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Wiggin LLP | United Kingdom | 19 May 2023
Ofcom consults on proposals to update its earth station network licence
Ofcom plans to update its earth station network licence so that non-geostationary orbit satellite services can deliver improved maritime connectivity. According to Ofcom, its plans are also designed to protect other services, such as radio astronomy, from harmful interference. Earth station network licences authorise access to spectrum so that ground-based terminals can communicate with......
Lexology PRO | United Kingdom | 16 May 2023
CMA set to release Sky from behavioural remedy
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally found that a behavioural remedy attached to Sky’s acquisition of an interactive TV services provider in 2001 is “no longer appropriate” due to changes in the market and regulatory landscape.
Wiggin LLP | United Kingdom | 12 May 2023
Government releases Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 (Commencement No 2) Regulations 2023
The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 (Commencement No 1) Regulations 2023 were recently released, bringing specific provisions of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 into force. The government also recently published a draft for the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant......
Lee and Li Attorneys at Law | Taiwan | 1 May 2023
Does the NCC's draft OTT legislation sufficiently protect IP rights?
In 2020, the National Communications Commission issued a draft of a law to regulate over-the-top service providers in Taiwan. Though well intentioned, the draft immediately sparked controversy: it fails to properly take into account the workings and regulatory requirements of IP infringement cases in practice. This article examines the issues raised.
Lexology PRO | United Kingdom | 19 Apr 2023
Ofcom urged to probe telecoms providers for abusive overcharge
An economic consultancy has urged the UK’s telecommunications regulator to open an excessive pricing probe into three telecoms providers after the companies apparently overcharged landline customers by nearly £200 million.
Lexology PRO | United Kingdom | 5 Apr 2023
CMA imposes rare price cap on Motorola to end “supernormal profits”
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is limiting how much Motorola Solutions can charge emergency services to use its Airwave network, although the company says it will challenge such an “egregious overreach”.
Lexology PRO | European Union, Spain | 4 Apr 2023
EU launches in-depth probe into four-to-three Orange/MasMovil deal
The European Commission has opened a Phase II probe into a joint venture between Orange and MasMovil, while still deciding whether to refer the transaction to Spain’s antitrust enforcer.
Wiggin LLP | United Kingdom | 17 Mar 2023
Ofcom launches consultation on improving broadband information for customers
Ofcom has launched a consultation that sets out its proposals to help broadband customers make more informed choices. It explains how the regulator thinks broadband providers should tell people about the underlying technology used to deliver their service. Ofcom says that some people perceive the broadband market as complex and difficult to understand, partly because of the way in which some......
Wiggin LLP | United Kingdom | 17 Mar 2023
Supreme Court finds that secretary of state can direct Ofcom not to carry out a duty it is statutorily obliged to carry out
Under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 and the Communications Act 2023, Ofcom is obliged to carry out certain duties. However, in a recent Supreme Court case, the secretary of state, who had directed Ofcom not to carry out those duties, appealed a decision that said the direction had been ultra vires. This decision will be relevant to the assessment of rival interpretations that allow a......
Kobylanska Lewoszewski Mednis | Poland | 14 Mar 2023
Reporting obligations for telecommunications undertakings in Poland due on 31 March 2023
Recent months have brought a lot of changes and a lot of confusion in terms of reporting obligations, the most important of which was the replacement…
