Getting the Deal Through: Telecoms & Media 2023

Accreditation: Reproduced with permission from Law Business Research Ltd. This article was first published in Lexology Getting the Deal Through – Telecoms & Media 2022; contributing editors: Alexander Brown and David Trapp, Simmons & Simmons LLP. For further information please visit www.gettingthedealthrough.com.

Our TMT team has been invited again as contributing editors for Getting the Deal Through: Telecoms and Media 2023 edition. We have authored the chapters for the UK, EU, Italy and the UAE, that give insights into local regulatory framework, foreign ownership restrictions and licensing requirements, providing a go-to guide for global TMT businesses.

Introduction

Covering policy and licensing, regulation of services, competition and mergers, Telecoms and Media summarises the main issues related to T&M regulation and policy in a global context.

This quick reference guide enables side-by-side comparison of local insights into local regulatory framework, foreign ownership restrictions and licensing requirements; spectrum use considerations; ex ante regulatory obligations; structural / functional separation considerations; universal service obligations; number allocation and portability; customer terms and conditions; net neutrality; platform regulation; next-generation access (NGA) networks; data protection and cybersecurity issues; big data; local storage requirements; foreign programmes and local content requirements; advertising; must-carry obligations; regulation of new media content; digital switchover; media plurality; regulatory agencies, competition law, and appeals; and recent trends.

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