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European Court of Justice strikes down national data retention laws

The ECJ confirms the stance it adopted in declaring the Data Retention Directive invalid in 2014.

European Commission sets provisional deadline for O2/Virgin Media merger

The EC will complete its initial assessment by 5 November 2020.

UK Government launches vendor diversification task force

The task force will be led by Ian Livingstone, former CEO of BT and trade minister.

Ofcom reveals best and worst telecoms customer service

Satisfaction rates in mobile remains high, whereas broadband satisfaction has seen a slight increase.

Ofcom prepares for all-IP interconnection in the UK

As part of the wholesale voice market review, the regulator will require BT to set out a plan for migration to IP interconnection.

UK Government to legislate to remove barriers to broadband deployment

The new law would give Ofcom powers to obtain operators’ deployment plans, and publish data about areas where rollout is not yet planned.

Huawei to be removed from UK 5G networks by 2027

In a U-turn from January’s 35% cap on Huawei equipment, the Government has decided recent US sanctions mean it must go altogether.

European Commission prepares for Brexit

The EC has set out the legal situation for electronic communications providers across the EU and the UK in light of Brexit.

UK Competition and Markets Authority calls for a new regime to regulate Big Tech

The CMA asks the UK Government to reform competition law to tackle Google and Facebook’s market power.

UK regulators form a Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum

Ofcom, the ICO and the CMA strengthen their collaboration to better monitor online services.