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Consumer Protection

Event debrief: ComReg’s evolving regulatory role

The market’s shift “from copper to cloud” makes for new priorities and challenges, and an imperative for both regulation and regulators to adjust in response

US: Life without the Affordable Connectivity Program

As Congress stalls on allocating resources to the federal affordability programme, ISPs will shift their attention to state-level equity requirements for BEAD funding

Ofcom’s Children’s Safety Codes of Practice

The regulator’s guidance on protecting minors online comes at a time when some governments are considering prohibiting access to platforms altogether

Canada: Tech and telecoms in the Government budget

Canada is primed to implement a set of policies already popular in other countries, including a digital services tax and telecoms contract notifications

Malta: Safeguarding consumers from voice-based scams

The MCA outlines a suite of new measures to tackle the increasing volume of scam calls coming from abroad, while plugging gaps in its existing regulation

Ireland: Combatting scam calls and texts

ComReg is seeking to reduce the €300m lost by consumers to fraud each year, but will not rush into the adoption of STIR/SHAKEN protocols

UK: Regulating IoT product safety

The “world-first” law takes on the rapidly growing consumer IoT market as research finds that 99% of UK adults own at least one covered device

France: Digital bill approaches the finish line

While the wide-ranging SREN Bill appears to be near its final form, headline proposals on security and competition in the cloud market will continue to drive debate in Europe

Regulating disinformation under the EU’s DSA

The new guidelines complement a series of policies introduced by big tech firms to address disinformation ahead of 2024 elections around the world

Event debrief: BEREC’s 12th Stakeholder Forum

While the EC’s digital infrastructure white paper took centre stage, speakers also highlighted the increasing criticality of ensuring network security and resilience