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Coughing up ‘regulatory hairballs’ in Australia

As the Australian Government pushes for economic growth, the tech and telecoms sectors have called for reduced red tape and warned against new ex-ante regulation

The FTC’s warning on global platform regulation

The regulator’s strongly-worded letter suggests tech platforms may run afoul of US law if they change privacy or content moderation policies to comply with foreign legislation

US: Vendor restrictions in subsea cables

The FCC’s proposed reforms to cable licensing procedures would formalise the US Government's recent yet unofficial efforts to exclude Chinese firms from subsea projects

Event debrief: ComReg Conference 2025

Alongside further pushback against an overhaul of EU telecoms regulation, there were calls for the effective enforcement of cybersecurity frameworks amid geopolitical uncertainty

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

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

MWC25: Final reflections

The halls were packed, the production value was high and the on-site catering was expensive: in short, there were very few surprises

Is EU regulation stifling US big tech innovation?

A White House memorandum warned foreign regulators of increased scrutiny for digital service taxes and financial penalties that appear to target US firms

CMA: Provisional decision on cloud services

With the recommendation to utilise powers under the DMCC Act, the CMA could be the first regulator to impose asymmetric obligations in the cloud market

Tech and telecoms under the Trump Administration

Republican leadership in the White House and at the FCC will likely see the rollback of consumer protection measures in both the tech and telecoms sectors