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Italy to use recovery funding to accelerate broadband expansion 15.04.2021
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France will face down Big Tech 15.04.2021
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EU to ban use of indiscriminate use of AI in surveillance
EU to ban use of indiscriminate use of AI in surveillance 15.04.2021
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French mobile operators in rapid 5G rollout
French mobile operators in rapid 5G rollout 12.04.2021
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Botswana drops plans for mobile number portability
Botswana drops plans for mobile number portability 12.04.2021
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List of applicants for its 3500 MHz band auction announced
List of applicants for its 3500 MHz band auction announced 12.04.2021
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New tech regulator starts work in the UK 12.04.2021
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Facebook criticises ACCC’s adtech investigation
Facebook criticises ACCC’s adtech investigation 01.04.2021
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Google commits to fact-checking fund
Google commits to fact-checking fund 01.04.2021
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Netflix vows to clean up productions 01.04.2021
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Authorities need to act to boost infrastructure investment in Europe 25.03.2021
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US broadband act set to commit $94 billion to infrastructure 25.03.2021
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FCC asks users to report their broadband experiences 25.03.2021
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UK 5G spectrum auction raises half of the cash expected 20.03.2021
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Ireland criticised over data protection 20.03.2021
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Big Tech could be regulated like banks 20.03.2021
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A Big Tech antitrust team is arriving in Washington 11.03.2021
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‘EllaLink’ cable connecting Europe and Latin America completed 11.03.2021
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Court halts South African spectrum auction 11.03.2021
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India raises record revenue as 700 MHz spectrum goes unsold 06.03.2021
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GDPR ‘out of date’ and must be overhauled 06.03.2021
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WhatsApp cannot share data with Facebook, says South Africa regulator 06.03.2021
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Solar power trials for mobile sites show interim success 01.03.2021
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EU proposes ten-year roaming extension 01.03.2021
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UK Competition authority prepares Big Tech investigations 01.03.2021
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Australian government strikes Facebook compromise 01.03.2021
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Cambodia signals clampdown with ‘Internet Gateway’ 22.02.2021
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Facebook bans sharing of Australian news 22.02.2021
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EU states agree reform of telecom e-privacy rules 15.02.2021
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Content regulation may cement dominance of big platforms 14.02.2021
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US spectrum auction ‘could hobble innovation’ 13.02.2021
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Privacy criticisms over Singapore computer scheme 12.02.2021
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Hungary and Poland to address ‘Big Tech censorship’ 05.02.2021
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Microsoft offers support for Australian media code 05.02.2021
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Apple CEO urges a ‘step up’ in privacy enforcement 04.02.2021
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Move to remote network testing ‘will be temporary’ 01.02.2021
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‘Facebook News’ begins international launch in the UK 01.02.2021
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Google escalates response to proposed Australian news law 27.01.2021
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EU's AI White Paper prompts concerns
Von der Leyen proposes EU-US ‘Common Technology Council’ 26.01.2021
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Big Tech needs to work with EU on common set of rules 25.01.2021
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TikTok strengthens privacy for younger users 20.01.2021
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WhatsApp under pressure over privacy changes 19.01.2021
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Banning Trump ‘in part a failure of Twitter’ 18.01.2021
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Indian spectrum auction set for 1st March 08.01.2021
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US decides against retaliation over digital taxes – for now 08.01.2021
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Child abuse detection scaled down in face of EU privacy rules 23.12.2020
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Alarm raised on Pacific Islands undersea cable project 22.12.2020
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Large-scale US cyber-attack ‘ongoing for months’ 21.12.2020
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Australia introduces media bargaining code 13.12.2020
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Details of EU’s Digital Services Act emerge 12.12.2020
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FTC calls for Facebook divestiture to ‘restore competition’ 11.12.2020
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ICASA asks companies to pay for emergency spectrum 07.12.2020
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5G deployment completed in Denmark 06.12.2020
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FCC’s Ajit Pai announces departure 05.12.2020
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UK launches Digital Markets Unit to enforce new code 04.12.2020
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5G radio standards approved by ITU 30.11.2020
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EU reveals data sharing plans 28.11.2020
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France goes ahead with digital service tax 26.11.2020
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Gigabit network scheme approved for Germany 23.11.2020
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New fibre plan for Spain 20.11.2020
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Online shift prompts rise in regulatory investigations 19.11.2020
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Chinese regulators aim at tech companies with new anti-trust rules 16.11.2020
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Canada launches Universal Broadband Fund 13.11.2020
