Dominican telecoms regulator Indotel submitted to public consultation a series of amendments to modernise the Dominican Republic’s 1998 general telecommunications law, strengthen the agency’s own autonomy and increase its ability to adapt to new technologies.

The proposed Digital Networks Act (DNA) fixes multiple deadlines for copper switch-off, with the last lines to be switched by end 2039. Exceptions apply where decommissioning is not economically viable.

Building on the existing regulatory framework, the Digital Networks Act proposal maintains the established significant market power (SMP) regime and the three-criteria test as the trigger for ex ante SMP regulation. At the same time, it seeks to recalibrate regulatory intervention by placing greater emphasis on clearly identified market failures and by reinforcing the principle of proportionality through the sequential escalation from less to more intrusive regulatory remedies.

Cullen International has prepared an editable MS Word version of its comparison between the proposed Digital Networks Act with the European Electronic Communications Code.

Members of European Parliament flag investment, net neutrality and network fees in first committee meeting on the Digital Networks Act (DNA). The European Commission hailed the DNA proposal a “major simplification effort”.

Stakeholders shared their initial views on the proposed Digital Networks Act (DNA) during an event in Brussels on 27 January 2026, one week after the European Commission put forward its vision for an updated EU’s telecoms framework. There were some positive reactions to further centralisation and harmonisation, including from the Cyprus Council presidency. However, industry called for more simplification and regulators called for maintaining national flexibility.