While the policy position highlights the common role of regulators in making the internet safer, there remain challenging legal and cultural differences in defining harm online
Innovation in the EU: Make it simple
A coalition of governments from Estonia, Germany, Latvia and Lithuania add to the growing chorus of voices seeking to shape the agenda of the next Commission
The UK’s framework for regulating online platforms
Though the DMCC Act diverges in the details when compared to the EU’s DMA, the laws both reflect a growing global scrutiny for mergers and acquisitions in tech markets
Germany: Spectrum licence renewal rather than revocation and reallocation
While BNetzA has changed tack in its approach to the assignment of key bands, neither established mobile operators nor the new entrant are fully on side
Event debrief: CODE Talks on a More Competitive Europe
While panellists agreed on the importance of the DMA to CODE’s cause of openness, some doubt was expressed about the EU’s ability to implement the law effectively
Event debrief: ComReg’s evolving regulatory role
The market’s shift “from copper to cloud” makes for new priorities and challenges, and an imperative for both regulation and regulators to adjust in response
Swisscom’s fibre rollout strategy deemed anti-competitive
COMCO claims to have prevented the creation of a potential monopoly, but will fibre deployments take longer and cost more?
US: Life without the Affordable Connectivity Program
As Congress stalls on allocating resources to the federal affordability programme, ISPs will shift their attention to state-level equity requirements for BEAD funding
France’s ecodesign framework for digital services
While regulators engage more with sustainability, delivering Europe’s twin green and digital transitions will demand more work to understand the environmental impacts of technology
German court orders Meta to pay DT its (fair?) share
Though the decision has been claimed by supporters of fair share as a win, it's unclear if it will change the course of a debate that has generally faded in Europe
