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20 March 23
Taxing the digital economy
This Global Trends benchmark highlights the current tax measures on the digital economy applied in twelve jurisdictions around the globe. All surveyed jurisdictions committed to join the international tax reform expected by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to be implemented by mid-2023.
09 March 23
Audiovisual Media Service Directive: transposition into member states national legislations is now finalised
Cullen International has updated its AVMSD benchmarks that compare detailed implementing rules across 12 EU member states.
06 March 23
New benchmark on designated Digital Service Coordinators to enforce rules of the Digital Services Act
Our new benchmark shows the European countries (among the 14 covered) that have already decided which authority will be designated as the Digital Service Coordinator (DSC) under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
02 March 23
Governments in the Americas are responding to increasing demand by allocating and awarding more spectrum to IMT services with a special focus on 5G deployment
The most recent update of Cullen International’s Americas Spectrum Profiles provides coverage of the regulatory frameworks and spectrum policies in 22 countries in the Americas.
01 March 23
What plans on 5G in sub-Saharan Africa?
Our new Global Trends benchmark outlines 5G government policies, spectrum plans, and the status of deployments and commercial availability, across 12 countries in sub-Saharan Africa
28 February 23
Comparison tools, developed or certified by EU regulators, are not yet widely available
Our new benchmark shows whether service providers are required to publish information on their tariffs and service features in a standard format and whether NRAs or third parties make available tariff and service comparison tools.
27 February 23
Gobal 5G Status - February 2023
This Global Trends benchmark tracks the evolution of mobile operators’ 5G plans and their implementation, government strategies, and 5G spectrum awards across 16 jurisdictions around the globe.
23 February 23
Rwanda to modify KTRN’s 4G wholesale monopoly licence
In Rwanda, the Ministry of ICT and Innovation (MINICT) announced its intent to end the monopoly over 4G mobile networks currently granted to Korea Telecom Rwanda Networks (KTRN).
13 February 23
Availability of full fibre networks is increasing around the world
Several countries covered in this Global Trends benchmark adopted specific policies aimed at fostering FTTP deployments, including subsidies to industry players or public-private partnerships. Among the jurisdictions covered, full fibre is most widely available in Asia-Pacific countries.