All Legal (compliance, regulatory) articles – Page 15
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Telstra CEO says customers will suffer if TPG deal blocked
Vicki Brady expresses “disappointment” with ACCC for blocking “landmark” regional RAN-sharing deal with TPG.
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DT repudiates rumours of Greek exit
Telco declares claims to have “no substance at all” and reaffirms commitment to Greek operations.
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Ofcom muscles up scrutiny of UK telcos’ inflated in-contract price hikes
Regulator launches investigation into customer clarity on in-contract, inflation-linked price hikes, which nowadays can be well above 10%.
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Ofcom to review Openreach price tactics — as controversial Equinox 2 provisionally cleared
Regulator minded to permit Openreach’s Equinox 2 upgrade to its incentivised wholesale pricing strategy for SPs, which is ostensibly intended to accelerate fibre adoption and copper shutdown.
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BT declares faith in pricing mechanics in face of negative headlines
CEO Jansen showers plaudits on Marc Allera’s ‘machine’ for keeping customers in challenging times
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Telefónica and DT suspend legal dispute over ‘T’ logo
Operators mutually agree to end 18-month-long clash over branding.
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DTCP Infra brings United Internet’s chairman into leadership fold
New hire brings two decades of experience in transactional law.
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German telecoms watchdog threatens white spot fines
BNetzA reportedly intends to issue €50,000 fines per location after operators concede delays to rollout.
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T-Mobile US suffers yet another data breach
Latest cyber-attack exposes account information of 37 million customers including dates of birth, email addresses, and phone numbers.
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Extreme weather to test network resilience in 2023
Forecast: more severe storms and heat with a chance of network outages.
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BT scrambles to explain massive price hikes
Group to raise most tariffs by 14.4%, based on December CPI rate and additional annual charges.
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Croatian regulator initiates latest spectrum auction
Two procedures will take place via electronic bidding, covering national- and regional-level frequencies.
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Vodafone wins conditional approval for Ghana sale
NCA accepts revised proposal subject to undisclosed concessions.
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Regulator to review TPG–Telstra RAN-sharing deal appeal
Formal challenge accepted after ACCC rejects proposed agreement in December.
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Droniq boosts portfolio with new sales partnerships
Droniq flags new deals with suppliers Dronetag, Globe Flight, and uAvionix to expand DJI drones and tracking offerings.
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O2 falls short of German coverage targets despite progress
O2, Telekom, and Vodafone submit coverage reports to regulator BNetzA, opening up a ‘critical examination’ of progress.
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Mobile ad JV in the works from Europe’s major operators
Notification of plans for joint venture relying on pseudonymous tokens to provide cross-operator advertising platform signals new plan to challenge web ad giants.
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T-Mobile Poland under fire for misleading free data ads
Consumer watchdog claims ads for free mobile data offer may mislead customers, with action coming despite previous warning.
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Audit at Cosmote ‘uncovers Greek intelligence wiretapping’
Investigation at operator by Greek state‑backed press freedom authority reportedly reveals journalist and MEP were wiretapped for “unspecified national security reasons”.
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Telefónica again locks horns with CNMC over DTS takeover
Further disciplinary proceedings facing Telefónica after it failed to comply with commitments made to secure 2015 DTS takeover, says CNMC.