The EC has imposed the first fines under the DMA, showing its readiness to enforce its new digital rulebook regardless of political criticism
Germany: Vodafone and Vantage Towers harming mobile competition
The Bundeskartellamt provisionally finds that Vantage Towers could have done more to support new entrant 1&1 and may have instead favoured its parent company Vodafone
Ofcom outlaws Global Title leasing
The regulator is the first in the world to ban the practice, issuing an immediate ban to respond to the disproportionate harm that UK global licenses have facilitated globally
Google is a monopolist (again)
Although a second landmark antitrust case has been brought against Google, it is unclear how significant any remedies will be under the big tech-backed US administration
The Delete, Delete, Delete playbook
The responses to the FCC’s call for input on deregulation amount to an ambitious and even unprecedented plan for rewriting almost all aspects of the telecoms rulebook
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
The EU’s AI Continent Action Plan
The EC has laid out its plan to make Europe an AI continent, focusing on cloud computing, data accessibility, economy-wide adoption, skills and regulatory simplification
Event debrief: The Telecom Challengers Reshaping Europe’s Competitiveness
As the EC prepares its Digital Networks Act, Europe’s challengers reminded policymakers not to throw away a framework that has worked well for consumers and businesses
Event debrief: Tragedy of the commons and the responsible use of networks
By differentiating it from the ‘fair share’ debate, Vodafone appears to have captured the curiosity of regulators who see the proposal as a mature way of trying to solve the problem
The EC’s first steps in its review of merger guidelines
The EC is looking to establish a strong evidence base on the dynamic effects of mergers ahead of the much-anticipated review of its guidelines
