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The challenges of Mexico’s wholesale mobile network

The network remains a key part of Mexico’s telecoms policy, but it has been beset by rollout delays, low adoption and financial challenges, and now needs bailing out

A new regulatory framework for Australia’s NBN

The proposal could result in significant price hikes and present the new Government with an immediate challenge in redefining the direction of the NBN

Negotiating lower wholesale fibre prices in the Netherlands

By accepting a voluntary commitment from KPN the regulator hopes to avoid future legal challenges, but access seekers aren’t thrilled

10 year stability for wholesale broadband pricing in Germany

BNetzA aims to give regulatory certainty to the whole industry, as part of a broader effort to facilitate investment in fibre

TIM’s co-investment venture gets regulatory approval in Italy

While this approval is good news for TIM, the concerns raised about competition could be further bad news for Italy’s single broadband network

Regulating for wholesale mobile access in the Czech Republic

In a generally unregulated market, the regulator is concerned about high prices and lack of competition

Retiring Orange’s copper network in France

Lengthy notice periods and ample regulatory oversight should ensure a smooth transition to fibre

Guidelines in Spain for disputes related to physical infrastructure access

They are designed to ensure access to physical infrastructure access is on reasonable terms

The prospect of a single broadband network in Italy has been revived

The Italian Treasury has endorsed the idea more so than ever. However, no one has yet addressed the regulatory obstacles that it presents

The EU’s roaming regulation extended until 2032

One of the EU’s biggest success stories will continue. For it to function well, travel patterns will need to resume to pre-pandemic levels