Despite a contentious route to Royal Assent, the UK’s Data Act has been passed into law, marking an important step forward in the Government’s digitisation goals
EU: Reducing the number of markets susceptible to ex-ante regulation
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
Reviewing the EU-wide cap on call termination
Single maximum wholesale charges have benefitted end users while enabling deregulation in several Member States, with Spain and others due to follow suit
BEREC’s deep dive on subsea cables
The report details the application of ex-ante economic regulation to subsea infrastructure, expanding the contexts in which these cables have been discussed in recent months
Funding the UK’s digital markets competition regime
With the new framework set to incur significant costs, the CMA has proposed that SMS firms shoulder the burden equally
Ofcom’s strategic approach to AI
Ofcom is aiming to support innovative applications of AI across communications markets, shifting its approach that had largely focused on understanding the technology's risks
Event debrief: London Tech Week 2025
While the Online Safety Act was praised, any prospects for AI regulation felt like a distant memory in a programme dominated by public investment in tech infrastructure and skills
Event debrief: Towards a True Telecoms Single Market: European Perspectives and Danish Realities
Ahead of Denmark taking on the Presidency of the Council of the EU, lobbying has begun to ensure the Digital Networks Act is passed and crucially answers the pleas of the industry
