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UK completes auction of 700MHz and 3.6-3.8GHz

The contiguous spectrum holdings should facilitate efficient use of spectrum and lower deployment costs

Ofcom maintains regulation of wholesale call markets

The UK regulator will keep price controls on call termination, in a market that continues to have some importance

Ofcom’s guidelines to tackle harmful content on video platforms

The UK regulator is proposing guidelines for online platforms, while it awaits for new legislation that will give it even broader powers

Elsewhere in regulation this week

Other noteworthy regulatory developments week ending 26 March 2021 from the Assembly Analyst team

Ofcom’s boost for broadband builders

It’s significant for a regulator to be quite so explicit about how they expect to regulate for a decade and beyond

Ofcom's 700MHz and 3.6–3.8GHz auction raises £1.36bn

Operators got a good deal for the 700MHz spectrum – but may still have to pay more for the 3.6–3.8GHz airwaves depending on the next phase

UK regulators get serious about cooperating to tackle the big issues

The Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum will tackle complex areas such as encryption and algorithms

BT’s final plea to Ofcom as the regulator wraps up the WFTMR

Both sides agree that full fibre must be a fair bet but BT wants promises made written in ink

Ofcom fines O2 £10.5m for overcharging outgoing customers

The company has accepted the findings of the investigation and refunded affected customers

Regulators in UK and Belgium look at broadband switching

Ofcom has proposed a new ‘one touch’ process, and the BIPT recommends operators promote the ‘Easy Switch’ process.