The plenary of the EU Parliament has approved the text of the new rules for the telecoms sector in the EU
German competition authority referral over Vodafone’s acquisition of Unity Media
The Bundeskartellamt has asked the EC to examine the German segment of Vodafone’s takeover of Liberty Global.
Netherlands and Croatia infringement proceedings over delays awarding 700MHz
EC refers Portugal to the European Courts of Justice over Universal Service Directive
The European Commission is unsatisfied with the compensation schemes implemented by the Portuguese regulator to fund Universal Service
Australian regulator sees an improvement in NBN broadband speeds
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) published its third Measuring Broadband Australia (MBA) report
Ofcom proposes unrestricted access to Openreach’s ducts and poles
The UK regulator aims to reform access to Openreach’s passive infrastructure so that companies laying fibre, mobile operators, and broadband providers can have more freedom to use such infrastructure
Ofcom starts monitoring the legally separated Openreach
The UK regulator has launched its programme to monitor how Openreach, now legally separated from BT, complies with its new commitments
FTC announces next hearings on competition and consumer protection
The Federal Trade Commission of the US has scheduled the next hearings of its enquiry on “Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century”
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
