German media regulator MABB (Medienanstalt Berlin-Brandenburg) has forced European satellite service Eutelsat 9B to remove the broadcast of RT’s new Moscow-based German-language channel RT DE from its platform on Wednesday. “It is inappropriate for the German regulator, MABB, to overreach and ignore the European Convention on Transfrontier Television, under which …
Read More »First line of Nord Stream 2 pipeline filled with gas ready for export – operator
“As of October 18, the gas-in procedure for the first string of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline has been completed,” the company said in a press release, adding, “As planned and in line with the system design requirements, the string is filled with some 177 million m3 of so-called technical …
Read More »Russia could sell Nord Stream 2 to European Union-based operator to evade Brussels’ access limitations – German media
Russia’s Gazprom subsidiary, Swiss-based Nord Stream 2 AG, involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, lost a court battle over exclusive access to the infrastructure earlier this week. The company was seeking an exemption from the provisions of the EU Gas Directive that bans a single firm …
Read More »Texas power grid operator axes its CEO after deadly blackout caused by winter storm
The board of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has given a 60-day notice to President and CEO Bill Magness, the non-profit company said in a statement after a meeting on Wednesday night. During the transition period, he will “work with state leaders and regulators on potential reforms,” while …
Read More »Four board members of Texas grid operator RESIGN over blackouts during deadly winter storm
Chairwoman Sally Talberg, vice chair Peter Cramton, finance and audit chair Terry Bulger and human resources and governance chair Raymond Hepper have tendered their resignations to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), effective Wednesday. They did so “to allow state leaders a free hand with future direction and to eliminate …
Read More »The operator of the GTS to Gazprom would pay for transit 30%
The Russian company does not use a fully paid up the volume of transporting gas through the Ukrainian GTS. In 2020 the transit of Russian gas will fall below the mandatory amounts, so Gazprom will overpay about 30%, said Thursday, July 23, the head of the Operator GTS of Ukraine …
Read More »The Ukrainians told us how to switch to another operator while retaining your mobile number
What you need to know. C may 1 in Ukraine began to work the transfer service of the mobile operator and the Ukrainians will no longer have to put up with the disadvantages of communication only for the sake of all the known rooms. Thus, the Ukrainians are told how …
Read More »Russia will have a virtual mobile operator for the military “Voentelekom”
The militarization of cellular communication In Russia there will be a virtual mobile operator for the military “Voentelekom” Virtual mobile operator “Voentelekom” will appear in Russia in the near future. Such information was reported this morning media. The new operator will be created on the infrastructure of Tele2 plans to …
Read More »Ukrainian mobile operator paid a multimillion-dollar fine
The operator paid more than 20 million. The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) informed about payment by company Kyivstar fine in the amount of 21.3 million UAH in the case of “per second billing”. The head of AMKU Yury Terentyev said in Facebook. AMC has decided to impose a fine …
Read More »The largest mobile operator in Ukraine launched testing of Mobile ID
Mobile ID allows electronic identification for e-services. Largest mobile operator of Ukraine Kyivstar launched Mobile ID into trial operation This is stated in the press release of the operator. Kyivstar notes that Mobile ID allows electronic identification for e-services. The maintenance period will last from December 27, 2017 June 1, …
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