The USD9bn fund is reserved for areas unlikely to see timely deployment of 5G, and supports adoption of new technologies in agriculture.
Vodafone starts using 700MHz to expand 5G in rural Germany
The operator will use dynamic spectrum sharing, using the same antennas to provide 4G and 5G for the first time.
BEREC starts information gathering on OTT parameters
The Body of European Regulators starts its work to harmonise national authorities’ collection of data from OTTs to better understand communications markets.
French spectrum agency finds 5G emissions are well below limits
EC to coordinate the use of mobile location data during the coronavirus pandemic
The EC requires member states to develop a toolbox of measures together with the European Data Protection Board.
German regulator releases new data on broadband performance measurement
US administration tightens rules for foreign ownership in telecoms
The White House issued an executive order establishing a new committee and review procedures for applications involving foreign investment.
Orange and Free Mobile seek extension to roaming agreement in France
The French regulator ARCEP will have to approve the two-year extension, which would allow Free to roam on Orange’s network until 2022.
Norwegian regulator imposes new fibre access requirements on Telenor
Nkom finalised the detail of the VULA remedy, which will give access seekers more control on their own retail broadband offers.
German Government proposes amendments to law on online hate speech
New provisions in the Network Enforcement Act will give users a right to challenge social networks’ decisions on illegal content.
