Full expensing should provide a boost for operators’ infrastructure investments, while spectrum sandboxes will offer opportunities for wider industry to explore
Reforming telecoms policy in South Korea in an effort to reduce prices
The regulator’s far-reaching strategy seeks to revitalise competition, while improving consumer choice and better aligning mobile data allowances with actual consumption
Modernising universal service to reflect the digital age
Policymakers look to ensure broadband access meets the evolving needs of society, including considering the role of alternative technologies
Google Search trial in the US
The case could set a lasting precedent for digital markets competition as the DOJ now looks ahead to further courtroom battles with big tech
Portugal: ANACOM urges operators against price rises
The regulator has laid out guidance for operators in an attempt to mitigate the need for further intervention
DMA: Big tech challenges core platform service designations
As Meta and TikTok file appeals with an EU court, Apple announces modifications to its iMessage service to pre-empt potential compliance conditions
GDPR: Meta required to change behavioural advertising practices
No longer able to rely on a GDPR exemption for its use of personal data, Meta has begun to rollout a new subscription model across the EU
Canada: Regulating wholesale access to fibre
The incumbent slashes network investment in response to the CRTC’s decision to require wholesale aggregated access to FTTH networks for competitors
France: Wholesale broadband regulation for 2024-2028
Arcep’s latest review spans five years for the first time, with new obligations on Orange in managing its copper switch-off programme as the country transitions to fibre
Italy: TIM agrees sale of its fixed infrastructure to KKR
The deal would represent the first of its kind among major European operators, although key shareholders could yet halt proceedings and further drag out this already long-running saga
