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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......
Walder Wyss Ltd | Switzerland | 17 Mar 2023
Federal Council publishes draft bill on electronic communication platform for legal proceedings
The Federal Council recently adopted a dispatch along with a draft bill on the new Federal Act on Platforms for Electronic Communication in the Justice System. The federation and the cantons are to jointly set up and finance the digital communication platform. The cantons will also be allowed to use independent platforms. In order to ensure rapid adaptability and for the platforms to be able......
Wiggin LLP | United Kingdom | 3 Mar 2023
Ofcom consults on approach to regulation of advertising of less healthy food and drink
Ofcom is consulting on its proposed approach to implementing new restrictions on advertising and sponsorship for less healthy food and drink products on TV, on demand and online. The government introduced the new restrictions through the Health and Care Act 2022, which amended the Communications Act 2003 to restrict the advertising and sponsorship of food and drink products that are high in......
Wiggin LLP | United Kingdom | 24 Feb 2023
Regulatory challenges adding to burdens on UK altnets as full fibre coverage falters at 42%
UK full fibre coverage has only recently hit 42%, which is a way to go before meeting the United Kingdom's gigabit coverage target. Alternative fibre network providers, including CityFibre and Hyperoptic, are proving successful in both deploying their own networks and driving Openreach to upgrade its own, but face challenges ahead in the form of regulatory changes and competition from......
Wiggin LLP | United Kingdom | 27 Jan 2023
Equinox 2 and its regulatory implications: background and new features
Openreach has recently published its latest wholesale ethernet fibre to the premises price offering (otherwise known as "Equinox 2"). Equinox 2 amends and supplements Equinox 1 by introducing further discounts, as well as new terms and conditions. If Ofcom concludes that there are competition concerns it needs to address through a direction to BT, it will consult on the proposed direction in......
Wiggin LLP | United Kingdom | 16 Dec 2022
Starlink service trialled by UK government to bridge digital divide in hard-to-reach locations
🕑 3 minutes The UK government has recently launched a trial using non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellites to deliver high-speed broadband connectivity to more than a dozen "very hard to reach" locations, many in extreme locations, such as mountainous areas or small islands, that are considered too difficult or prohibitively expensive to upgrade with full fibre connections. The government......
Westerberg & Partners Advokatbyrå AB | 5 Dec 2022
Infringement of radio and television companies' signal rights in Sweden
🕑 4 minutes In Sweden, criminal and civil cases regarding pirated broadcasting signals can often be mired in technical minutiae and complicated legal questions regarding territoriality. A recent criminal case from the Patent and Market Court of Appeal shows that these cases can be assessed in a pragmatic and efficient way. It serves as a reminder that criminal complaints against the......
Wiggin LLP | United Kingdom | 14 Oct 2022
Ofcom's autumn update shows improved broadband access for UK homes
🕑 1 minute Ofcom's Autumn 2022 Connected Nations update shows that the roll-out of full-fibre broadband continues apace, with the number of UK homes with access to it rising by more than 50% in a year. The report shows that 37% of households can now get full-fibre broadband, an increase from 24% a year ago, when just under 7 million homes were covered. Further, the number of properties......
Lexology PRO | European Union, France | 30 Sep 2022
Altice pays €75 million for breaching injunction
France’s Competition Authority has levied a €75 million fine on Altice, the country’s second-largest telecoms company, for violating an injunction guaranteeing its compliance with previous merger remedies.
Osborne Clarke | United Kingdom | 30 Sep 2022
UK Chancellor's 'mini-budget' proposes amendments to draft infrastructure legislation
Signals positive changes for telecom operators enabling easier access to telegraph poles on private land The new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kwasi…
