Policy and Regulation
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Six weeks after a short report from hedge fund Hindenburg research accused Equinix of nefarious accounting practices and other falsehoods that were inflating its value, the company has finally responded.
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The Gross lawfirm has hit AST SpaceMobile with a class action lawsuit, alleging the direct-to-cell satellite operator issued materially false and/or misleading statements.
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Switzerland’s Competition Comission (COMCO) has fined Swisscom CHF 18 million ($19 million) for what it deems unlawful conduct in Swisscom’s optical fibre expansion.
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Australian mobile network operators TPG Telecom and Optus have announced an agreement that the two firms claim will strengthen regional mobile networks while boosting competition in rural parts of the country.
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has started a detailed Phase 2 investigation looking into Vodafone UK’s joint venture agreement with Three UK.
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Bangladesh could be operating without one third of its internet capacity for the rest of May, as Indonesian red tape has delayed the repair process to one of its subsea cables, damaged last week.
Forthcoming events
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Wholesale network provider FullFibre has announced that it has won two new contracts from the UK governments Project Gigabit rollout, worth a total of £33 million.
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Casa Systems has begun a court-supervised Chapter 11 process with the aim achieve the optimal sales of its businesses.
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New telco rules are on its way following the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) report reviewing its telecoms regulations.
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Altice France will sell its news channel, BFM TV, for €1.55 billion to French billionaire Rodolphe Saadé
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With technology now becoming so capable of seemingly human-level creativity, the possibilities generative AI are giving us now “resemble a horror film”, Matt Aldridge, principal solutions consultant at OpenText Cybersecurity told Capacity.
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Ericsson confirms that Rebecca (Becky) Rohr, currently head of corporate and government investigations, will become its new chief compliance officer.
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Ted Miller is not going down without a fight. Following his scathing open letter that criticised Crown Castle’s board and questioned Elliot Managements (Elliot) commitment to the best interest of shareholders, the towerco co-founder has filed a lawsuit to invalidate the two parties co-operation agreement.
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Crown Castle co-founder Ted Miller has published an open letter to chairman, P. Robert Bartolo (Rob), in which he calls for stronger action to address the challenged towerco's financial situation.
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The European Telecommunications Network Operators Assoctiation (ETNO) has reiterated its cries that big tech is not paying its fair share of investment in European telecoms networks.
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Following the US Government’s decision to issue the first ever fine for space junk to Dish Networks in October last year, Paul Kostek, a senior member of the Institute of Electric and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), has warned that having a plan to reduce and remove debris is crucial for the satellite communications industry heading into 2024.
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BT is heading to court today, facing £1.3 billion class action over allegations it overcharged its landline customers – many of whom are elderly.
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The Connectivity Standards Alliance has announced the appointment of Michelle Mindala-Freeman as its new chief operating officer (COO).
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Last week, the New York Times became the first major US media organisation to sue OpenAI, the creators of ChatGPT.
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Indian telecoms minister Ashwini Vaishnaw tabled the Telecommunications Bill, 2023 yesterday in the lower house of parliament.
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Capacity speaks to Quantum Loophole CEO, Josh Snowhorn, to clarify a permitting issue with one of its land owners.
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened an early opportunity for parties to comment on the partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI.
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On Friday, EU Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional agreement on the Artificial Intelligence Act.
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France, Germany and Italy have reportedly reached a joint agreement on how artificial intelligence (AI) is to be regulated.
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Telecom Italia (TIM) has approved an €18.8 billion offer for its fixed-line network to US private equity firm KKR.
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Thierry Breton, the internal market commissioner of the European Commission is pushing for a single telecoms market in a move that he believes will foster growth and innovation and allow operators to adapt to rapidly evolving technology.
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The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) is seeking views on Vodafone’s merger with rival network Three.
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The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) is set to announce its decision on the updated US$75 billion merger between Microsoft and Activision.
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The board of Argentina’s telecoms regulator Enacom has given approval for a long-awaited 5G spectrum auction.
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After UK regulators approved Broadcom’s US$69 billion acquisition of VMware, the Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) has “set a precedent” for future M&A deals in the tech industry.