Analyst Notes
Regulation Updates
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
While it’s time for some restrictions to be lifted, operators warn of the potential impact on consumers and competition of repealing all legislation on NTT
New legislative proposals on data privacy would transfer the regulation of privacy in the telecoms sector to the FTC but bring the US closer in alignment to its peers
Under fire for slowing down altnets’ fibre rollouts, Deutsche Telekom calls for access to rivals’ ducts to accelerate its own network deployment
The CMA’s early and active agenda for addressing the competitive risks posed by AI stands in stark contrast to the Government’s more pro-innovation approach
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
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
Neither a sale nor a ban of the app seem likely in the 270-day timeline given the firm’s pledge to challenge the measure in court
With just two nationwide networks currently, Nkom determines the need to maintain access remedies imposed on Telenor for a further three years
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
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
Adoption, consolidation and regulation dominated discussions at this year’s event, with tensions already running high heading into the Telecoms Access Review
Regulatory Briefings
Also in the briefing: Net neutrality and ‘fair share’ outside Europe, and a spectrum policy roundup
Also in the briefing: DSA/DMA implementation and enforcement, and the EC’s White Paper
Also in the briefing: PSTN switch-off and the migration to digital voice, and efforts to tackle scams and nuisance calls
Also in the briefing: The outcome of the EC’s connectivity consultation, and hybrid sharing in the upper 6GHz band
Also in the briefing: Trends in deregulation, and progress on meeting sustainability targets
Also in the briefing: The ‘Smartphone Swindle’
Trackers
Last updated to reflect operators’ progress towards sustainability targets, including BT and Virgin Media O2
Last updated to include fines issued by the FCC to the largest mobile operators in the US for failing to protect customers’ location data
Last updated to include the designation of Shein as a VLOP under the DSA and the competition authority’s fine of Meta in Turkey
Last updated to include the CMA’s investigation into partnerships between Microsoft, Mistral AI and Inflection and Amazon and Anthropic
Last updated to reflect the FCC’s adoption of rules regulating net neutrality in the US
Last updated to include the continued regulation of wholesale mobile access in Norway
Last updated with the market analysis decision in France and copper retirement regulations
Last updated to include in-contract price increase rules in Malta, Italy, Portugal and the UK
Last updated to include IMDA's upgrade of the NBN under Singapore's Digital Connectivity Blueprint
Last updated to include auction results from Austria and Canada and allocations in New Zealand