Other noteworthy regulatory developments week ending 23 April 2021 from the Assembly Analyst team
Regulatory hurdles for Cellnex’s acquisition of Three’s towers across Europe
Elsewhere in regulation this week
Ofcom maintains regulation of wholesale call markets
The UK regulator will keep price controls on call termination, in a market that continues to have some importance
Ofcom’s guidelines to tackle harmful content on video platforms
The UK regulator is proposing guidelines for online platforms, while it awaits for new legislation that will give it even broader powers
Elsewhere in regulation this week
Ofcom's 700MHz and 3.6–3.8GHz auction raises £1.36bn
Operators got a good deal for the 700MHz spectrum – but may still have to pay more for the 3.6–3.8GHz airwaves depending on the next phase
UK regulators get serious about cooperating to tackle the big issues
The Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum will tackle complex areas such as encryption and algorithms
UK competition authority investigates Apple’s app store
The CMA opens a probe very similar to the one pending at the EC level, in a further sign that the UK is about to go after Big Tech in a meaningful way
European Commission to grant data adequacy to the UK
The UK’s current alignment on GDPR meant this didn’t come as a surprise, but does mean the UK will have to stick to the same standards in the future
