Amendments to the 20-year old framework prioritise ensuring the efficient use of spectrum while promoting growth in the nascent MVNO market
Loosening the regulatory grip on AI
Plans to regulate AI are increasingly being rolled back as policymakers look to avoid any strict guardrails that could hinder AI development
BNetzA announces new rules for proving reduced mobile performance
BNetzA’s new rules allow customers to pay less or terminate their contracts early if they experience significant deviations in mobile speed
FCC: Ensuring efficient management of the Universal Service Fund
The regulator’s targeted consultation launches ahead of much broader expected proposals from US politicians to reform the delivery of public subsidy programmes
Extending sub-3GHz spectrum licences in Malta
The MCA’s proposal for expiring bands aims to help operators navigate technological shifts while pre-empting forthcoming EU regulation
Australia: ACMA set to enforce its own consumer protection code
Despite the success of some ‘world-first’ industry-led initiatives, ACMA’s decision reflects calls for more direct regulation of the telecoms sector
The conditions for copper retirement in the UK
Ofcom consults on removing Openreach’s copper charge controls where 90% of premises in an exchange area have access to fibre
Slovenia: Four-to-three Telemach/T-2 merger faces in-depth review
Within concentrated markets and with overlapping operations, the competition authority is concerned the deal could risk raising retail prices as well as incentives for coordination
FCC: Deregulating the copper switch-off
The FCC is continuing its ‘Delete, Delete, Delete’ agenda by reducing requirements associated with the copper switch-off that have been deemed overly burdensome
Event debrief: BEREC’s 14th Stakeholder Forum
The body’s early assessment of the DNA provided for the day’s ‘fil rouge’, with the EC appearing defensive in the face of a robust critique of its proposals
