With industry and the US Government voicing concerns, there is much for European policymakers to discuss before the proposed rules for SEPs can be enacted
Arcep’s second digital sustainability report
France continues to be at the forefront of regulatory efforts on sustainability, leveraging its expanded powers to assess environmental impacts across the internet value chain
Canada’s controversial new content law
The Government may follow Australia in regulating negotiations between platforms and news businesses, with its experience over the past two years providing some helpful lessons
Australia: Protecting consumers in financial hardship
ACMA thinks operators are not doing enough to support those struggling to pay their bills, with many customers also unaware they can turn to their provider for help
The UK’s Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill
The Government’s ‘world-leading’ approach to regulating large tech firms has been three years in the making, allowing the EC to take the lead
Conference debrief: Connected North 2023
We summarise the main talking points from the Connected North conference that took place in Manchester during 17–18 April 2023
The UK’s pro-innovation approach to regulating AI
The white paper advocates an approach that avoids heavy-handed legislation, while the rapid rise of ChatGPT has demonstrated the kind of challenges that lay ahead
Compensation for Huawei ‘rip and replace’ in France?
Long-standing relationships have left some operators particularly exposed to the cost of vendor restrictions, with most governments so far disinclined to offer support
Italy: AGCOM to limit the use of inflation-based price rises
Restrictions on tariff increases would hit TIM the hardest, with the operator having already announced plans to implement a CPI+3.5% uplift
Switzerland moves to regulate online platforms
The Federal Council’s decision to regulate reflects a change in policy, with forthcoming legislation set to be guided by the EU’s Digital Services Act
