The EC’s fourth review of the Recommendation on relevant markets could herald the end of a more than 20-year sectoral framework
The midpoint of the EU’s Digital Decade
Though progress in infrastructure deployment remains debated, adoption and skills pose an undoubtedly significant challenge to achieving the EC’s 2030 targets
Event debrief: ComReg Conference 2025
Alongside further pushback against an overhaul of EU telecoms regulation, there were calls for the effective enforcement of cybersecurity frameworks amid geopolitical uncertainty
Technological neutrality for the US BEAD Program
The NTIA will require states to evaluate projects on a technologically neutral basis, which could prevent rural areas from accessing fibre
India: Rating properties for their connectivity credentials
The regulator’s property rating system seeks to incentivise investment in improving indoor 4G and 5G connectivity, which lags behind recent advances in outdoor mobile coverage
Netherlands: A call to action on telecoms policy reform
The Government urges stronger regulation and effective competition, considering that the European framework should be seen as a success
Telecoms M&A under the Trump Administration
Despite FCC criticism, not all operators are willing to roll back DEI policies to secure regulatory approval for consolidation
Event debrief: Connect Europe’s Policy Summit
Overall it was clear there is still no unified vision on the future regulatory path for the EU telecoms sector
Event debrief: ISPA ISP Summit 2025
Against a challenging financial backdrop, regulation, adoption and consolidation will together shape the development of the UK’s fibre market
The Delete, Delete, Delete playbook
The responses to the FCC’s call for input on deregulation amount to an ambitious and even unprecedented plan for rewriting almost all aspects of the telecoms rulebook
