The French regulator Arcep has adopted a recommendation on the consistency of FTTH rollouts. In recent years, Arcep found that some operators' rollout practices could undermine the goal of consistent deployments across the country
Spanish 5G auction raises €437.65m. Three operators obtain 20-years licences
The Spanish Ministry of Economy and Business completed an auction of 200MHz of spectrum in the 3.6-3.8GHz band, raising a total €437.65m
ACMA finalises new telco rules for NBN migration
The Australian media and communications regulator ACMA has passed rules for telecoms providers, to ensure a smooth migration toward services provided through the National Broadband Network (NBN)
European Commission and Japan agree on reciprocal data adequacy
The European Commission has announced an agreement with Japan on reciprocal adequacy for transfer of personal data, thereby creating “the world’s largest area of safe data flows”
France outlines 5G roadmap including trials of autonomous vehicles
The French Government has established a roadmap to facilitate the development and deployment of 5G and follows on from the agreement reached between the Government, Arcep and mobile operators.
EC and EU consumer authorities ask Airbnb to comply with EU consumer rules
The European Commission and the network of EU consumer protection authorities (CPC Network) issued a letter requiring Airbnb to align its terms and conditions to EU consumer rules
AGCOM states how ISPs can use of the word “fibre” in advertising broadband offers
Italian regulator AGCOM ruled on how broadband providers can communicate the type of physical infrastructure they use for their broadband offers. Fixed ISPs have to guarantee “full transparency” in both advertising and contracts
ANACOM orders changes to MNOs’ zero-rated offers
Following a consultation completed in May 2018, Portuguese regulator ANACOM ruled on the offers of mobile operators MEO, NOS, and Vodafone which include zero-rated content or applications
Competition limits introduced for Australia’s 5G spectrum auction
The Australian government has announced competition limits of its 5G spectrum auction in the 3.6GHz band
Broadband speeds in UK slip down global league table
According to data collected by M-Lab and compiled by UK broadband comparison site Cable, the UK has slipped from 31st to 35th place in the global broadband league tables, behind 25 other European countries
