Spectrum sales will generate EchoStar a considerable profit and ease FCC pressure, but at the cost of its mobile and satellite network ambitions
Boosting mobile services with mmWave
As some regulators in Europe practice patience, in the UK Ofcom moves to release the largest amount of spectrum it has ever awarded in a single auction
Deregulating copper access in rural New Zealand
Having laid out the evidence for removing all regulation from Chorus’ copper network, ComCom awaits the Minister’s support for its recommendation
BNetzA settles MVNO access dispute
More than two years on from the original complaint, the regulator has set terms for the shared use of mobile operators’ networks in Germany
Germany: BNetzA ends monitoring of fibre overbuild
Having found no clear examples of anti-competitive behaviour by Deutsche Telekom, altnets will need to give the regulator sufficient reason to consider any future investigations
AGCOM extends general authorisation regime to CDNs
Despite a largely negative response from stakeholders, the regulator decided to move forward with its proposal, making Italy the only EU country to capture this type of provider under the EECC
Responses to the EC’s Digital Networks Act Call for Evidence
Ahead of inevitable reform of Europe’s telecoms framework, the ‘pro-competition’ collective of challengers and regulators is providing a strong rebuttal to the arguments of former incumbents
In-market mobile consolidation in Romania
Operators have secured approval, subject to commitments, for a four-to-three merger following the Competition Council’s most important review of recent years
India’s new telecoms policy 2025-2030
The Government seeks to build on existing efforts towards nationwide connectivity, while placing particular emphasis on innovation, sustainability and the use of emerging technologies
The UK’s Statement of Strategic Priorities for telecoms and spectrum
Digital inclusion, resilience and adoption take greater prominence in the new SSP, while there are less than subtle hints for Ofcom’s expected regulation of Openreach
