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 add-on bundles (at attractive prices) … Continue Reading
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 have seen perhaps an increasing number … Continue Reading
The European Parliament has (on 3rd April) voted (at first reading) on a legislative proposal which includes new rules on “net neutrality”[1]. The text of this is not yet available in English but this note is based on our own informal English translation. The heart of these new rules is contained in paragraph 5 of … Continue Reading
I was asked today by a contact to come up with a short list of “issues to consider” when looking at a contract for wholesale access to a mobile operator’s network by an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator). DLA Piper has a great deal of experience in MVNO contracts – having worked very recently on … Continue Reading
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 will be announced twelve weeks … Continue Reading
A little-noticed public letter published on 7th December by OFCOM, the UK telecoms regulator, states that in their view resellers of telecoms services do NOT have the right to “port” all the numbers which have been allocated to them by another communications provider when, for example, they wish to switch to another wholesale provider. Only … Continue Reading
