(Telecompaper) Russian national operator Rostelecom said it has replaced more than 100 kilometres of copper lines with fibre in 32 settlements in the Kostroma region in 2018 and this year… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/axRail6OFdA/rostelecom-expands-fixed-wireless-networks-in-regions-2–1298814

(Telecompaper) The German Parliament has approved a draft bill of the government to reform for the fifth time the Telecommunications Act.  http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/w78A_7ZvSGA/german-parliament-approves-telecom-act-reform-on-network-duplication–1298788

(Telecompaper) Shareholders of Russian internet search engine Yandex have appointed two new members of the management board… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/Q9uV2N0wHpo/yandex-appoints-new-board-members–1298796

(Telecompaper) Google has come out in support of the OECD’s efforts to reform the international tax system in order to take account of the increasing digitisation of the economy… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/wgaBLlWbTrE/google-backs-oecd-efforts-for-new-international-tax-rules–1298800

(Telecompaper) DigiPlex entered into a new collaboration with Megaport, a network as a service (NaaS) provider, to expand cloud connectivity across Nordics… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/oDOlJKV7WTA/digiplex-partners-with-megaport-to-expand-cloud-connectivity-across-nordics–1298784

(Telecompaper) KPN has named Yerseke as the first area where it will deploy GPON technology on its FTTH network. Wholesale customers will be able to access the first WBA/VULA connections there from 29 August… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/ZIQqNcbnlPg/kpn-to-start-first-gpon-tests-in-august–1298783

(Telecompaper) NextDC appointed Steve Smith to the NextDC board as non-executive director, effective 1 July… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/xOGtx6pFkSo/nextdc-appoints-former-equinix-ceo-smith-as-new-board-member–1298778

(Telecompaper) Poland’s national telecommunications regulator UKE has issued a study on the quality of internet services in the country, as part of its monitoring of the net neutrality regulation… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/vQRtD6FCVGE/polish-regulator-report-sees-more-users-on-faster-broadband–1298732

(Telecompaper) Google has started rolling out channel memberships for YouTube in South Africa, allowing users to support creators by signing up to donate ZAR 39.99 per month to their favourite channels… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/_7eJFRWew2k/youtube-channel-memberships-launch-in-south-africa–1298756

(Telecompaper) Norwegian communications regulator Nkom said parliament has approved a government proposal to provide an extra NOK 50 million for broadband expansion in its revised national budget for 2019… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/TXGvkR6Edzc/norwegian-revised-budget-provides-nok-50-mln-more-for-broadband-in-2019-as-telenor-phases-out-copper–1298774