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Reforming rights of way permission in India

New rules build on previous efforts to facilitate telecoms network deployments, although industry remains frustrated by a lack of regulation on content and application providers

TikTok on the clock

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

Digital markets legislation in India

By considering cloud services in scope of regulation, the draft Digital Competition Bill already reflects lessons learned from the EU’s Digital Markets Act

Regulating digital markets in the UK

While the CMA looks ahead to implementing the DMCC Bill, the Government should look to learn from other early movers in implementing digital competition regulation

India: The new Telecommunications Act

The updated legislation will offer end users better protection against scams; however, the line between national security and privacy has become blurry

Fair share: US picks up where the EU left off

With EU momentum largely lost, the US is considering increasing the number of universal service fund contributors, although legislative progress appears unlikely

India’s (long) road to data protection legislation

A new law introduces protections for citizens, including children, but exemptions from the rules for government agencies is concerning

South Korea: Government excludes telecoms operators from private 5G

Ringfenced spectrum, licence cancellation and a new plan to boost competition in telecoms have dialled up the pressure on operators

A wave of mobile market restructuring in Asia

While Europe pushes the idea of cross-border mergers, telcos will hope regulators follow Asia’s lead in approving in-market consolidation

Overhauling the regulation of telecoms in India

Reforming rights of way will support operators’ network rollouts, although changes to spectrum policy may prove contentious