Associazione Italiana Internet Provider is the first and historical Italian association of Internet providers; for twenty-nine years, it has been committed to promote an open, competitive and innovative telecommunications market, and to represent the needs of medium and small operators with a strong territorial presence.
Established in 1995, today AIIP is a reality made up of more than 60 telecommunications and Internet companies - counting more than 250,000 business customers, 1 million residential customers and a total turnover of more than 1.2 billion euro - actively engaged in the development of ultra-broadband infrastructures, even in those areas with digital divide that have been ignored for a long time by the major operators because they were economically unattractive.

Main purposes
- To promote an open and competitive telecommunications market, based on principles of transparency, fairness and non-discrimination.
- To promote the development, easy interconnection, access and interoperability and portability of electronic communication networks and services.
- To coordinate, from a competitive perspective, research and development initiatives in the common interest of the Associates, at technological, regulatory and market level.
- To protect the Italian digital ecosystem, through the development of fair and stable relations with local, national, European and/or international Authorities, Bodies and Institutions.

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Company biography: ISPA was founded in 1997 as a non-profit association which represents the interests of more than 200 members from all sectors around the Internet industry as a voluntary interest group. 

Mission statement: ISPA is the major voice of the Austrian Internet industry. Our goal is to shape the economic and legal framework supporting the optimal development of the Internet and Internet services. We regard the use of the Internet as an important social skill and acknowledge the resulting socio-political responsibilities.

Description: ISPA represents Austria’s digital economy, acts as its voice towards politics and the public and facilitates communication within the industry. ISPA provides its members with expertise and know-how in legal affairs, develops statements on relevant legislation, templates for general business terms and conditions or safety concepts. Furthermore ISPA offers its members free training as part of the ISPA Academy. Additionally, ISPA informs it’s members about developments at the national and European level and directs events such as the ISPA Forum or the Internet Summit Austria. Through numerous cooperations, ISPA can offer its members various benefits such as discounts for congress tickets or magazine subscriptions.

Above all, ISPA takes its responsibility for society very serious, for instance through the so called Stopline – a hotline against child pornography and National Socialism founded by ISPA – or free information material for the promotion of online media competence, especially for children and adolescents.

Current President is Ing. Harald Kapper
Secretary General is Mag. Stefan Ebenberger

For further information or questions please contact office (a) ispa.at or call us under +43 1 409 55 76.

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Telecommunication union of Slovak republic

Telekomunikačná únia Slovenskej republiky

TUSR is an independent and non-political association. The members are telecommunication operators who have committed to conduct business ethically, support economic competition and focus on the development of electronic communication networks and services in Slovakia for the benefit of consumers. Operators from TUSR deal with the competition decisively, but in good faith, in accordance with the principles of fair and open competition rules and in the interest of the good name of the entire industry.

The goal of TUSR is to create partnerships and submit initiative proposals in order to solve shortcomings that negatively affect competition and make doing business in Slovakia even more difficult. The members of TUSR are represented by experienced managers and technicians, cooperating with renowned international experts in the field of regulation, law and communication, who act on the so-called best practice of EU member countries.

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Der VATM repräsentiert den Wettbewerb auf dem deutschen Telekommunikationsmarkt

Verband der Anbieter im Digital- und Telekommunikationsmarkt (VATM) e.V. haben sich mehr als 160 der im deutschen Markt operativ tätigen Telekommunikations- und Mehrwertdiensteunternehmen zusammengeschlossen. Alle stehen im Wettbewerb zum Ex-Monopolisten Deutsche Telekom AG und repräsentieren rund 80 Prozent des von den privaten Anbietern erzielten TK-Gesamtumsatzes. 

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