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Australian regulator to award mmWave spectrum for 5G

The ACMA will take applications for the 26GHz and 28GHz bands from November 2020.

French regulator sets out its future approach to wholesale fibre pricing

ARCEP will differentiate between new ‘fibre zones’ with different types of price controls in the high-quality access market.

US Department of Justice files antitrust lawsuit against Google

The DOJ concluded Google is a monopolist in search markets, after an investigation that lasted more than a year.

Swedish regulator excludes Chinese vendors from 2.3GHz and 3.5GHz deployments

The PTS confirmed the four bidders for the upcoming spectrum auction, will not be able to use Huawei or ZTE in network deployments that use those bands.

Japan’s Fair Trade Commission to investigate commercial practices in the mobile market

The FTC will support the Government in its effort to reduce the price of mobile services for Japanese consumers.

15 EU countries call on the EC to counter 5G disinformation

The member states ask the EC to take swift action and avoid negative implications for the roll-out of 5G.

FCC to follow President Trump’s executive order to regulate social media

The FCC’s chairman will propose a rulemaking to interpret part of the Communications Act.

Ofcom makes new proposal to regulate the transition from copper to fibre

The UK regulator proposes a more flexible approach to withdrawing regulation on copper, in some cases ahead of March 2026.

France and Netherlands reach a common position on regulating digital platforms

Ministers of the two Governments signed a position paper advocating an ex-ante framework.

OECD pushes back on efforts to agree on a common digital tax framework

The negotiations on a new tax regime are slowed down by political disagreements between countries.