The Italian regulator has amended the rules it had first passed in 2013 to protect copyrighted content online
Google appeals the EC’s Android fine, while setting out its plan to comply
Google is appealing the European Commission’s decision of July 2018, in which Google was fined €4.34bn for imposing “illegal restrictions” on Android device manufacturers and mobile operators, to strengthen its dominant position on the internet search market
UK Government launches Code of Practice for the security of connected devices
The UK Government has approved a Code of Practice to strengthen security of connected devices such as smartwatches, virtual assistants, and toys
FCC receives applications for 24GHz and 28GHz millimetre-wave spectrum
The FCC has published the applications it has received for its upcoming auctions of millimetre-wave spectrum, in the 24GHz and 28GHz bands
Mexican regulator makes the 600MHz band available for 5G
The Mexican Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) has completed the free-up of the 600MHz band, having approved the reallocation of the last DTT services still operating in the band
BEREC consults on the data economy, contract simplifications, and access to infrastructure
The Body of European Regulators (BEREC) has launched consultations on four different topics. One consultation relates to BEREC’s draft work programme for 2019
Easier access to government land in Chile for infrastructure deployment
The Chilean Sub-secretariat of Telecommunications (SUBTEL) struck an agreement with the Ministry of National Assets, to facilitate the deployment of telecommunications infrastructure on land owned by the government
EU Parliament approves Regulation on free flow of non-personal data across the EU
The EU Parliament has approved the final text of the Regulation ‘on a framework for the free flow of non-personal data in the European Union’
Irish DPA officially opens investigation into Facebook’s data breach
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has started an investigation on Facebook, following the data breach suffered by the Company the previous week, related to about 50 million accounts
French DPA publishes its first GDPR implementation report
The French Data Protection Authority CNIL has published the first assessment of the implementation of the GDPR in France
