The DNA proposal retains the existing approach to symmetric access obligations for in-building wiring and, where necessary to address local bottlenecks, beyond the first concentration point, while introducing a new power for NRAs to impose such obligations on their own initiative. Symmetric access will also facilitate copper switch-off by requiring fibre operators to connect end users in affected areas.

UOKiK, the Polish consumer protection authority, fined Orange Polska PLN 34.03m for charging prepaid users unjustified fees to “keep their number in the network” after a 31-day period of inactivity.

The Ecuadorian telecoms and spectrum regulator, Arcotel, adopts its 2026 regulatory agenda. The agenda covers several areas, including spectrum, competition, licensing and consumer protection.

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 Commission considers that the Romanian regulator did not provide sufficient evidence of significant barriers to entry that would justify the imposition of wholesale market regulation and is concerned that regulating could discourage future investment across the EU.

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.