The regulator’s guidance on protecting minors online comes at a time when some governments are considering prohibiting access to platforms altogether
Cloud market competition concerns in Spain
A complaint alleging anti-competitive behaviour by Microsoft reflects familiar anxieties about the dominance of US tech firms and Europe’s (in)ability to compete in digital markets
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
Japan: Reduced regulatory pressure on the former incumbent
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
US: FCC issues fines for privacy violations
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
Monitoring fibre overbuild in Germany
Under fire for slowing down altnets’ fibre rollouts, Deutsche Telekom calls for access to rivals’ ducts to accelerate its own network deployment
Regulating AI competition in the UK
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
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
