The regulator’s long-awaited update takes a preventative approach to service disruption, outlining its expectations for battery backup in fixed and mobile networks
Streamlining consumer protection in Canada
Combining existing, inconsistent protections into a unified code would reduce confusion for consumers and complexity for operators
The Swiss proposal for vendor restrictions
As debates in the EU rage on over newly proposed vendor restrictions, the Swiss Government is proposing similar requirements on its telecoms operators
Event debrief: GSMA Satellite Regulatory Roundtable
The association calls for consistency in the regulation faced by its members and by those with whom they will increasingly compete
Norway: Telenor/GlobalConnect secures conditional approval
Structural commitments will minimise the potential consumer impact of a deal between the former incumbent and a smaller, competing fibre network
France: The planned carve-up of SFR
Three separate merger notifications to two different competition authorities provides for an atypical, and complex, review process
The UK's social media ban for under-16s
The Government has decided to follow in Australia’s footsteps with a complete ban for under-16s, while pledging additional restrictions on gaming and AI chatbots
Event debrief: Ireland 2026: Shaping Europe’s Connectivity Future
Ireland has its work cut out given the universal view that much work is needed to deliver a DNA that is true to its original intentions
The Council of the EU’s DNA progress report
Member States see the EC’s attempts to reduce fragmentation as having the potential to undermine their national autonomy
AGCM investigates Fastweb-TIM 5G network share
The parties have just two months to allay the competition authority’s initial, yet significant, concerns
