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Three/Vodafone in the UK: The rivals’ views on the proposed merger

The pressure is on for the merging parties to evidence the benefits of the deal and outline a meaningful set of commitments

A new market structure for broadband in Italy

The sale of TIM’s fixed-line infrastructure is not expected to affect competition at the wholesale level, but the Government will be watching developments closely

Swisscom’s fibre rollout strategy deemed anti-competitive

COMCO claims to have prevented the creation of a potential monopoly, but will fibre deployments take longer and cost more?

Norway: Regulating mobile call access and origination

With just two nationwide networks currently, Nkom determines the need to maintain access remedies imposed on Telenor for a further three years

Duct and pole access pricing in Germany

For the first time, BNetzA’s wholesale charge controls for PIA will take into account Deutsche Telekom’s investment in the rollout of full fibre

Event debrief: Connected North 2024

Adoption, consolidation and regulation dominated discussions at this year’s event, with tensions already running high heading into the Telecoms Access Review

Malta: EC rejects the MCA’s proposed broadband regulation

Despite the veto, the MCA’s market review proposals have been welcomed by some as a challenge to the EC’s broader deregulatory agenda

Regulating wholesale telecoms

As the ACCC in Australia looks to roll back some rules over the next five years, in the UK, Ofcom appears set to stay the course

UK: CMA set for Phase II review of Three/Vodafone merger

Despite competition concerns at the both the retail and wholesale levels, there’s still the possibility commitments could be agreed that get the deal the green light

Australia: Regulating wholesale broadband access

Continuing to use NBN prices as a guide, the ACCC’s latest decision sets the terms for access to major altnets’ networks over the next three years