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Network July 2010

21 July 2010

Welcome to the July 2010 edition of Network, our newsletter on legal issues affecting the communications sector.

We hope you enjoy this issue. As always, your feedback is appreciated so please feel free to email us your comments.


In this issue:

Spectrum release consultation, 2010 - 2025 MHz
We look at Ofcom’s latest consultation on the release of radio spectrum in the 2010 band.
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Pay-TV, Ofcom and the must offer remedy for Sky Sports 1 and 2
Sky, the Premiere League and a number of other interested parties have appealed to the Competition Appeal Tribunal against Ofcom’s decision to impose price controls on BSkyB’s wholesale distribution of its Sky Sports 1 and 2 channels. Read more >


Long term evolution and the delayed spectrum auction
As expected, momentum towards the UK’s auction of radio spectrum, vital to the roll out of next generation mobile, has slowed following the change of government. Read more >


The need for speed
We look at Ofcom’s proposals to open up the wholesale local access and wholesale broadband markets to facilitate the roll out of superfast broadband. Read more >


O2 takes Ofcom to the Competition Appeal Tribunal over spectrum use
O2’s appeal is the latest step in a long running issue over whether 2G mobile operators should be allowed to use 3G technology in 2G spectrum. Read more >


Net neutrality in Europe - the debate kicks off
Two public consultations on net neutrality have been published within a week of one another. Read more >


The digital economy
We summarise the file sharing and other provisions of the Digital Economy Act 2010 and look at what didn’t make it into the Act. Read more >