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Greek Island Solves Waste Problem: Landfill Completely Abolished

By withut-me 04.09.2026 6 views
TL;DR AI-generated The Greek island of Tilos has abolished its landfill and achieved a recycling and composting rate of almost 90 percent. This surpasses the Greek and EU average, making Tilos the first island with Zero Waste Cities certification.
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Laws & Rights Seniors & Pensions Media & Press

Copyright - BGH Allows Forwarding of TV in Retirement Homes

By withut-me 03.09.2026 7 views
TL;DR AI-generated The Federal Court of Justice has ruled that forwarding TV and radio signals in retirement homes does not infringe copyright. The courts do not see this as the creation of a new audience, but rather an extension of the residents' private space.
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Companies & Markets IT & Internet Telecommunications

Salt and Sunrise: Swisscom Competitors Plan Joint Mobile Network Expansion

By withut-me 24.08.2026 21 views
TL;DR AI-generated Swiss mobile providers Salt and Sunrise plan an expanded cooperation to build out their mobile network, particularly in rural areas. The goal is improved network quality for customers, with both companies remaining independent competitors. Implementation is subject to regulatory approval.
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Laws & Rights IT & Internet Telecommunications

Telephone Box: Telekom Replaces Analog Landline Usage with LTE

By withut-me 12.08.2026 33 views
TL;DR AI-generated Deutsche Telekom is switching approximately 1.3 million analog landline customers to a new telephone box that enables voice telephony via LTE. Existing landline numbers will be retained, but special services like emergency call systems or alarm systems will no longer be usable.
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Companies & Markets IT & Internet Telecommunications

Frequencies: Starlink competitor Iris² will not support Direct-to-Device

By withut-me 11.08.2026 38 views
TL;DR AI-generated The European satellite network Iris² will use the 5G NTN standard, which does not allow Direct-to-Device services via smartphone within the designated frequencies. Users will require satellite antennas instead.
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Companies & Markets IT & Internet Telecommunications

Telekom CEO Tim Höttges: SpaceX Mobile Service Not a Threat to Telekom

By withut-me 06.08.2026 34 views
TL;DR AI-generated Telekom CEO Tim Höttges views SpaceX's mobile plans in the US as a supplement, not a threat. Starlink's Direct-to-Device service currently has low capacity and is limited to SMS and voice calls.
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