INTERVIEW – VIVIANE REDING DISMISSED CRITICISM OF REGULATORY HEAVY-HANDEDNESS IN TELECOMS SECTOR

BY CHRIS JONES, in Brussels VIVIANE Reding is clearly a woman who is proud of her achievements. The walls of her plush, 12th-floor office in the European Commission's headquarters in Brussels are festooned with certificates and awards, including at least two honorary doctorates and several accolades reflecting the European Union (EU) media commissioner's lengthy career in European politics. Voted the most influential figure in telecoms in 2007 by Total Telecom, the Luxembourger has spent nearly 20 years in EU politics, firstly as a member of the European ...


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