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Grace Nelson, Analyst

France: Conditions for completing the fibre rollout

The regulator expects Orange to maintain regular contact with those who have refused migration to its fibre network, especially as its copper retirement proceeds

California: Rate regulation or affordability safeguard?

In deregulating net neutrality, the FCC has forfeited its chance to regulate (or at least prevent state-level regulation of) broadband affordability

Apple: Competition scrutiny for privacy features

This most recent fine reflects an increasing skepticism in the EU around the competition impacts from Apple’s claims of its superior privacy and security features

Deregulating the copper network switch-off in the US

The FCC’s orders to roll back regulation on legacy network retirement are the first steps in a larger effort to clear the sector’s “regulatory underbrush”

DMA: EC advances proceedings into Apple and Google

In announcing the EC’s actions, EVP Ribera attempted to depoliticise the regulator's decisions, aiming to potentially pre-empt retaliation from the US

South Korea: Fines for anticompetitive behaviour

The controversial fine from the KFTC appears to contradict the position of the regulator in attempting to stabilise excessive sales incentives

EU’s Action Plan on subsea cable security and resilience

Though published as a response to anxiety around subsea cable sabotage, the plan does not grapple with the increasing control of the market by big tech firms

EU: Withdrawal of the SEP regulation

A group of MEPs have requested that the EC reconsiders its decision to drop the file, aligning with the interests of big tech firms in supporting the proposed regulation

Australia: Strengthening ACMA’s enforcement powers

A new bill proposes to expand ACMA’s powers significantly, aligning the regulator’s enforcement tools across the telecoms sector

Advancing mobile power resilience in the UK

Ofcom has set out a nuanced assessment of the range of possible objectives for mobile network resilience in the UK in comparison to some international peers