European Green Deal: how will it affect the digital and postal sectors?

09 December - 15 December

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Europe

European Green Deal: how will it affect the digital and postal sectors?

(Digital Economy, Telecoms, Media, Postal)
The European Green Deal proposals will have a significant impact across the entire economy, including the telecoms, digital and transport sectors. The Commission's communication on 12 December 2019 aims to make Europe climate-neutral by 2050, with a central implementing role to be played by AI, 5G and IoT. The Commission will consider measures to ensure that the digital sector improves its energy efficiency and makes recycling the norm, while the transport sector needs to make a 90% cut in emissions.

Italy adopts law on cybersecurity and 5G security

(Digital Economy)
After approving different bills and decrees tackling cybersecurity and 5G during 2019, the Italian parliament finally approved Law 133/2019, establishing the national regulatory framework for cybersecurity in Italy, including for 5G networks. The new legislation entered into force on 21 November 2019 but still requires the approval of several implementing decrees and regulations to be fully operative.

Concerns raised about the regulatory burden of data collection on the parcels market

(Postal)
Operators, and to some extent also national regulatory authorities, expressed concerns about the burden placed on them to provide and collect data under the Regulation on cross-border parcels. In particular, operators asked that the data collection exercise for cross-border parcels should be merged with other regulatory information requests in the sector.

Amazon/Deliveroo merger (update)

(Competition Law)
The UK competition authority's initial merger control investigation raised competition concerns over Amazon's acquisition of a minority shareholding and "certain rights" in online food delivery company Deliveroo. Unless the parties offer commitments by 18 December 2019, the case will be referred to an in-depth investigation.

New benchmarks show status of implementation of new EU directives on copyright in 12 member states

(Media)
Cullen International has just published two new cross-country tables showing the progress in transposition across 12 member states of two recently adopted directives in the field of copyright: the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market and the Directive on the exercise of copyright and related rights applicable to certain online transmissions for broadcasting organisations and retransmissions of television and radio programmes.

Americas

Mexico approves taxes on digital economy services in 2020 tax reform

(Digital Economy)
The Mexican parliament approved new measures that will tax foreign providers of digital services. The new rules establish mandatory registration and reporting obligations for foreign providers of these types of services, as well as rules for calculating VAT derived from digital operations. Digital platforms could face being cut off from Mexico's public telecommunications networks if they infringe the new tax rules.

Argentina publishes results of spectrum plan consultation

(Spectrum)
The Argentinian ICT Secretariat published the results of the spectrum plan consultation, including stakeholders' positions, recommendations for each spectrum band, and recommendations for a 5G plan. The new Argentinian government will decide on the final plan and the specific timing for the awards.

Colombia publishes the 5G plan and announces 5G pilots

(Spectrum, Telecoms)
The Colombian Ministry of Information and Communications Technologies (Mintic) published its 5G plan, making it the first country in Latin America to adopt a comprehensive 5G plan. MinTIC will assign authorisations for 5G pilots in bands above 3.3 GHz in 1Q 2020. The plan includes the award of the 3.4–3.6 GHz band in 3Q 2020.

Webinar - QoS & QoE: what is going to change in the digital world?

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Webinar - Quality of Service (QoS) & Quality of Experience (QoE): what is going to change in the digital world?

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The traditional approach to quality of service is evolving to empower consumers, and help them measuring their experience in using fixed and mobile networks. During this one-hour webinar, Cullen International's Elena Scaramuzzi and Laurence Nivot reviewed different approaches used globally by telecoms regulators to ensure quality of service and to empower consumers

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