The Italian Treasury has endorsed the idea more so than ever. However, no one has yet addressed the regulatory obstacles that it presents
Italy’s broadband voucher scheme gets the EC’s approval
The second phase of the scheme will focus on encouraging take-up among SMEs, after an only partially successful first phase for households
Italy sets out an ambitious plan to boost 5G rollout
The Government will take advantage of the European Recovery Fund to help meet its 2026 target to cover areas not served commercially – but will need to get going
Italy drops plans for a single broadband network
A new regulatory framework for the Australian NBN
The NBN says it is now open to a new framework for access prices – but pressure was already mounting from the Government and other stakeholders
Regulatory hurdles for Cellnex’s acquisition of Three’s towers across Europe
Italian court rules in favour of WiMAX operators in 3.5GHz licence renewal
WiMAX operators in the 3.5GHz band get to renew their licences at a fraction of the cost MNOs paid for similar licenses in a recent auction
Elsewhere in regulation this week
Conflict over the renewal of 3.5GHz licences in Italy
AGCOM will have to set higher renewal fees than the last time – but there is every reason to expect a lengthy battle between operators with different interests
