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Just a quick note to draw attention to a decision by BIPT, the regulator in Belgium here
Lycamobile has been fined €30,000 for violation of the “roam like at home” requirements of the roaming regulation (contained in the 2012 regulation as amended in 2015). It appears that they were offering…
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Author: Ceyhun Pehlivan, Associate, Madrid
Spain’s Competition Supervision Authority (CNMC), currently in charge of both competition and regulatory matters has ordered the main Mobile Network Operators (MNO) in Spain, namely Telefónica (Movistar), Vodafone and Orange, to ensure wholesale 4G network access for the Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO).
This decision…
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By Mike Conradi, Partner, Amanda Pilkington, Legal Director and Sophie Levett, Associate – UK
A recent consultation paper from the UK government could have significant effects on the UK mobile sector. On 5 November 2014 the Government issued a paper [1]setting out a suite of proposed policies aimed at…
Continue Reading Significant changes to the UK mobile sector – the consultation on Partial Non-Spots
By Amanda Pilkington, Legal Director (UK) and Mike Conradi, Partner (UK)
Today’s news that the Post Office is to launch a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) in partnership with EE has led us to put together a few thoughts about the market and about MVNO contracts.
Market trends
Recent months…
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What has happened?
The telecoms regulator in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has set a deadline of 4 May 2013 for companies to submit applications for three mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) licenses in the KSA, as the market opens up for further competition.
The winners of the licenses…
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New rules dealing with international roaming within the European Union came into force on 1 July and some of their detail has potentially significant implications for Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) who have already been in operation for some time, as well as for new ones.
The third roaming regulation…
Continue Reading New EU Roaming Rules — Implications for MVNOs
