Ofcom has determined that the headline commercial offer may not allow altnets to recover costs and drive take-up, hindering the development of sustainable competition
Ireland: Protecting against a wholesale margin squeeze
Through pricing principles and transparency obligations, ComReg aims to ensure Eircom cannot take unfair advantage of the recently deregulated WCA market
UK: Assessing the impact of AI on telecoms customers
While Ofcom is alive to the risks that AI could pose to consumers, limited evidence of systemic harm has dissuaded it of the need for further regulatory intervention at this time
Event debrief: FT/Connect Europe Forum 2026
With the DNA, CSA2 and revised merger guidelines at or approaching critical stages in their development, operators and policymakers were equally clear on the level of fine tuning that still needs to take place
Germany: Pricing principles for open access networks
BNetzA’s non-binding guidelines aim to reduce negotiation costs for network builders and access seekers, while ensuring a sufficient margin between wholesale and retail fibre prices
The declining profitability of operators in Denmark
An annual update of industry investment and revenue trends offers country-level input to the wider debate on the financial health of European telecoms
The prospect of three-to-two consolidation in Malta
Melita failed with a similar merger in 2017, but is hopeful that a recognition of heightened customer and investment demands will lead to a different decision this time around
The future of free-to-air TV in Australia
The Government is consulting on three options for the future of free-to-air TV, ranging from a minimal change to a marked shift in the current broadcast delivery model
Hungary: Cycle testing mobile coverage
The NMHH’s novel way of testing mobile coverage breaks away from a peloton of international approaches that have tended to rely on theoretical projections
Re-regulating wholesale broadband in Austria
A court has overturned the TKK’s 2022 market review decision, raising questions about the procedure and analysis underpinning the deregulation of A1 Telekom
