All Public Affairs articles – Page 33
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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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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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PremiumVodafone gets 5G ball rolling on 3.6GHz update
Higher frequency cleared for 5G use. Ametsreiter talks a gigabit 5G game.
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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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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”.
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Public AffairsVodafone wins 4G patent claim
Vodafone won what appeared to be a partial victory against a long-running 4G patent claim made by Munich-based patent house IPCom
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Public AffairsVodafone Idea faces TRAI criticism
India’s operators, including Vodafone Idea (VfI), faced continued criticism over the issue of dropped call rates, after the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said it was maintaining focus on improving voice service quality.
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Public AffairsOperators set to retain licence fee windfall
BT Group looks set to keep £82m returned after courts found Ofcom had not followed due process in introducing hefty licence fee hikes.
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PremiumCPs invited to contribute to Openreach report card
Views are being sought on the practical impact of the legal separation of Openreach from BT Group, with a focus on determining the level of support provided for enhanced UK infrastructure.
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PremiumBT commits to UN LGBTI standards
BT Group committed to the United Nations’ (UN) Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, and Intersex People (LGBTI) Standards of Conduct for Businesses
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PremiumBT Consumer, EE hike prices
There were rumblings in the press in response to price rises from BT Consumer and EE, with the customer-facing businesses implementing their latest inflation-based changes.
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Public AffairsOfcom rebukes phone ‘locking’ policies
EE and rivals including Vodafone UK were rebuked by Ofcom for continuing the practice of ‘locking’ mobile phones to their networks.
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Public AffairsOfcom drops Openreach investigation
Ofcom dropped an investigation into Openreach’s handling of excess construction charges (ECC) relating to business lines installed since 2014.
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Public AffairsNew UK Telco Infrastructure Bill introduced
BT Group would have been pleased by indications that a bill aimed at making it easier for broadband providers to access apartment blocks in the face of unwilling landlords had received broad support.