UK telecoms regulation, Ofcom, General Conditions, numbering, spectrum, switching, enforcement
This article was published in August 2020 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. Quick answer. The EU Commission and US Department of Commerce announced on 10 August 2020 that they had started talks on a successor to the invalidated…
This article was published in August 2020 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. On 3 August 2020, Ofcom confirmed that the UK’s 5G auction would go ahead, with bidding starting in January 2021. The auction is set to increase…
This article was published in July 2020 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. Quick answer. After Schrems II, exporters of personal data from the EU to the US and other third countries must rely on an alternative Article 46…
This article was published in July 2020 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. On 22 July 2020, the UK government confirmed that it would largely implement the European Electronic Communications Code – the EU’s updated, harmonised regulatory framework for…
UK excludes Huawei from 5G and broadband networks: the UK Government has announced a U-turn on Huawei’s involvement in 5G networks, following a meeting of the National Security Council, that will delay 5G rollout by two to three years and increase costs by up to £2 billion.
This article was published in July 2020 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. On 30 April 2020 Ofcom published its work plan for 2020/21, which flags two new material upcoming changes in its role for 2020: Editorial note (April…
This article was published in July 2020 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. Welcome to bratby.law. We are an English law boutique practice specialising in telecoms, digital and data. We open today, 1 July 2020, and after 26 years…
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This article was published in August 2016 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. As anticipated, Ofcom yesterday started a consultation on its plans to update the UK’s Conditions of General Entitlement i.e. the obligations placed on all telecoms operators…
This article was published in July 2016 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. The UK Government today published its first draft of the Digital Economy Bill. As expected, it contains provisions addressing (text taken from Government explanatory fact sheet):
This article was published in June 2016 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. From 30 April 2016, Europe has been subject to net neutrality rules set out in the Connected Continent Regulation. However those rules, set out in Articles…
This article was published in June 2016 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. As discussed previously, perhaps one of the most important pieces of legislation for the telecoms sector proposed in the recent Queen’s speech is reform of the…