While requests for deregulation and in-market mobile consolidation were nothing new, there was a clear sense that increasing the speed of action has now been made an equivalent priority
BEREC’s deep dive on subsea cables
The report details the application of ex-ante economic regulation to subsea infrastructure, expanding the contexts in which these cables have been discussed in recent months
Portugal: Market restructuring after a failed attempt at consolidation
The combination of the country’s fourth operator (Nowo) and a new entrant (Digi) may be an opportunity to intensify competition facing the ‘big three’ providers
Portugal: Vodafone/Nowo merger blocked
Despite being in line with the preliminary view, there is still a chance the AdC’s decision could be appealed directly to the Minister of Economy, although this mechanism has only been invoked (successfully) once before
Duct and pole access pricing in Germany
For the first time, BNetzA’s wholesale charge controls for PIA will take into account Deutsche Telekom’s investment in the rollout of full fibre
ANACOM’s position on the Vodafone/Nowo merger in Portugal
Concessions on 5G-ready spectrum would probably be the bare minimum requirement to the transaction being approved
Telcos in Portugal fined €15m for poor communication of price rises
European regulators believe operators have a responsibility to support struggling households, which includes removing early termination charges
Portugal’s regulator changes 5G auction rules, again
The end might now be in sight, but the journey of repairing the relationship with the industry is only just beginning
Portuguese regulator tries once again to speed up its 5G auction
The regulator is determined to bring the auction to a close, and in doing so has brought its relationship with MNOs to an all-time low
