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Telefonica under investigation over wholesale broadband discrimination in Spain

The CNMC has started an inquiry on Telefonica’s handling of faults related to the New Ethernet Broadband Service (NEBA) provided to alternative operators on copper and fibre

California delays the enforcement of new net neutrality rules

The attorney general of the State reached an agreement with telcos to stay the net neutrality law until pending lawsuits are cleared

FCC changes the rules for the Citizen Broadband Radio Service

The US regulator has changed the regulations of the innovative framework operating in the 3.5GHz band, with the view to “encourage increased investment”

AGCOM approves new rules against illegal content online in Italy

The Italian regulator has amended the rules it had first passed in 2013 to protect copyrighted content online

FCC receives applications for 24GHz and 28GHz millimetre-wave spectrum

The FCC has published the applications it has received for its upcoming auctions of millimetre-wave spectrum, in the 24GHz and 28GHz bands

BEREC consults on the data economy, contract simplifications, and access to infrastructure

The Body of European Regulators (BEREC) has launched consultations on four different topics. One consultation relates to BEREC’s draft work programme for 2019

Easier access to government land in Chile for infrastructure deployment

The Chilean Sub-secretariat of Telecommunications (SUBTEL) struck an agreement with the Ministry of National Assets, to facilitate the deployment of telecommunications infrastructure on land owned by the government

California Governor signs Net Neutrality bill; DoJ files lawsuit

The Governor of California, Edmund Brown, has signed the “Broadband internet access service” bill which enshrines the principles of net neutrality in the state’s legislation

Dutch regulator ACM regulates access to Ziggo’s cable network for the first time

The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has completed a new review of the wholesale fixed access market. The decision regulates networks other than KPN for the first time

Ofcom considering regulating how combined airtime and handset deals are sold

Ofcom has opened a consultation on the situation where mobile customers on bundled handset and airtime deals do not take action at the end of their minimum contract period