The review finds data roaming consumption increased 12-fold since the removal of surcharges, with mobile retail prices continuing to fall.
Vodafone warns regulators against ‘set-aside’ spectrum policies
The operator sets out its view for “An Industrial 5G Spectrum Policy for Europe” in a position paper, arguing that ‘set-aside’ policies will lead to significant consumer welfare loss.
EU Parliament votes in the new European Commission
President-elect Ursula Von Der Leyen will take office as of 1 December 2019. The Commission will propose a Digital Services Act and continue to cast its eye on tech giants.
Tim Berners-Lee and his web alliance launch a ‘Contract For The Web’
The Contract enshrines nine principles for governments, companies, and citizens, and aims to foster a new collaborative approach for the web.
ITU identifies additional spectrum bands for 5G
The World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 identified 17.25GHz of spectrum for 5G across five bands, compared to 1.9GHz available before.
Arcep publishes its decision on the upcoming 5G auction in France
The regulator has set out conditions of use of the 3.4–3.8GHz band, including the rollout obligations to be met between 2020 and 2025.
Google changes its policy on political advertising
The company limits targeting capabilities for advertisers, and will seek to limit ads with false statements and doctored videos.
New regulatory regime for fibre providers in New Zealand
The Commerce Commission is drafting new rules that will apply to providers that built the ultra-fast fibre broadband network.
US FCC to auction C-band for 5G
The US regulator will award the 3.7–4.2GHz band through a public procedure, rejecting the industry’s proposal to hold a private auction and use the proceeds for rural broadband.
European Data Protection Board releases annual review of EU–US Privacy Shield
The EDPB welcomes improvements made by US authorities, but still finds a number of concerns need to be addressed.