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End-to-end encryption ban looms in the EU 11.11.2020
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Is the world about to become ‘one giant Wi-Fi network’? 03.11.2020
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Ofcom publishes plans for EECC implementation 02.11.2020
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Tech Groups ask EU to limit liability for content moderation 30.10.2020
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US Dept of Justice launches Google antitrust lawsuit 22.10.2020
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Automation accelerated by pandemic, says WEF report 21.10.2020
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386 bidders cleared to participate in US rural broadband auction 19.10.2020
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Digicel to expand 4G coverage in Trinidad after spectrum grant 16.10.2020
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EU to create wider powers to curb dominant platforms 15.10.2020
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Big tech wields monopoly power, says congressional panel 10.10.2020
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No evidence that Cambridge Analytica misused data 08.10.2020
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Google commits $1 billion in payments for news 01.10.2020
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Vodafone Ghana ‘comfortable’ with moves to ensure competitive environment 01.10.2020
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EU plans crypt-asset passport 30.09.2020
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Thailand takes legal action over content 29.09.2020
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Industrialists criticise Europe’s fragmented approach to 5G 28.09.2020
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Japan to accelerate digitalisation of government services 21.09.2020
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Social media companies should prevent ads from targeting teens 18.09.2020
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‘Sophisticated’ hacking attacks on US political parties ahead of election 14.09.2020
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Facebook transfer mechanism ‘can’t be used’ to send data to the US 12.09.2020
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Vodafone CEO hits out at ‘monopolies and forced competition’ in the EU 11.09.2020
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South Africa delays 5G spectrum auction until 2021 08.09.2020
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‘No app’ contact tracing tool announced 07.09.2020
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Google urges European Commission flexibility 04.09.2020
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Research reveals huge variations in 5G speeds by country 29.08.2020
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The corporatisation of ransomware 28.08.2020
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Indian online sellers set out antitrust case against Amazon 27.08.2020
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Will grading problems cause an algorithm backlash? 23.08.2020
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Indian regulator rejects unfair practice claims against WhatsApp 22.08.2020
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Australian regulation ‘threatens free search services’ 20.08.2020
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Satellite Internet open to major security threats 16.08.2020
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Telebras set to be privatised 15.08.2020
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Police use of facial recognition ‘breaches human rights and data protection law’ 14.08.2020
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White House releases military spectrum for 5G 13.08.2020
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Singapore introduces quarantine tag for incoming travellers 08.08.2020
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Improved satellite services in Africa 06.08.2020
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Big Tech CEOs defend business practices in Congress Hearing 04.08.2020
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‘Grace Hopper’ cable to link the US, UK and Spain 30.07.2020
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Court suspends EU data requests in Facebook investigation 29.07.2020
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FCC approves rules to block ‘robocall’ phone carriers 23.07.2020
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Streaming platforms targeted in cyber-attacks 22.07.2020
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Privacy Shield agreement ‘does not protect European citizens’ 22.07.2020
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Samsung presents 6G vision 18.07.2020
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Companies refuse to accept Hong Kong data-sharing proposal 17.07.2020
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Niger to receive World Bank funding for digital development 16.07.2020
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COVID-19 Global Telecommunications Regulatory Measures 14.07.2020
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Sophisticated Office 365 account fraud revealed and closed down by Microsoft 10.07.2020
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Regulators investigate leading facial recognition company 09.07.2020
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EC proposes planning exemptions for 5G small cells 08.07.2020
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5G network launches across key sites in South Africa 07.07.2020
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UK Competition Authority recommends advertising code of conduct 06.07.2020
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GDPR ‘hard to implement’ 26.06.2020
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China is blamed, not named, for Australian cyber attack 25.06.2020
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EU to pursue digital tax plans after suspension of OECD talks 25.06.2020
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Video is the 5G ‘killer app’, says research 18.06.2020
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Apple becomes the latest US technology firm to face EU antitrust investigation 18.06.2020
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Jail for UK phone mast arsonist 17.06.2020
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Norway withdraws its Covid contact-tracing app 17.06.2020
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Hackers-for-hire target institutions involved in ‘contentious issues’ 11.06.2020
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Self-driving cars may prevent only a minority of accidents 05.06.2020
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Malaysian minister allocates spectrum via surprise directive 05.06.2020
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Microsoft increases role of AI in news 04.06.2020
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‘Big Tech’ deals accelerate amid the pandemic 29.05.2020
