Nkom believes that market developments point to deregulation as a solution to deliver better freedom of choice for consumers as well as increased competition
MWC25: Regulation & Policy roundup from Day 3
Safety, security and satellite were three prominent and popular topics, with a surprising dose of optimism offered over Europe’s future competitiveness
Norway: Regulating mobile call access and origination
With just two nationwide networks currently, Nkom determines the need to maintain access remedies imposed on Telenor for a further three years
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
Regulators seek to incentivise spectrum use in private networks
Lowering licence fees is an important step in unlocking 5G’s industrial potential and enabling private networks to flourish
Norway sets stronger safeguards for Telenor’s copper retirement
Nkom has asked Telenor to provide better information about its retirement plans, and ensure adequate alternative wholesale products are available
Norway completes 5G multiband auction
The price of spectrum was high, despite discounts being available for committing to cover rural areas
Telenor fined for anti-competitive practices in Norway
Telenor was found to be pricing out its competitors which relied on wholesale access to offer mobile broadband between 2008 and 2012.
Norway suspends data collection from the COVID-19 contact-tracing app
The Norwegian Government responded to a notice from the country’s Data Protection Authority, which found that the data collection was no longer proportionate.
Norwegian regulator continues with national roaming obligation for Telenor
Nkom considers the measure is still necessary, but commits to removing price controls after the next review.
