Internet-based email services, such as Gmail, are not subject to European telecom regulation, the European Court of Justice has ruled.
The decision is a partial setback for EU telecom regulators’ efforts to require OTT...more
Telephone calling apps, such as Skype, Viber and Google Hangouts, are subject to European telecom regulation, the European Court of Justice has ruled. Such services may now be required to comply with EU obligations that apply...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union, the highest court in the EU, declared the EU’s 2006 Data Retention Directive invalid in a judgment issued on April 8, 2014. The directive, which has been implemented via national...more