telecoms regulation

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    Get up to date on regulatory frameworks, rules and reforms, such as the EECC Track and compare fibre network rollout, co-investment, and national broadband policy across the globe Stay informed on advances in mobile connectivity and the implications for radio spectrum policy and assignment
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  • Net neutrality and zero rating
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  • Switching and portability
  • Transparency

latest intelligence

Colombia adopts new law on healthy and safe digital environments for minors
27 October 25 Catalina Diaz Granados

Colombia seeks to strengthen child protection in online environments. A new legal framework sets shared duties for the government, schools, platforms, families, and civil society to prevent online risks for children, foster healthy digital habits, and guarantee their digital rights.

Commission calls on EU member states to consider spectrum as a common European resource in the new connectivity rulebook
24 September 25 Emma O'Toole

DG Connect director-general Roberto Viola highlighted the importance of spectrum policy as part of the Commission’s priorities for the upcoming Digital Networks Act during a Connect Europe – Financial Times event on 23 September 2025.

Telecoms policy: stakeholders and regulators debate which rules to change and which to maintain
19 September 25 Matej Podbevsek

Stakeholders discussed the future of telecoms markets in Europe, exploring the options for the upcoming reform of the EU regulatory framework and the evolution of access regulation in a full-fibre environment during a conference in Brussels on 17 September 2025, organised by WIK, the German Economic Institute for Communications.

Türkiye auctions 5G spectrum
17 September 25 Muatasem Khairaddeen

Türkiye wants to award 400 MHz in the 700 MHz and 3.5 GHz bands for 5G and also to extend licences for more than 500 MHz in other spectrum bands.

EU Timeline
15 September 25 Marianna Mattera

This edition of Cullen International’s EU Timeline highlights key policy and regulatory developments foreseen at EU level until the end of 2025.

Will Bulgaria regulate fixed broadband again?
08 September 25 Jan Cisar

After having deregulated the fixed wholesale local access market in 2019, the Bulgarian telecoms regulator proposed to again regulate this market in certain geographic areas.

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