All Legal (compliance, regulatory) articles – Page 47
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Public AffairsLabour Party considering BT renationalisation
The opposition Labour Party in the UK is considering speculative plans regarding a potential renationalisation of BT Group.
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PremiumVodafone Germany slams German 5G auction as “catastrophic”
Vodafone coughs up €1.88bn on 3.6GHz and 2GHz frequencies. VfD CEO calls on government to hand back auction proceeds. OpCo wants joint reinvestment network programme for white spots. Spectrum bill tops €2bn despite huge misgivings about auction rules. Telekom complains of “bitter aftertaste” and investment “dampener”. MNO legal action ...
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Public AffairsThird lawsuit attempt against Vodafone Greece likely
Greece’s Papistas family, former retail partners of Vodafone Greece, could be preparing a third attempt to sue Vodafone for damages related to the acrimonious breakup of their relationship, according to the Group’s latest Annual Report.
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PremiumAgreement between Vodacom Democratic Republic of Congo, and the government, said to have been reached
VdDRC said to have reached an agreement with the government, ending standoff over the suspension of the OpCo’s 2G licence.
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Public AffairsVodacom cooperating with Tanzanian authorities, following mysterious arrest
Investigation underway following the arrest of VdT Managing Director, and four other employees.
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PremiumVodafone Egypt fined, following service outage
Vodafone Egypt fined EGP 10m, for service disruption.
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Vodafone Germany under more pressure to offer Vodafone Pass EU-wide
Consumer group wins bid to force VfD to offer Vodafone Pass across EU. VfD can appeal; court decision non-binding. Calls for a hefty fine on OpCo.
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PremiumAmber lights flash, but independent Openreach drives on
Regulator’s annual review shows Openreach independence efforts are making a difference, but Ofcom keen to keep the pressure on for faster progress. Ofcom takes the opportunity to call for more commitment on fibre, calling out enhanced BT Group commitments as “vague”.
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Public AffairsEU member states reject European Commission's connected cars proposal
Deutsche Telekom (DT) was no doubt cheered by European Union (EU) member states’ rejection of a proposal by the European Commission (EC) that recommended connected cars in Europe should be supported by Wi-Fi standard 802.11p.
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Strategy & ChangeT-Systems' IBM mainframe offload doesn’t compute for watchdog
Financial and operational setback for recalibrating enterprise division. M&A plan b likely to be looked at.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom People Moves, June 2019
36 key people moves tracked and analysed. Bohle takes over delicate privacy role from Kremer.
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Public AffairsHöttges wades into EU connected car dispute
Timotheus Höttges, Chief Executive of Deutsche Telekom (DT), waded into the dispute at European Union (EU) level over which technology should be selected to support connected-cars in Europe.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom left with “bitter aftertaste” from German 5G auction
Spectrum bill tops €2bn despite huge misgivings about auction rules. Wössner complains of “bitter aftertaste” and investment “dampener”. Group urges regulators to make 5G site acquisition easier. MNO legal action against BNetzA still on cards.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom and T-Mobile US searching for Sprint-merger compromise
Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile US (TMUS) appeared to be frantically searching for compromise in a bid to push through the Sprint mega-merger, as their revised, late-July 2019 completion deadline loomed.
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PremiumVodafone Group on board for arms-length Oman entry
Vodafone on verge of extending Middle East presence in “strategic partnership” with local investment funds.
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Public AffairsTelefónica España fined €3m for breaching obligations
Spanish regulator Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC) fined Telefónica España €3m for breaching obligations regarding co-location in its facilities.
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Public AffairsTelefónica Peru fined more than PEN 35m
Local telecoms regulator Osiptel fined Telefónica Peru more than PEN 35m (€9.3m) for failing to comply with quality-of-service commitments in 108 localities in the country.
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Strategy & ChangeMore BT Italia allegations trickle through
Latest Reuters reporting make suggestions of pressure from BT head office prompting questionable practices, although timing appears off.
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PremiumTMUS–Sprint deal on knife edge; mixed signals from DoJ
Deadline pushed back, but Legere still claims to be optimistic about chances. WSJ reports DoJ as reluctant on merger as “currently structured”. Continued lobbying in Washington makes final decision difficult to call.
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Strategy & ChangeT-Sys hangs up on user support
Business tidy-up still getting into “full swing”, more than 18 months after T-Sys Chief Executive Adel Al-Saleh’s appointment.