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Ringing the changes - China to permit 100% foreign ownership of call centres

In a further push to the development of the outsourcing industry in China, the country recently announced a series of policies which aim to relax foreign investment restrictions on certain telecoms-related activities which would otherwise be subject to China's fairly stringent restrictions.

Law Firm: Herbert Smith | Published: 30 June 2011 | Practice Area: Enforcement and Regulation

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E-Archiving TMT sector group: Poland

Polish Telecommunications Law (Ustawa prawo telekomunikacyjne (TL) The EC Data Retention Directive has been implemented in Polish Telecommunications Law (Ustawa prawo telekomunikacyjne (TL)). Under the Act amending the TL, all data stored in accordance with the EC Data Retention Directive must be...view abstract

Law Firm: CMS | Published: 11 March 2010 | Practice Area: Regulation and Insurance

E-Archiving TMT sector group: Italy

The legal framework governing electronic archiving in Italy may be summarised as follows: DPR 28.12.2000 n. 445 (Single Text on administrative documents) This gathers all the existing legislation on electronic documents and the electronic preservation of documents. Legislative Decree n. 82 dated 07...view abstract

Law Firm: CMS | Published: 11 March 2010 | Practice Area: Regulation and Insurance

Focus: Infrastructure and commodities

The infrastructure market remained reasonably buoyant, in spite of the credit crunch. Although the debt markets were challenging, debt finance continued to be available to support infrastructure funds seeking to acquire quality assets. Activity levels held up well for us in the area of commodities...view abstract

Law Firm: Norton Rose | Published: 01 March 2010 | Practice Area: Infrastructure

Lay your cards on the table

Recent rulings indicate that judges are getting tougher when considering e-documentation. Mike Brown extols the virtues of getting e-disclosure tactics out in the open

Law Firm: Epiq Systems | Published: 11 February 2010 | Practice Area: Systems

Digital Economy Bill - proposed changes to Ofcom’s remit

The government recognises that the UK increasingly relies on having a world class communications network for all aspects of our lives, so that the strength of the infrastructure over which all those electronic communications pass is critical to the social and economic wellbeing of the UK. In order...view abstract

Law Firm: Field Fisher Waterhouse | Published: 02 February 2010 | Practice Area: Regulation and Enforcement

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BSkyB v EDS: the High Court verdict

Following a high-profile English High Court trial, extending over 10 months, the Technology and Construction Court has delivered its verdict in the legal action brought by BSkyB (Sky) against Electronic Data Systems (EDS) arising out of a project to design, build, manage, implement and integrate a...view abstract

Law Firm: Bird & Bird | Published: 28 January 2010 | Practice Area: Regulation and enforcement

First EU Law Mandating Notification by Telecoms and ISPs of Personal Data Security Breaches

On the 5 November 2009 the EU Parliament and Council of Ministers agreed to pass the first law in Europe as part of the Telecom Package of reforms, providing for the mandatory notification of data security breaches by communication providers, such as telecoms and Internet Service Providers (ISPs).

Law Firm: Dewey & LeBoeuf | Published: 18 November 2009 | Practice Area: Regulators and Enforcement

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New EU Telecoms Package Agreed upon on 5th November 2009

On 5th November 2009 the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers finally agreed on a package of EU Telecoms Reforms involving five directives and referred to as the "Telecoms Package."

Law Firm: Dewey & LeBoeuf | Published: 10 November 2009 | Practice Area: Infrastructure

Old habits die hard

Massive electronic search ordered in dispute between Digicel and Cable & Wireless. In-house lawyers, quite rightly, have a rather jaundiced view of elements of the commercial litigation experience. Comments such as ‘not enough judicial intervention’, ‘pointless trench warfare’, ‘solicitors don’t speak...view abstract

Law Firm: Osborne Clarke | Published: 20 November 2008 | Practice Area: Litigation

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