The German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has published a draft of the rules for the upcoming 5G spectrum auction, scheduled to take place in Q1 2019 following repeated delays
ACCC puts telcos ‘on notice’ about false and misleading advertising
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has put telecommunications companies on notice to ensure their advertising is clear and transparent
Italy’s 5G auction raises €3bn after the first week
The auction of spectrum in the 700MHz, 3.7GHz, and 26GHz bands has raised €2.99bn after the second day of competitive bidding
West Midlands to become UK’s first large-scale 5G testbed
The West Midlands has won the bid to become Britain’s 5G test area after the government awarded the region a contract to develop new wireless technology services
$11bn mobile merger in Australia to challenge Telstra and Optus
TPG and Vodafone Hutchison Australia have announced they are to merge to form a new A$15bn ($11bn) integrated fixed and mobile offering to challenge Telstra and Optus
23 US states file court case to restore net neutrality rules
A group of 23 Attorneys General of the respective US states have filed a case to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, to vacate and reverse the FCC’s “Restoring Internet Freedom” order, which repealed net neutrality regulations in June 2018
Seven participants line up for Italy’s 5G spectrum auction in September
The Italian Ministry for Economic Development (MISE) has published the list of operators admitted to the first stage of the spectrum auction scheduled for September in the 700MHz, 3.6–3.8GHz, and 26.5–27.5GHz bands
Australian regulator starts review of wholesale mobile voice and SMS services
The ACCC has today commenced a public inquiry to decide whether to extend, vary or revoke the declaration of the domestic mobile terminating access service (MTAS) i.e. the wholesale markets for call and SMS termination
Ofcom releases the Communications Markets Report 2018
UK regulator Ofcom released its annual report on the state of UK communications markets. The report shows an overall decline by 2.1% across communications markets. Telecoms markets’ revenues fell by 1.1% on the previous year
Arcep adopts a recommendation on the consistency of FTTH network rollouts
The French regulator Arcep has adopted a recommendation on the consistency of FTTH rollouts. In recent years, Arcep found that some operators' rollout practices could undermine the goal of consistent deployments across the country
