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From: editor@europemedia.net The Europemedia.net weekly newsletter is a free weekly news round-up covering the main developments in online markets around Europe. To subscribe, please go to http://www.europemedia.net/newsletter.asp You can personalise your newsletter to receive news on the industry sectors and countries that you want. All articles appearing in the newsletter have been published during the course of the last seven days on our website, http://www.europemedia.net -------------------------------------------------- **************************************************************************** **** SEE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TV MEETS THE WEB BROADBAND CONTENT DESIGN SEMINAR On demand, streaming video of the some of the sessions of Van Dusseldorp & Partners' TV Meets the Web Broadband Content Design Seminar, held on December 7th, are online. The Seminar brought together some of Europe's top broadband content production companies and focused on creating broadband content for the PC and interactive TV. To watch streaming video of some of its sessions, please visit http://www.tvmeetstheweb.com/broadbandseminar/webcast.php To read the text report which covers the Seminar's highlights, please visit http://www.tvmeetstheweb.com/broadbandseminar/report.php **************************************************************************** **** -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- This week's Europmedia.net newsletter is somehwat shorter than normal due to the holiday period. Normal service will be resumed next week. This week in Europemedia: Broadband internet access to spark second internet revolution throughout Europe, Hungarian internet usage creeps towards 8%, Belgacom in Liberty Surf talks, Eesti Telecom loses remaining privileges, Irish users would switch to 3G services, mobile in the subway in Prague, Belgian 3G auction postponed, 2001 looks good for Romanian internet development, Matav wins controlling Maktel stake as Deutsche extends its control in Eastern Europe....and of course much more..... -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Events - Conferences and events in the Internet world http://www.europemedia.net/events.asp EU Events - EU Institutions TMT Events Calendar http://www.europemedia.net/euevents.asp To add an event, please go to http://www.europemedia.net/addevents.asp or email the details to mailto:editor@europemedia.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- -------------------------------------------------- Lithuania - Lithuania on its way to being information society Some 9.1 per cent of Lithuanian households have personal computers, and around one-third of them have internet access. http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=1012 Latvia - Latvian government supports guidelines for e-Latvia program The main objective of the program is to provide all Latvian education establishments with IT facilities, and to improve university curriculums as regards IT. http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=1013 Estonia - Estonian government starts preparations for issue of UMTS licences Possible that three, or perhaps more, licences would be issued, similat to GSM licences. http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=1014 WE - Broadband internet access to spark second internet revolution throughout Europe As download speeds have increased and more bandwidth has become available, the possibility of delivering screen-based content such as films, television programmes and music has moved a step nearer. http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=1015 Poland - Vivendi responds to Elektrim's Deutsche tie-up Speculation that Vivendi might be ready to withdraw from its Elektrim partnership. http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=1016 -------------------------------------------------- Hungary - Internet usage in Hungary creeps towards 8% Around 160,000 claim to use the internet every day, with a further 120,000 using it several times a week. http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=1017 Portugal - Portuguese 3G licence winners announced Portugal?s licensing procedure, albeit relatively late by European standards and in one of the smallest markets in Western Europe, may prove to be one of the shrewdest in the region. http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=1018 Spain - Yupi.com closes its international offices Potential buyers being courted. http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=1019 Ireland - Eircom confirms Eircell sale for E4.5bn Eircom will be refocused to concentrate on providing an all-Ireland integrated fixed, data, multimedia and e-commerce communication service. http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=1020 Ireland - Eircom board snubs O'Brien's offer http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=1021 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- E'media US Partner: Industryscoop http://www.industryscoop.com The Insider's Resource for Internet News, Events and Networking. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- -------------------------------------------------- Macedonia - Matav wins Maktel controlling stake A 51% government stake in public operator Makedonski Telekomunikacii (Maktel) has been awarded to Hungarian public operator Matav. The move marks the further progress of Deutsche Telekom into Central European markets - Deutsche owns a 60% stake in Matav. http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=1022 Belgium - 3G Auction Put Back to March 2001 Incumbent operators Proximus, KPN Orange Belgium and Mobistar are all expected to win one of the four licences on offer. http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=1023 Czech Republic - Down in the subway with the cellular Prague has joined five other cities in the world to have cellular coverage in metro stations. http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=1024 Russia - Russian government approves plan to modernise telecoms industry The main objectives of the plan are to reduce loss-making services, win investment and connect more Russians to the network. http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=1025 Romania - 2001 - Good news for internet development in Romania Doubling in the number of internet users expected. http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=1026 ***********************Can you help answer these questions?***************** 1. 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Not only will we post your questions on the site, we will also display them in our newsletter so as to help readers a get a quick reply. http://www.europemedia.net/mailbox.asp **************************************************************************** **** -------------------------------------------------- Ireland - Irish users would switch to 3G services The first operator to offer 3G services will have an enormous advantage over their competitors. http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=1027 Ireland - CityNet to use Dublin sewers as cable conduits The project would generate revenue through the leasing of capacity on the proposed network. http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=1028 Russia - MTU Inform named Russian ISP of the year http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=1029 Lithuania - Tele2 announced winner of 3rd Lithuanian GSM license Currently over 40 per cent of Lithuanian residents have access to the company's services. http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=1030 Estonia - Farewell to Eesti Telefon special rights Eesti Telefon's eight-year monopoly expired on January 1. http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=1031 Estonia - AS Contech Media to enter wireless access networks in Estonia Tele2, Eesti Telefon and Vemis are also planning to launch wireless access networks in Estonia. http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=1032 France - Wanadoo enters web agency market The new service follows the acquisition of three complementary French web agencies: Triel, Immedia and Medialine Production. http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=1033 Poland - Last Polish long-distance licence granted http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=1034 Spain - Spanish government issues 'last mile' pricings The pricing review puts Spain broadly in line with European averages. http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=1035 Belgium - Belgians register 45,000 domain names in 2 weeks http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=1036 France - Belgacom talks to Liberty Surf The move will be part of Belgacom's French expansion plans. http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=1037 Belgium - Online christmas shopping boom in Belgium http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=1038 ***********PERSONALISE YOUR EUROPEMEDIA NEWSLETTER*********** Dear Europemedia readers, If you haven't already personalised your newsletter, do it now! 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