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20 September 18

New research on the regulatory framework for e-payments in the Americas

This fourth of five digital economy benchmarks provides an overview of the legal and regulatory framework for electronic payments, including the use of mobile money and virtual currencies, in the Americas.

11 September 18

New research on national policies and incentives to attract data centres in the Americas

This third of five new Digital Economy benchmarks presents the policies and incentives of countries in the Americas that target the establishment and operation of data centres.

04 September 18

New research on Artificial intelligence strategies and regulation in the Americas

This second of five new Digital Economy benchmarks covers whether American governments have published or proposed specific strategies or plans on nationwide adoption of AI.

27 August 18

New research on taxation of digital economy services in the Americas

This first of five new Digital Economy benchmarks summarises initiatives already in force and proposals under discussion for taxing digital economy goods and services in the Americas.

08 August 18

New research on telecommunications and broadband policies in the MENA region

The MENA Telecoms Country Profiles shed light on the main telecoms and broadband policies, and the institutional and regulatory frameworks in ten Middle East countries, now also covering Algeria and Kuwait.

16 July 18

New benchmark on advertised and actual broadband speed in the Americas

This new national benchmark compares the rules used in the Americas to regulate the advertisement of broadband speeds offered to end users.

25 June 18

New research on initiatives to tackle illicit streaming devices in the Americas

Cullen International's latest research shows that preloaded streaming boxes have been banned in some Americas countries.

13 June 18

US Judge clears AT&T/Time Warner merger without conditions

After six weeks of litigation and a 20-month transaction for AT&T, Judge Richard Leon of the US District Court for the District of Columbia decided on 12 June 2018 that the acquisition of media conglomerate Time Warner by telecoms operator AT&T can go forward without any conditions or remedies.

12 June 18

The future postal regulatory framework needs to reflect changing user needs and industry innovations

There is no clear consensus on the shape of the future regulatory regime for the postal and delivery market. In particular, the diversity in user needs forces policy makers and market players to consider a range of difficult issues. Many of these topics were discussed at the 26th Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics which took place at the beginning of June in Croatia.