telecoms regulation

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latest intelligence

AGCOM consults on review of fixed access markets
12 August 25 Alessandro Mauro

The Italian telecoms regulator proposes lifting several remedies currently imposed on TIM/FiberCop in markets for wholesale local access (market 1/2020) and terminating segments of leased lines (market 2/2020), following the structural separation of the fixed access network and the qualification of FiberCop as a wholesale-only operator.

A detailed look at Mexico's new telecoms and broadcasting law
12 August 25 Jose Jehuda Garcia

The Mexican government published a new Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law, which repeals the previous Federal Law on Telecommunications and Broadcasting of 2014. The new law provides for, amongst other things, more government control over the sector, a new institutional regulatory framework and a larger role for the state-owned operator, CFE.

German regulator decides on MVNO access dispute
05 August 25 Dieter Kronegger

Telefónica Germany must submit an amended offer to the mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Multiconnect. The decision to settle a dispute between the two operators was BNetzA’s first decision that addressed core issues of MVNO access in detail.

Moroccan government to award 5G licences to the three existing operators
30 July 25 Loïc Le Floch

Inwi, Maroc Telecom and Orange committed to pay a total of US$227.1m for three 20-year 5G licences.

US wave of consolidation: FCC approves three large telecoms acquisitions
30 July 25 Jose Jehuda Garcia

The US telecoms regulator, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), unconditionally approved three large telecoms acquisitions in the US wireless, fibre and satellite sectors.

Millicom acquires Telefónica’s telecoms operations in Ecuador
30 July 25 Paola Herrera

Subject to regulatory approvals, this would be Millicom’s first investment in Ecuador. As a result, the number of mobile network operators in the market would remain unchanged.

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