Regulatory Watch The US launch of 5G services by AT&T and Verizon has been delayed again as a lobby group for America’s largest airlines urges the US government to act to avoid disruption from 5G signals close to airports. The C-band spectrum used by the 5G services is adjacent to those used by altimeters, and planned… [Read More]
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Round-up of the latest industry news – December 2021
Regulatory Watch Google has announced revised commitments to its privacy sandbox in the UK, including the appointment of an independent Monitoring Trustee, more extensive testing and further clarity on its commitment not to use first-party personal data for targeting and measurement on non-Google websites. The company says that, if accepted by the UK’s Competition and… [Read More]
IIC Webinar – In conversation | The Hon Paul Fletcher MP and Derek Wilding
In October this year Australia’s Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts, The Hon Paul Fletcher MP released a book Governing in the Age of the Internet. The book outlined key challenges the internet has posed for governments as they seek to preserve their sovereignty, protect their citizens from harm, and regulate neutrally… [Read More]
Codifying online safety webinar
The Codifying online safety webinar recording is now available. New industry codes have been developed under the Online Safety Act 2021, which will provide a wide range of services to promote and deliver online safety. Watch the recent IICA webinar about this issue featuring keynote speaker Julie Inman Grant, and panel speakers Gerard Brody, Dr… [Read More]
IIC Regulators’ Forum 2021
Dr Wilhelm Eschweiler: “International dialogue supports national regulatory strategies” The Bundesnetzagentur, together with the International Institute of Communications (IIC), hosted this year’s International Regulators’ Forum on 4 and 5 October. “Regulatory authorities across the world are facing the same challenges. International dialogue supports the development of regulatory concepts based on tried and tested principles. Competition… [Read More]
A new approach to trust
If we want to ‘rebuild trust’, let’s focus on competence and transparency. Trust is better considered as a by-product of our actions, rather than as a goal. I’m not sure when ‘rally round the flag’ was first coined, but it broadly describes the tendency of countries or populations to pull together in times of crisis…. [Read More]