Netherlands consults on joining the network sharing craze
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has launched a consultation to identify the pros and cons of a more collaborative approach in telecoms.
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As MasMovil becomes latest acquisition target, are more takeovers on the horizon?
KKR, Cinven and Providence have combined forces to buy Spanish telco MasMovil, but with depressed share prices and regulatory opinions shifting, it could just be the first corporate transaction.
What we learned about Dish during the earnings call
With Dish executives leading the company’s quarterly earnings call, details of the plan to crack into the US mobile market were revealed.
Australia takes on Silicon Valley to redistribute the wealth from news stories
The Australian Government has promised by July a mandatory code to force Silicon Valley to pay Australian media organisations for content used on their platforms.
France directs €1.1 billion cartel fine towards Apple
The iGiant has already said it strongly disagrees with the opinion of the French Competition Authority, though a decade-long investigation has found Apple, Tech Data and Ingram Micro guilty of price fixing.
Indosat Ooredoo the latest to join the OpenRAN race
With OpenRAN enthusiasm stampeding through the industry, Indosat Ooredoo is the latest telco to join the race.
Canadian watchdog ponders an MVNO invasion
The Canadian Radio and Telecommunication Commission (CTRC) has completed the first stage of its competition review as the watchdog ponders the competition conundrum in the country.
Vodafone Idea starts to lobby for minimum pricing
Vodafone Idea has written a letter to the Indian Government which suggests it is pushing for minimum pricing to ensure a healthy and sustainable telco industry.
Indian government strives to save its dwindling telco industry
Government officials have reportedly been having meetings to figure out how the prospects for Vodafone Idea can be improved and three-way competition can be preserved.
Vodafone and TPG win appeal for $15bn mega merger
The Australian Federal Court has overturned a decision by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), paving the way for Vodafone and TPG to create a converged telco giant.
FTC starts turning the screw on Big Tech
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued Special Orders to five of the technology industry’s biggest hitters as it takes a more forensic look at acquisition regulation.
Italian telcos fined for pricing collusion
Telecom Italia, Fastweb, Vodafone and Wind Tre have been fined a total of €228 million after an investigation found the four telcos had co-ordinated price hikes for consumers in 2017.
Could Iliad Italia be a victim of Corporate Darwinism?
Iliad’s Italian business unit has lodged complaints with Italian and European regulators regarding network sharing deals, but could these objections be effectively ignored?
Indian telcos are ‘cap in hand’ in front of Government
The digital economy in India is accelerating at an almost unprecedented speed, but this is a market which is far from being in a healthy position.
Dish CEO claims it can compete from Day One
Dish CEO Charlie Ergen has been sitting in a New York court room to defend the approval of the T-Mobile US-Sprint merger, but also insisting his company can compete in the cut-throat telco industry.
Google giving up on Turkey
Google has announced that new Android devices in Turkey will no-longer be sold with its own applications pre-installed following an antitrust dispute with authorities in the country.
Canada preps the industry with hint of regulatory disruption
The Canadian Competition Bureau is suggesting competition is not healthy in the country and new regulation could emerge to encourage the creation of new challengers.
T-Mobile and Sprint convince Colorado to cross the picket line
The coalition of lawyers fighting against the $26 billion T-Mobile US and Sprint merger has gotten a little bit weaker with Colorado dropping out of the resistance movement.
Vodafone Australia and TPG told to wait three months for merger decision
The final arguments have been presented to the Australian courts and now Vodafone Australia and TPG will have to wait until early 2020 for the decision on whether the $15 billion merger will be allowed.
Ren plays the nice guy with 5G license offer to one lucky US firm
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei has dangled the opportunity to create a US competitor in-front of the faces of US officials seemingly in an effort to ease tensions.
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