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Elsewhere in regulation this week

Other noteworthy regulatory developments week ending 30 April 2021 from the Assembly Analyst team

French Government must rewrite data retention laws to bring them in line with EU rules

The ruling avoids a potentially risky precedent being set

Diversifying 5G networks in the UK

An aspiration for 25% of equipment coming from new suppliers by the mid 2020s is a stretch

Elsewhere in regulation this week

Other noteworthy regulatory developments week ending 23 April 2021 from the Assembly Analyst team

Portuguese regulator acts to speed up drawn-out 5G auction

Operators already feel they are getting a bad deal for this spectrum, further intervention is not sitting well

Regulatory hurdles for Cellnex’s acquisition of Three’s towers across Europe

Competition concerns in Italy and the UK could mean a smaller transaction than originally planned

Elsewhere in regulation this week

Other noteworthy regulatory developments week ending 16 April 2021 from the Assembly Analyst team

ARCEP launches new broadband mapping tool

The French regulator has developed a detailed database, other regulators may follow

Biden to pour $100bn into funding broadband deployment

The new administration is determined to close the digital divide once and for all, but the details have yet to be ironed out

Italian court rules in favour of WiMAX operators in 3.5GHz licence renewal

WiMAX operators in the 3.5GHz band get to renew their licences at a fraction of the cost MNOs paid for similar licenses in a recent auction