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Virgin Media/O2 merger gets the green light in the UK

The merger is expected to usher in a new era for fixed-mobile convergence in the UK

UK regulators outline how they will collaborate on competition and privacy

The current investigation into Google will show how they can work together in practice

UK Government moves forward with its National Data Strategy

The challenge will be balancing competition, innovation, and high data protection standards as the UK tries to take on Europe

Elsewhere in regulation this week

Other noteworthy regulatory developments week ending 21 May 2021 from the Assembly Analyst team

US competition authority scrutinises Apple’s device repair policies

It is not the first time that Apple’s device policies are called into question, sitting at odds with the company’s recently announced sustainability targets

UK Government publishes the Online Safety Bill

The Government faces a difficult balancing act of needing to do more to tackle harmful content online, but avoiding harming freedom of expression

ComReg consults on its strategy for the next five years

The plan looks like more of the same, and is perhaps a missed opportunity to focus on emerging issues such as sustainability

Elsewhere in regulation this week

Other noteworthy regulatory developments week ending 14 May 2021 from the Assembly Analyst team

Italy drops plans for a single broadband network

The European Commission would have likely blocked it – and it was probably not a good idea anyway

Portuguese regulator set to renew 900MHz and 1800MHz licences

ANACOM proposes to extend licences until 2033, in return operators must improve coverage