UK telecoms regulation, Ofcom, General Conditions, numbering, spectrum, switching, enforcement
This article was published in September 2013 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. I was intrigued to read today’s joint response (from Starhub, M1, MyRepublic, ViewQwest, SuperInternet, Nucleus Connect and the Asia Pacific Carriers’ Coalition) to the Singapore telecoms regulator’s (IDA) public…
This article was published in July 2013 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. On Tuesday 16th July the Indian Government announced its decision to relax its foreign direct investment rules to permit 100% foreign investment in the telecoms sector, up from the…
This article was published in July 2013 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. Ooredoo (formerly known as QTel) and Telenor have won the process run by the executive branch of the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar for the award of…
This article was published in April 2013 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. Following its evaluation of applications, the Government of Myanmar today announced 12 pre-qualified applicants for the two national telecoms licences being allocated by tender: Axiata Group…
This article was published in March 2013 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. I was fortunate this week to be both a speaker and a panellist at Questex Asia’s ‘BYOD and Mobile Security conference held in Singapore. It turned out…
This article was published in January 2013 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. After many twists and turns (see here for background), the UK auction of spectrum in the 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands started yesterday. Ofcom announced that…
This article was published in January 2013 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. Whilst the focus of this blog is the intersection of telecoms and technology with law and regulation, it does occasionally stray into ‘softer’ topics. With the first anniversary of our…
This article was published in January 2013 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. Following last year’s consultation, Singapore’s regulator announced on 16 January that it would be auctioning 270 MHz of spectrum for 4G, comprising 150 MHz of spectrum in…
This article was published in January 2013 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. Myanmar today (15 January 2013) invited expressions of interest for two national telecommunications services licences. I have blogged about the prospects for telecoms in Myanmar before, and today’s…
This article was published in October 2012 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. Thailand auctioned 45 MHz of 2.1 GHz spectrum on 16 October 2012 to the three incumbent mobile operators AIS, DTAC and True. Despite expectations that the auction could be…
When I opened my (electronic) Financial Times this morning, the headline ‘China slowdown hits Asian growth hopes’ seemed rather gloomy. As an expat European, I was bracing myself for bad news to follow, so was rather cheered to read the actual growth forecast for the region of 6.1%. Whilst that is a downward revision from the 6.9% forecast earlier in…
This article was published in August 2012 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. Regular readers will know that I am slowly working my way around the telecoms markets of SE Asia. Thailand has been a recent focus, culminating in a…