While panellists largely agreed on the challenges facing the sector, proposed solutions in competition policy and spectrum licensing brought disagreement
Digital markets legislation in India
By considering cloud services in scope of regulation, the draft Digital Competition Bill already reflects lessons learned from the EU’s Digital Markets Act
Paying for privacy in Europe?
As the UK gathers information about consent or pay schemes, the EC is weighing up using new powers to look at Meta’s paid ad-free subscription for EU users
EC: Adoption of revised market definition notice for competition cases
Updating the 27-year-old guidance should better equip the EC to assess competitive dynamics in the digital economy
Event debrief: ECTA’s manifesto for Europe
The event provided a good opportunity to hear from Europe’s access seekers and challengers on the recent connectivity white paper. Evolution not revolution was the overriding message
MWC24: Regulation & Policy roundup from Day 3
As FWA and sustainability become mainstream for operators, a coalition of tech companies launch a new forum to drive openness in the digital economy
MWC24: Regulation & Policy roundup from Day 2
Network security, including infrastructure resilience and geopolitical tensions, loomed large as speakers envisaged a future driven by cloud, AI and 6G technologies
MWC24: Regulation & Policy roundup from Day 1
Calls for cross-industry collaboration, and a modern regulatory landscape were the asks from policymakers in a bid to revitalise Europe
EC: Digital networks white paper
The EC’s attempt at a policy reset is full of promise, but it will be up to the next Commission to deliver it
EC: Recommendation on subsea cable resilience
Despite ambitions to secure critical communications infrastructure, the EC is likely to come up short in delivering against its proposals
