain acce
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