The need for coordination across borders and sectors is well understood, although regulators and tech firms clashed over how to best tackle scams at source
MWC25: Regulation & Policy roundup from Day 1
Familiar calls for deregulation and consolidation to help spur investment alongside debates over fair share and the governance of AI set the tone for the first day of the event
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
