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
EU Parliament approves Regulation on free flow of non-personal data across the EU
The EU Parliament has approved the final text of the Regulation ‘on a framework for the free flow of non-personal data in the European Union’
Irish DPA officially opens investigation into Facebook’s data breach
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has started an investigation on Facebook, following the data breach suffered by the Company the previous week, related to about 50 million accounts
French DPA publishes its first GDPR implementation report
The French Data Protection Authority CNIL has published the first assessment of the implementation of the GDPR in France
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
US Senate hears from tech companies on safeguards for consumer data privacy
The Commerce Committee of the US Senate heard representatives of Amazon, Apple, AT&T, Google, Twitter, and Charter Communications (which provides internet and cable TV services under the Spectrum brand)
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
Spotify, Deezer and other EU tech companies call for tougher rules on tech giants
Music streaming services Spotify and Deezer, alongside other EU tech companies, wrote a joint letter to EU governments to call for stronger regulatory safeguards against the largest internet platforms such as Apple, Google, and Amazon
BNetzA sets out draft for the German 5G auction
The German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has published a draft of the rules for the upcoming 5G spectrum auction, scheduled to take place in Q1 2019 following repeated delays
