New security obligations on UK telecoms providers
On 17 November 2021, the Telecoms (Security) Act 2021, amending the Communications Act 2003, was enacted, with its provisions coming into force over time. The …
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New UK foreign investment law to impact telecoms, digital and data transactions
Summary By the end of 2021, many corporate transactions in the communications, data infrastructure, artificial intelligence, satellite and space technologies sectors (and some others) will …
UK Gigabit fibre access regulation and funding
Gigabit fibre to the home in the UK: Ofcom finalises regulatory framework and Government announces funding package for the “last 20%” On 18 March 2021, …
EU and UK set out digital plans for coming decade
The European Commission has proposed a ‘digital compass’ to set its course for a digitally empowered Europe by 2030. The UK’s Department for Culture Media …
UK proposes statutory backing for Huawei 5G ban
On 24 November 2020, the UK Government started the legislative process for a new Telecoms (Security) law which will, when passed into law, provide statutory …
Europe proposes lower voice termination rates
On 25 August 2020, the European Commission proposed a regulation to set Europe-wide (lower) voice termination rates of 0.2 euro cents per minute for mobile …
US restrictions sound death knell for Huawei?
The US has updated its rules to prevent Huawei’s access to commercially available chips that use US technology in a move that could sound the …
UK confirms it will mostly implement new EU telecoms law (despite Brexit)
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 …
UK excludes Huawei from 5G
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.
How will Ofcom’s role change in 2020?
On 30 April 2020 Ofcom published its work plan for 2020/21, which flags two new material upcoming changes in its role for 2020: becoming the …