U.S. telecommunications industry groups are seeking a review of the recent court decision upholding the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Open Internet Order.
Ofcom has published a summary of responses to its consultation earlier this year on the design of a broadband universal service obligation (USO) for the UK.
This month Ofcom published is latest Communications Market Report (see this previous post for an overview of Ofcom’s previous 2015 report).
A roundup of July’s news and developments:
The European Commission adopted the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield which “protects the fundamental rights of anyone in the EU whose personal data is transferred to the United States as well as bringing legal clarity for businesses relying on transatlantic data transfers.” From the related FAQs:
Cyber security policy developments:
This month the government introduced the Digital Economy Bill (more detail here) to Parliament, as announced in the Queen’s speech in May. The main elements of the Bill are:
5G developments:
This month a number of major European telecommunications companies presented a 5G Manifesto for timely deployment of 5G in Europe to the European Commission.
