All Legal (compliance, regulatory) articles – Page 4
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PremiumOTE sees light at end of Romanian escape tunnel
Greek operator says it could be a “couple of months” away from completing a deal to offload Telekom Romania Mobile after a four-year effort to offload the business.
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TechnologyCellnex recruits AI in fightback against dodgy landlords
CEO of Europe’s largest tower group highlights use of data analytics to identify strategic risks affecting its 120,000+ sites across region, amid ‘indecent’ moves by land aggregators.
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Network & InfraOrange’s Leboucher joins peers in drilling down on industry’s need for 6GHz
Orange CTO joins peers at BT, Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, and more to argue that the whole of the upper 6GHz band should be devoted to mobile to enable 6G.
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Network & InfraLease aggregators defend role in telecoms infra as TowerCos call for regulation
As land access continues to be contentious for telecoms infrastructure, lease aggregators seek distance from bad actors that engage in speculative buying and opportunistic pricing.
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Public AffairsUK’s AI Growth Zone strategy — fit for purpose?
In-depth: As the UK government opens up its AI Growth Zone initiative for formal applications, industry leaders debate the value, variously describing it as everything from ‘ridiculous’ to ‘ambitious’, and running the risk of ‘fetishising’ location and creating a ‘real mess’, as well as presenting opportunity for the UK on a global stage. Includes reporting from Connected North…
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Public AffairsEWE Tel sues German regulator over spectrum extension ‘obligation’
EWE’s telecoms arm files lawsuit against the Bundesnetzagentur, claiming that the regulator needs to beef up third-party access requirements on MNOs to appropriately address competition concerns…
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EventwatchOpenreach and altnet ‘Gladiators’ trade blows on future costs of PIA
Connected North 2025: In robust exchanges at Connected North, Fibrus Chair warns regulator is on the verge of repeating mistakes of the past on PIA pricing, and too easily steered off course on policy.
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Public AffairsMásOrange completes lay-off plan after court rejects union challenge
Spain’s National Court has ruled that the operator’s ERE process is in accordance with the law.
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M&ACityFibre’s Holden: altnets and backers must pull together for investment‑grade nirvana
In-depth from Eight Advisory’s London event: as UK fibre altnets face financing challenges, optimistic CityFibre COO reveals vision for consolidation, suggesting sector is “a very small number of M&A transactions away” from creating a sufficiently scaled platform to rival BT/Openreach and VM O2. Additional Greg Mesch and Rob Hamlin coverage from FTTH Conference in Amsterdam…
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Analyst BriefingVodafonewatch Weekly: attention turns to post-merger strategy in the UK
Latest around Vodafone, including rumours of a UK pay-TV play once Vodafone and Three complete their combination; Vodafone and Digi’s Romanian M&A hits its first regulatory speedbump; Group entities lobby for improved subsea security and land bank protections; Vodacom’s Shameel Joosub goes on tour…
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M&AVodafone, Digi yet to convince regulators on Telekom Romania Mobile takeover
Romanian antitrust authority raises eight areas of ‘concern’ over complex, two-way acquisition.
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Network & InfraINCA hails altnet heroes as spectre of overbuild looms
In a punchy, positive report altnet industry group INCA hails “dynamic” altnets on a mission to bring “fairer, faster, and more resilient” connectivity to the UK, but competitive benefits may not be sustainable, and the spectre of ‘supervillain’ Openreach still looms large.
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Financial & PerformanceSpain’s big three see share dwindle in face of challenge from Digi et al
Latest market figures from the Spanish regulator would appear to reflect recent revenue and customer growth rates reported by up‑and‑coming Digi Spain.
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M&ATelefónica ditches another Hispam business with knockdown Peru sale
Telefónica firms up a second Hispam market exit in less than two months, agreeing to offload its Peruvian business to Argentinian investment group Integra.
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Public AffairsVodafone, Vantage under regulatory fire in 1&1 dispute
Germany’s antitrust authority finds that pair engaged in “anti-competitive” behaviour, saying they could have reallocated resources to fulfil contractual obligations to 1&1. Final decision expected later this year…
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Public AffairsEuropean TowerCos want protection against ‘opportunistic’ land banks
The European Wireless Infrastructure Association sets out manifesto for “investment-friendly” policies and flags threat from LandCo aggregators to TowerCo business models.
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Financial & PerformanceWhat has the past week revealed about telecoms tariff exposure?
Analysis: Following the past week of international markets grappling with the USA’s now-paused ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs, TelcoTitans mined the global data for impact on top telcos, vendors and digital infra players…
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Financial & PerformanceGermany’s sparring telcos are yet to lay a glove on DT
FY24: Telekom Deutschland keeps a firm grip on user acquisition and retention numbers despite Germany’s emergence as a hotbed of tariff competition and promotional offers over the past year or more.
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M&AMásOrange CEO sees M&A bright side in tariff crisis
MásOrange Chief Executive Meinrad Spenger finds a silver lining for European telcos in disruptive US tariffs as a catalyst for lighter merger controls while Telefónica sees spark of regulatory relief in Europe’s “strategic autonomy” and defence ambitions.
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Suppliers & SCMIn-depth: UK grapples with ‘high dependency’ in network supply chain after security risk clampdown
Deep dive: supply chain watchdog addresses risk of over‑reliance on Ericsson and Nokia in access networks and warns of Ericsson dominance in mobile core. Multi-vendor environment remains a goal, but complexities come with it…