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  • Net neutrality and zero rating
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  • Switching and portability
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latest intelligence

European Commission presents 2026 work programme
22 October 25 Javier Huerta Bravo

The Commission “will focus on unleashing the full potential of the Single Market by 2028”, removing barriers in telecoms. It also announced plans to “modernise EU digital legislation and data protection”, without providing further details.

ComReg proposes to further deregulate the leased lines market
21 October 25 Emma O'Toole

The Irish telecoms regulator proposes to designate Eir as having significant market power in a smaller sub-national market than its previous review in 2020. For this remaining part of the market, ComReg proposes a full set of remedies, including cost orientation through a pricing continuity approach.

US: FCC approves Verizon’s acquisition of Frontier Communications
20 October 25 Jose Jehuda Garcia

The US telecoms regulator, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), approved Verizon’s US$20bn acquisition of Frontier Communications. The companies are, respectively, the second and third-largest fibre internet service providers in the US. The merger received all the required federal approvals, but several state government approvals are pending. Closing is expected in early 2026.

EU telecoms review: European Commission will not let go of sector-specific end-user protection regulation
17 October 25 Martin Schraa

The European Commission thinks that telecoms users should continue to benefit from sector-specific measures to complement general consumer protection law as part of the upcoming Digital Networks Act (DNA). BEREC, the assembly of European telecoms regulators, held a workshop with BEUC, the umbrella organisation of European consumer rights associations, in Brussels on 15 October 2025.

Digital Networks Act: should the same rules apply to all players in the internet ecosystem?
17 October 25 Merilin Kasesalu

There is no consensus among industry stakeholders whether creating a level playing field means bringing the whole internet ecosystem under the Digital Networks Act (DNA). Whether or not to review the EU net neutrality rules was also part of the discussion organised by CCIA Europe in Brussels on 16 October 2025.

ILR tightens price controls on Post Luxembourg's regulated wholesale fixed broadband access offers
17 October 25 Loïc Le Floch

The electronic communications regulator, ILR, considers that the pricing obligations currently imposed on the incumbent on the wholesale local and central access markets should be adapted to safeguard competition.

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