With issues of consumer protection under the watchful eye of ACMA, the operator has been found to have dropped the ball on more than one occasion
Removing Telia’s copper access obligations in Sweden
While the EC appears to support the deregulation of legacy networks, will it approve of the PTS bypassing the formal market review process?
Regulators seek to incentivise spectrum use in private networks
Lowering licence fees is an important step in unlocking 5G’s industrial potential and enabling private networks to flourish
Ofcom’s expectations of mobile providers for 2G and 3G switch-off
As legacy networks are shut down, effective communication should ensure consumers are protected and lessen the scope for further regulatory intervention
The FCC ups the ante on data breaches
T-Mobile’s latest hacking incident in the US shows how telcos remain a major target for bad actors and why cybersecurity protections need bolstering
ACCC wrestles with future regulation of the NBN
The proposed framework would introduce flat rate wholesales prices, as well as a per consumer cap on how much retailers can be charged for access
Legislation to ensure UK households can access gigabit broadband
With the vast majority of new builds already connected to fibre, updated rules may not have a material impact on operators, developers or network deployments
ANACOM’s position on the Vodafone/Nowo merger in Portugal
Concessions on 5G-ready spectrum would probably be the bare minimum requirement to the transaction being approved
Canada’s Rogers/Shaw merger saga
In a concentrated market where prices are among the highest in the world, the divestment of Freedom Mobile now appears necessary to get the deal through
Use it or lose it: Telcos reprimanded for slow-moving spectrum deployments
Licence cancellations may bolster the satellite industry’s arguments for access to mmWave frequencies in particular
