European operators used Q3 earnings to stress the need for regulatory reform and in-market consolidation. Regulators were urged to adopt pro-investment, pro-consolidation frameworks to boost competitiveness.
The end of the US’ four-player market dream?
Spectrum sales will generate EchoStar a considerable profit and ease FCC pressure, but at the cost of its mobile and satellite network ambitions
T-Mobile secures approval for UScellular acquisition
Though they reached the same decision, the FCC and DOJ took distinctly different views of mobile consolidation, with the DOJ warning of the Big Three operators’ “oligopoly”
MWC25: Regulation & Policy roundup from Day 1
Familiar calls for deregulation and consolidation to help spur investment alongside debates over fair share and the governance of AI set the tone for the first day of the event
Consolidating the fibre market in the US
A tie-up with Frontier could provide a much-needed boost to Verizon’s fibre proposition without giving rise to any major competition concerns
Mobile market consolidation in the US
T-Mobile claims acquiring UScellular will boost competition, but M&A in such a concentrated market will attract scrutiny over the potential effects on pricing and consumers
US: FCC issues fines for privacy violations
New legislative proposals on data privacy would transfer the regulation of privacy in the telecoms sector to the FTC but bring the US closer in alignment to its peers
Policy perspectives from CES 2024
While AI and privacy dominated discussions, the consumer tech showcase also brought reflections on spectrum policy and the digital divide
The FCC ups the ante on data breaches
T-Mobile’s latest hacking incident in the US shows how telcos remain a major target for bad actors and why cybersecurity protections need bolstering
Mobile network sharing in the Czech Republic given the green light
Following a six-year investigation, the EC is finally satisfied commitments made by operators are sufficient to resolve competition issues