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European tech companies rush to create Covid immunity passports 28.05.2020
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China to enshrine digital privacy rights as part of civil code 27.05.2020
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9 out of 10 security breaches are financially motivated 23.05.2020
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Digital services tax in Indonesia 22.05.2020
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France introduces time limits for deleting illegal content 21.05.2020
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APAC Bytes May 2020 19.05.2020
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Companies wary of security threat from their employees 18.05.2020
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More rural internet expansion in Africa 18.05.2020
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Virgin and Telefónica merger likely to be approved 14.05.2020
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Calls for a digital ‘kitemark’ to battle misinformation 07.05.2020
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French spectrum agency sets up 5G radiation monitoring 06.05.2020
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Coronavirus scams expose weak cross-border policing 05.05.2020
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ICANN vetoes sale of .org suffix 04.05.2020
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TRAI consults on spectrum sharing 30.04.2020
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Digital Bytes: News from Myanmar 28.04.2020
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Digital Bytes: 5G Updates from the APAC Region 28.04.2020
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Digital Bytes: News from Thailand 28.04.2020
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FCC paves the way for next generation wireless routers 28.04.2020
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Digital Bytes: Major telcos in South Korea provide free access for teachers, students and parents 23.04.2020
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Digital Bytes: Philippines government urges compliance of mobile network operators and ISPs 23.04.2020
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Digital Bytes: Kominfo to improve their services in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis 23.04.2020
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Digital Bytes: MeitY and India Telcom providers take measures to address surge in data traffic 23.04.2020
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Digital Bytes: NBN Co takes action to support the Covid-19 crisis 23.04.2020
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APAC Bytes April 2020 23.04.2020
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Australia: Press freedom anomalies 22.04.2020
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Government support for Australian media sector to withstand pressures from COVID-19 22.04.2020
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Australia: New mandatory code to address commercial relationship between digital platforms and media companies 22.04.2020
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Australia moves to force content payment 21.04.2020
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India’s mobile operators subsidising low-income users 17.04.2020
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ICASA weighs applications for spectrum concessions 16.04.2020
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Conspiracy theories suspected of fuelling mast attacks 15.04.2020
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WhatsApp limits message forwarding 14.04.2020
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Google to publish location data to help combat COVID-19 10.04.2020
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Coronavirus boosts video conferencing apps 09.04.2020
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Facebook faces new antitrust investigation 08.04.2020
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Broadband commission pushes for action on digital networks 07.04.2020
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Phone tracking helping to stem the spread of CV 03.04.2020
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5G auctions delayed in Europe 02.04.2020
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FCC grants temporary spectrum access 01.04.2020
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Portugal suspends 5G spectrum auction 26.03.2020
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M-Pesa moves to reduce cash usage 26.03.2020
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EU to rethink digital strategy 25.03.2020
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Content providers move to conserve bandwidth 25.03.2020
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Kenya’s internet balloons remain grounded 19.03.2020
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Apple found guilty of anti-competitive behaviour in France 18.03.2020
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APAC Bytes March 2020 17.03.2020
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4G for rural areas
£5 Billion for UK Broadband and 4G 16.03.2020
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Joint framework for countering child abuse 12.03.2020
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4G 5G
4G dominant as 5G gains pace 10.03.2020
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New data centres in Africa 09.03.2020
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5G uncertainty in India
5G uncertainty in India 04.03.2020
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Myanmar sets broadband and 5G targets
Myanmar sets broadband and 5G targets 03.03.2020
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Blockchain to be used for inter-operator roaming
Blockchain to be used for inter-operator roaming 02.03.2020
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EU's AI White Paper prompts concerns
EU’s AI White Paper prompts concerns 28.02.2020
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IMDA Singapore
Bids submitted for 5G licences in Singapore 21.02.2020
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Zuckerberg’s stance on regulation 20.02.2020
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FTC investigates 'big tech' acquisitions
FTC investigates ‘big tech’ acquisitions 17.02.2020
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Telecoms groups accused of disinformation tactics 14.02.2020
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Ofcom powers over social media
Ofcom to be given powers over social media 12.02.2020
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Spectrum sharing on 5G phone
First dynamic spectrum sharing on 5G phone 12.02.2020
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Location based services
FCC declares sales of location data illegal 11.02.2020
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Thai spectrum auction
Thai spectrum auction attracts multiple bidders 10.02.2020
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Cost of Mobile Services Falling 31.01.2020
