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.