The White House issued an executive order establishing a new committee and review procedures for applications involving foreign investment.
Orange and Free Mobile seek extension to roaming agreement in France
The French regulator ARCEP will have to approve the two-year extension, which would allow Free to roam on Orange’s network until 2022.
Norwegian regulator imposes new fibre access requirements on Telenor
Nkom finalised the detail of the VULA remedy, which will give access seekers more control on their own retail broadband offers.
German Government proposes amendments to law on online hate speech
New provisions in the Network Enforcement Act will give users a right to challenge social networks’ decisions on illegal content.
BBC suggests licence fee could be replaced with a broadband levy
The UK public service broadcaster submitted its response to the Government’s consultation on decriminalising TV licence evasion.
ITU launches global platform to protect telecommunication networks during COVID-19
The platform will facilitate the sharing of resources and best practices between policymakers, regulators, and other stakeholders.
UK Government agrees measures with the telecoms industry to tackle the coronavirus pandemic
Operators will offer more generous allowances, and be fair to customers who struggle to pay their bills on time.
Australian regulators respond to the coronavirus pandemic
The communications authority ACMA, and the competition authority ACCC, set out their priorities and how they will approach regulation and enforcement.
Advice on the use of mobile data to tackle the coronavirus pandemic in Europe
The EDPS calls for effective data anonymisation, and urges the EC to roll back the measure as soon as practical.
Advertising Standards Authority bans Three UK’s 5G advertisement
The “Real 5G” claim was found to be misleading and is now banned following complaints from other operators
