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
EU Parliament adopts negotiating position on copyright rules
The European Parliament has adopted its negotiating position on the Copyright Directive, which was originally proposed by the European Commission in September 2016
EC launches the adoption of the adequacy decision for Japan on data protection
Following the conclusion of the EU-Japan talks on personal data protection in July 2018, the EC has now launched the procedure for the adoption of its adequacy decision
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
British broadcasters and ISPs call for new watchdog to police social media
A coalition of Britain’s broadcasters and communications providers has called for the creation of a new watchdog to fight the problem of abuse and misinformation online
$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the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, to vacate and reverse the FCC’s “Restoring Internet Freedom” order, which repealed net neutrality regulations in June 2018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
