With more cross-border and inter-operator investments taking place in telecoms, concerns have been raised over national security, competition, and the potential for conflicts of interest. We analyse these issues and compare government responses.
Also in the briefing:
The fairness agenda
As anxieties rise around new consumer harms in e-commerce, regulators are turning their attention to understanding and prohibiting the most detrimental conduct on platforms. We detail these new regulatory interventions for consumer fairness in the EU and US.
The energy demands of digital infrastructure
Rising power demands from AI and data centres are putting national energy grids under pressure. We discuss the challenges and potential solutions at hand, and whether the growth of digital infrastructure and technologies puts at risk sustainability targets.
