BRUSSELS SPLIT OVER TELECOMS
The EU commissioner Viviane Reding has proposed that telecom operators with a dominant market position could be forced to separate its networks and services divisions. Now, other EU commissioners warn the proposed review could create more bureaucracy and harm investment, especially in ultra-fast broadband networks. Some national regulators in the union already have the power to impose functional separation, but Reding wants to ensure all telecoms authorities can apply the measure in a consistent way. (Financial Times)
BLYK TAPS EUROPEAN MOBILES
Blyk, the first UK mobile operator to offer customers free phone calls in return for accepting advertising on their handsets, plans to expand into continental Europe. Large groups such as Google and Vodafone are also weighing plans to turn such advertising into a significant revenue source. Blyk was co-founded by Pekka Ala-Pietila, former president of Nokia, and is targeting 16- to 24-year-olds, who have become difficult to reach with advertising because their reading and viewing habits are so fragmented. (Financial Times)
MYSPACE LAUNCHES FREE MOBILE SERVICE
The Web site MySpace is launching a free, advertising-supported cellphone version Monday as part of a wider bid by parent News Corp. to attract advertising for mobile Web sites. News Corp.'s Internet properties, also plans to roll out versions of FoxSports.com, the gaming site IGN, AskMen and its local TV affiliates in the coming months that will work on cell phones that can access the Internet. The new MySpace version will work on all U.S. carriers and will allow users to send and receive messages and friend requests, comment on pictures, post bulletins, update blogs, and find and search for friends. "Accessing the Internet from your mobile phone will soon be as common as text messaging and voice calling," said John Smelzer, senior vice president of mobile at Fox Interactive. (Wall Street Journal)
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