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👁️11 of 14 jurisdictions worldwide impose specific rules on #BiometricData. Our latest #GlobalTrends benchmark compares #Privacy laws, #DataProtection frameworks and enforcement practices, and shows stronger safeguards emerging in 7 jurisdictions.
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📣 #RegulatoryWeek in review:https://t.co/dx4P8LoxMj
🇺🇸📡 FCC updates satellite sharing rules
🇬🇧📮 Ofcom postal failure
🇪🇺💶 JD/Ceconomy probe
🇪🇺🛡️ NIS2 implementation across the EU
🌍🪪 Digital identity trends
🌍🔒 Privacy in the digital age
& more!

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🔌The number of European countries regulating local loop unbundling over copper has almost halved in the last 4 years. Our latest benchmark shows #LLU over copper remained available in 20 countries in 2025, down from 29 in 2022.
https://t.co/lKsqeBKn1g
#Telecoms #Broadband

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🔐 Only 4 of 27 EU member states have not yet transposed #NIS2.
Luxembourg was the latest to do so, with national legislation entering into force on 10 May 2026.
More in our latest benchmark: https://t.co/9XMDVSt0e4
#Cybersecurity #EUregulation

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📡 #OpenRAN deployment is accelerating in the US and India, while Europe remains largely at trial stage. Our latest #GlobalTrends benchmark tracks adoption, policy support and the emergence of AI-RAN across 15 jurisdictions.
https://t.co/g4myitcnoB
#MobileNetworks #Telecoms

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📮 12 of 17 main #postal operators studied in Europe have set #NetZero targets. Our latest research shows that inconsistent reporting makes it harder to assess the sector’s environmental performance.
More info: https://t.co/atnhPwRJTt
#Sustainability #PostalServices #ESG

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📣 #RegulatoryWeek in review: https://t.co/BKLpxmUpKV
🇪🇺📡 #DNA: net neutrality concerns
🌍📶 Open RAN global trends
🇪🇺🌡️ Europe warming fastest
🇪🇺🌱 ESRS and VSME draft rules
🇮🇹📮 Italy reviews postal quality
🇬🇧⚖️ Getty/Shutterstock cleared with remedies
& more!

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📡 10 of 21 European countries monitored have examples of operators sharing both RAN infrastructure and spectrum. Our new benchmarks highlight how #RadioSpectrum sharing already takes different forms across Europe.
https://t.co/C66GxnIr66
#MobileNetworks #SpectrumPolicy

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Missed yesterday's webinar on recent changes in European postal regulation? Here's your chance to catch up! https://t.co/O1Z1ffRb2B

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📣 #RegulatoryWeek in review: https://t.co/BcmZyPS4QY
📰 EU top court upholds Italy's implementation of press publishers' rights in Meta case
🤖 #AI Act: European Commission consults on draft guidelines on transparency obligations
... & more!

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🔞8 of 14 European countries covered have initiatives to restrict minors’ exposure to pornographic content on platforms.
Our latest benchmark shows growing focus on #OnlineSafety and #ChildProtection in Europe.
https://t.co/sThsms5pk0
#DigitalPolicy #PlatformRegulation

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3 of 22 countries studied apply a national handling fee on small #parcels from outside the EU.
Our new benchmark shows some member states are moving before any EU-wide fee is in place, raising questions for #Ecommerce, #Logistics and #Customs operators.
https://t.co/3yO4NYSOJ1]

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📣 #RegulatoryWeek in review:https://t.co/yw94SNMx7u
🇪🇺🤖 AI Omnibus deal
🇪🇺🧒 EU age verification debate
🇪🇺⚖️ Too early to revise DMA
🌍⚛️ Quantum tech trends
🇪🇺🛡️ Tougher cyberbullying rules
🇧🇷📡 Brazil awards 700 MHz licences
& more!

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⚛️ 13 of 16 jurisdictions in our latest #GlobalTrends benchmark have issued a comprehensive strategy or policy on #QuantumTechnology. Some are now shifting focus from R&D to commercialisation and defence.

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📞🛡️ Regulators are stepping up action against spoofed #ScamCalls and SMS. Our latest benchmark tracks the measures being used as these scams increasingly affect #telecoms users.
https://t.co/hZR8vM0yxO
#TelecomRegulation #Smishing

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⛔👶 13 of 15 countries studied are proposing or debating bans on minors’ access to social media.
In Belgium (Flanders), Denmark, France, Italy and Spain, legislation is already being proposed.
https://t.co/JXQkLfEWXx
#OnlineSafety #ChildProtection #SocialMediaRegulation

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📣 #RegulatoryWeek in review:https://t.co/Q2bhHOwqYR
🇪🇺⚖️ EU #merger guidelines rethink
🇪🇺🧒 Meta pressed on age checks
🇲🇽🌐 Mexico #connectivity plan
🇪🇺 📱 Minors and social media bans
🇵🇾📡 Paraguay consult on #5G spectrum
🇪🇺🌱 #GreenDeal scepticism grows

& more!

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🤖 Only a few EU countries have designated authorities to enforce the #AIAct.
In Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Romania & Sweden, telecoms regulators have been given enforcement powers.
More: https://t.co/IMIiEd759C
#AIRegulation

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🎮 Most countries in the Americas rely on self-regulation to protect children in #VideoGames.
#Brazil stands out with a broader framework on game design, parental consent, accessibility & abuse reporting.
Get the benchmark⏩ https://t.co/jiu7A2H886
#ChildProtection #MediaPolicy

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📨 Only 4 of 22 European countries require #UniversalService providers to offer #postal redirection services under #PostalRegulation. In practice, all surveyed providers offer it, usually on a commercial basis.
More info ⏩ https://t.co/TDHaLyCwPt
#PostalServices