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ComReg updates regulation of wholesale broadband markets and retail bundles

The Irish regulator has published three decisions stemming from the review of the wholesale broadband access markets – Wholesale Local Access (WLA) and Wholesale Central Access (WCA)

German regulator finalises 5G auction design

The Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has published its plan to award spectrum in the 2GHz and 3.6GHz bands

Ofcom fines EE and Virgin Media £13.3m over charges for early contract termination

The UK regulator has imposed penalties on EE (£6.3m) and Virgin Media (£7m) for breaches of consumer protection rules

EU Parliament report suggests wholesale roaming rates should be reduced

The ITRE Committee of the European Parliament has published a report examining the impact of Roam-Like-At-Home, one year after the implementation

The FCC starts its first high-band 5G auction in the US

The US regulator has commenced the award of mmWave spectrum in the 28GHz band.

EU Parliament adopts European Electronic Communications Code

The plenary of the EU Parliament has approved the text of the new rules for the telecoms sector in the EU

German competition authority referral over Vodafone’s acquisition of Unity Media

The Bundeskartellamt has asked the EC to examine the German segment of Vodafone’s takeover of Liberty Global.

Netherlands and Croatia infringement proceedings over delays awarding 700MHz

The European Commission says the two countries are not complying with the Radio Spectrum rules

EC refers Portugal to the European Courts of Justice over Universal Service Directive

The European Commission is unsatisfied with the compensation schemes implemented by the Portuguese regulator to fund Universal Service

Australian regulator sees an improvement in NBN broadband speeds

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) published its third Measuring Broadband Australia (MBA) report