All Legal (compliance, regulatory) articles – Page 34
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Public AffairsT-Mobile US set to fight $91m FCC fine
T-Mobile US (TMUS) is preparing to fight a whopping $91.6m (€85.6m) fine proposed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the sale of real-time customer location data to third parties.
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Public AffairsT-Mobile US disputes FCC 4G coverage report
T-Mobile US (TMUS) took issue with a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) report that claimed it and rivals submitted inaccurate 4G coverage maps.
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PremiumSDS partners with unnamed “Big Four” auditor
Software Daten Service (SDS) — a wholly-owned subsidiary of T-Systems, focused on financial services IT — partnered with an unnamed “Big Four” auditor.
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PremiumDTAG to remain in state ownership
DT looked set to remain under partial state ownership for the foreseeable future after the Bundesministerium der Finanzen reaffirmed the national security benefit of retaining at least a blocking minority (25%–50%) in DT.
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Public AffairsMagyar Telekom fined for misleading advertising
Magyar Telekom was fined HUF 670m (€1.9m) by competition authority Gazdasági Versenyhivatal for misleading advertising.
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Public AffairsOME-OTE settles strike action dispute
OME-OTE, the union of OTE Group employees that has recently been leading strike action against the operator, agreed a new Collective Labour Agreement with senior management.
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Network & InfrastructureGovernment herds operators into rural sharing pen
March 2020 deadline met, saving government face. Unknown outcome from pushback against EE fee proposal.
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Public AffairsOperators keep hold of licence fee ‘windfall’
Telefónica gains a win in a licence fee dispute. Group looks set to keep £54m returned, after courts find against Ofcom once more.
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Public AffairsPhones 4u lawyers claim evidence “mysteriously lost”
Phones 4u administrators expected to highlight an absence of information from former Group management as reason for suspicion that O2 UK may have put undue commercial pressure on the retailer.
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PremiumO2 critical of ‘final’ 5G auction rules
Operator still concerned over Three’s power coming into 3.4GHz–3.8GHz assignment negotiations. Talks’ outcome said to have implications for 5G enabler choices.
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Public AffairsO2 Germany plays down coverage fine threat
O2 Germany sought to dampen suggestions that it could be fined up to €30m for failing to meet LTE coverage obligations linked to spectrum licences acquired in 2015.
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Public AffairsOsiptel told Movistar Peru to reverse price hike
Osiptel told Telefónica Peru (Movistar) to reverse recent price increases and reimburse affected customers.
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Public AffairsTelefónica Mexico partners ring alarm bells after AT&T network sharing deal
Concerns were raised by Telefónica Mexico partners over how the operator’s late-2019 network-sharing deal with AT&T might affect their businesses.
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PremiumColombia spectrum auction needs “clear and permanent rules” - Telefónica Colombia CEO
Hernández, Telefónica Colombia CEO, called on MinTIC to enforce “clear and permanent rules” to help market development amid spectrum auction farce.
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PremiumEC gives a pass for Vodafone strategic Italian tower meld
Green light for tower fusion gives Vodafone heft and offers up cash. Group appears chuffed with EC remedies, which focus on access rights rather than trimming scaled-up new entity.
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PremiumANACOM confirms 5G spectrum plan
Auction process expected to kick off in April 2020. Regulator seeks to attract new entrants by reserving spectrum.
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PremiumGovernment herds operators into rural sharing pen
March 2020 deadline met, saving government face. Unknown outcome from pushback against EE fee proposal.
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Public AffairsVodafone wants ground rules for drones
UK OpCo publishes report outlining economic benefits of cellular-connected drone deployments. RPS positioned as being able to meet public demand for tougher security and closer monitoring.
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Public AffairsOperators keep hold of licence fee ‘windfall’
Vodafone gains a win in a licence fee dispute its current regulatory bête noire. Group looks set to keep £54m returned after courts find against Ofcom once more.
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Public AffairsVodafone drops Unitymedia brand as legal action looms
German OpCo appears sanguine over legal challenge to Unitymedia merger approval. Hannes Ametsreiter hails new era with “one network, one brand, one tariff”.