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US and UK to collaborate on 5G alternative to Huawei 31.01.2020
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Vodafone India at Risk of Collapse 29.01.2020
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Google Announces Two-Year Phasing Out of Cookies 27.01.2020
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Vietnam’s Largest Telco to Use Own Equipment to Launch 5G 24.01.2020
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Proposals for US Fund to Enable Huawei Alternatives 24.01.2020
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France: Arcep opens applications for 5G frequencies sale 02.01.2020
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AI: The Brave New World 18.12.2019
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Regulator Recommends Daily Free Data for South African Mobile Customers 06.12.2019
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Facial Recognition Now Mandatory for New Mobile Subscribers in China 04.12.2019
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MEPs Approve New European Commission 28.11.2019
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Sir Tim Berners-Lee Unveils Contract for the Web 27.11.2019
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WRC-19: New Milestones Agreed for Non-Geostationary Satellite Deployment 21.11.2019
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MTN Group Drives Innovative Rural Coverage Using OpenRAN Technology 20.11.2019
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Airtel, Vodafone Idea to Appeal Elements of AGR Decision 20.11.2019
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Angela Merkel Urges EU to Seize Control of Data From Silicon Valley 20.11.2019
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Paraguay Assumes the Presidency of Regulatel 20.11.2019
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Russia Internet: Law Introducing New Controls Comes Into Force 20.11.2019
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Jonathan Oxley Appointed Ofcom Interim CEO 20.11.2019
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Singapore Unveils New AI Framework for Financial Institutions 20.11.2019
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More Regulation to Come; Most Originates in Europe 20.11.2019
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Blacked-Out Front Pages Across Australia – Media Rivals Unite Against Government Secrecy 14.11.2019
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Airtel, Vodafone Idea to appeal elements of AGR decision 14.11.2019
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APAC Bytes November 2019 13.11.2019
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South African Operators Cooperate With Government on Fibre Connectivity 21.10.2019
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Singapore Ups 5G Spectrum Allocation to Four Operators 21.10.2019
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Brazil Telecoms Modernisation Law Signed by President 21.10.2019
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BEREC Updates Net Neutrality Guidelines; Consults on This and Other Issues 21.10.2019
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Australia Acts on Mobile Number Fraud 21.10.2019
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UK Abandons Plans for Online Porn Age Verification 21.10.2019
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Germany’s Regulator Consults on Security Requirements; Clarifies Local 5G Rules 21.10.2019
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US Court Upholds US Net Neutrality Repeal, but Stops Short of Blanket Ban 21.10.2019
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APAC Bytes October 2019 14.10.2019
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5G Broadcasting Action Group Gets Underway 21.09.2019
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Acting Director-General Appointed at Kenya’s Regulator 16.09.2019
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Facebook Highlights Data Portability Issues 16.09.2019
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Bangladesh Proposes a Single Spectrum Licence 16.09.2019
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Coverage Targets Agreed for 5G Spectrum Licences in Germany 16.09.2019
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Paper Looks at Goals of Informal Regulator Networks 16.09.2019
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Taiwan’s Regulator Consults on 5G Spectrum 16.09.2019
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US Proposes Rural Development Fund for Broadband 16.09.2019
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Canada Sets Up Accessibility Council; Lowers Wholesale Broadband Rates 16.09.2019
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Greece Gets Broadband Help From Europe 16.09.2019
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Report Finds Negative Impacts of High Spectrum Prices on Consumers 16.09.2019
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US States Embark on Competition Investigations of Google and Facebook 16.09.2019
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Germany Considers Competition Framework for the Digital Economy 16.09.2019
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Margrethe Vestager Promoted to European Commission VP 16.09.2019
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APAC Bytes August 2019 10.09.2019
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Egypt Opens ICT Monitoring Centre 17.07.2019
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Mission to Georgia Helped Build Its Regulatory Framework 17.07.2019
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UN Reports on Surveillance Software and Human Rights 17.07.2019
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Germany Clears 700 MHz Band for Operators 17.07.2019
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Social Media Can Combat Extremist Groups – Report 17.07.2019
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European Commission Embarks on Pilot Phase in AI Ethics 17.07.2019
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Mauritania is Facing Telecoms Challenges 17.07.2019
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Brazil Approves Data Protection as a Fundamental Right 17.07.2019
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FCC Examines Broadband Access in Multi-Tenant Residential Buildings 16.07.2019
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Ofcom Issues Public Service Broadcasting Measures 16.07.2019
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UK Business Body Calls for a Digital Economy Regulator 16.07.2019
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Opportunity to Act on Facial Recognition Technology May Be Lost in the US 16.07.2019
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Mission to Georgia Helped Build Its Regulatory Framework 16.07.2019
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New Discussion Paper on Setting Standards for Artificial Intelligence 11.07.2019
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New Safeguards for Telecommunications Consumers in Australia 11.07.2019
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