Assembly — Regulation Updates

US: FCC proposes a ban on phone locking

The US would join only a handful of other countries that have pursued a ban on SIM locking to encourage greater competition at the retail level

Event debrief: EC Workshop on Competition in Virtual Worlds and Generative AI

Even as panellists defended the importance of partnerships to competition in AI markets, the EC hinted at a deepening scrutiny of deals involving large tech firms

Tech and telecoms under a Labour Government

A quick implementation of online safety rules, strengthening the framework for AI and reforms to the planning system are likely to take priority over changes to connectivity policy

Event debrief: ISPA ISP Business Summit 2024

Consolidation and the ‘right number’ of fibre networks dominated discussions, with the ultimate survival of some altnets the elephant in the room

EC issues first DMA findings to Apple

The preliminary findings and the new investigation into Apple’s controversial developer policies reflect a broad but in-depth inquiry into the duopolistic app store market

BEREC’s Draft Report on the IP Interconnection ecosystem

BEREC’s latest analysis draws many of the same conclusions as in 2017, pointing to an evolving market that functions broadly well without regulation