As part of the wholesale voice market review, the regulator will require BT to set out a plan for migration to IP interconnection.
UK Government to legislate to remove barriers to broadband deployment
The new law would give Ofcom powers to obtain operators’ deployment plans, and publish data about areas where rollout is not yet planned.
Huawei to be removed from UK 5G networks by 2027
In a U-turn from January’s 35% cap on Huawei equipment, the Government has decided recent US sanctions mean it must go altogether.
European Commission prepares for Brexit
The EC has set out the legal situation for electronic communications providers across the EU and the UK in light of Brexit.
UK Competition and Markets Authority calls for a new regime to regulate Big Tech
The CMA asks the UK Government to reform competition law to tackle Google and Facebook’s market power.
UK regulators form a Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum
UK House of Lords Committee warns of a ‘pandemic of misinformation’
The Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee published the findings of its inquiry on Digital Technology and Trust, along with a set of proposed remedies.
UK Government starts review of Access to Infrastructure Regulations
The Government will seek to reform the rules to facilitate network deployment, which so far have seen limited practical application.
European Commission assesses progress against the Digital Agenda targets
US Government launches digital tax investigation in nine countries plus the EU
The US Trade Representative will decide whether such taxes are discriminatory towards US companies, in a move similar to the stance it took against France in 2019.
