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🌐 In Q3 2026, regulators worldwide introduced or refined rules affecting #IoT and #M2M services.

Key areas included SIM registration, #cybersecurity, #satellite connectivity, private networks and network evolution.

https://t.co/hFCVUOCAaL

#TelecomRegulation #Cybersecurity

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🛰️ All 12 Americas countries studied require providers of #SatelliteServices to comply with international #RadioSpectrum rules and national requirements.

National approaches differ on licensing, registration, spectrum access and interference.

https://t.co/bIfE6PTfmD

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💬 5 of 13 jurisdictions researched have intervened in #CommunicationsApps from different regulatory perspectives, while 3 show little to no specific enforcement or inquiry activity.

Our latest #GlobalTrends benchmark compares these approaches.

https://t.co/DkoASY9tsO

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📡 10 of 21 European countries studied generally organise a new auction when #spectrum licences expire.

They have also followed this approach in practice over the past 10 years, with some exceptions.

https://t.co/dLcikOjBhr

#SpectrumPolicy #SpectrumAuctions

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📣 #RegulatoryWeek in review: https://t.co/dxnHukleCf

🇪🇺🌍 EU climate action
🇪🇺⚖️ Margin squeeze
🇲🇽📱 AT&T Mexico sale
🇪🇺🧒 EU Kids Act
🇪🇺📱 Stripchat DSA ruling
🇮🇹📮 Postal targets
🇧🇪📮 Bpost prices
🇵🇦📡 Panama spectrum

... & more!

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🧒Our new #EUKidsAct cheat sheet summarises the Commission’s proposed rules on age restrictions, safety-by-design and enforcement, including for #SocialMedia, AI chatbots, online games and app stores.

📥 Free #infographic download: https://t.co/HVqSOnxoWM

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🌐National rules still shape cross-border #IoT connectivity across Europe.
Our analysis of 31 markets finds differences in SIM registration, numbering & authorisation, while regulation depends more on how service is offered than on its technical set-up.

https://t.co/3MYcktqPdD

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💬6 of 13 jurisdictions explicitly define communications apps in law; 3 fold them into broader service categories & 4 have no statutory definition.
Our latest #GlobalTrends benchmark also compares licensing & interoperability rules for #CommunicationsApps.
https://t.co/OB0cIIZnhX

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🛰️ 5 of 12 Americas countries surveyed have commercial #D2D #satellite services using terrestrial IMT spectrum.

Brazil has authorised trials, while regulatory approaches to accessing #spectrum licensed to #mobile operators differ.

https://t.co/E0twKh3jcy

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📣 #RegulatoryWeek in review: https://t.co/baUt6eiXQp

🇪🇺📡 EU telecoms outlook
🌎📡 LATAM spectrum awards
🇪🇺📮 Future postal rules
🇪🇺🌐 Cross-border IoT
🇦🇷🤖 Argentina AI rules
🇧🇪📮 Bpost obligations
... & more!

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📞7 of 13 European countries surveyed require consumers to opt in to non-automated commercial calls. The other 6 apply an opt-out regime.
Our benchmark also compares consent rules for commercial #SMS & #Email: https://t.co/Fs47dQW2hA
#ConsumerProtection #Telecoms #DirectMarketing

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📡4 #LATAM countries took new measures to address #connectivity gaps:
Argentina on rural schools, Chile on rural fibre, Colombia on underserved areas and Peru on #mobile coverage reporting.
Our latest #Telecoms update covers developments across 6 markets:
https://t.co/kxMXoRMXy6

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🧒 13 out of 14 European countries covered are proposing or debating measures to ban minors from #SocialMedia.

While the #EUKidsAct is under discussion, countries continue to develop or debate their own initiatives to protect minors online.
https://t.co/UKRs5y6C3t

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📣 #RegulatoryWeek in review: https://t.co/yH2sJEeTNQ

🇪🇺🤖 #AI rules in Europe
🇪🇺📡 Letta on #DNA
🇪🇺🎬 AI #copyright & #piracy
🇪🇺🛡️ #CSA2 certification
🇫🇷📮 #Postal quality
🇪🇺🌱 #DataCentre label

... & more!

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💶 Ireland, the Netherlands and France have imposed the highest total #DataProtection fines on large digital platforms since May 2018.

At least 9 of 19 European countries surveyed have issued fines for #GDPR and/or #ePrivacy breaches.

https://t.co/GMVd2QDFK6

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Saudi Arabia concludes a new round of market analysis.
Find more details on market analysis implementation from Saudi Arabia and other #MENA countries in Cullen International's latest #telecoms benchmark:
https://t.co/z8zgBuF92e
#regulation

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🛡️ 3 of 27 EU member states have not yet transposed the #NIS2 Directive.
The Netherlands recently completed transposition, with its national law in force since 15 Aug 2026. The EU deadline was 17 Oct 2024.
https://t.co/x1H9GOSyUj

#Cybersecurity

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🤖Only 2 of 13 Caribbean countries researched have adopted national #AI strategies.
Policy remains at an early stage across the region. Some countries are developing strategies, institutions & readiness assessments, while others have no specific AI policy. https://t.co/c7q5L87qHy

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📣 #RegulatoryWeek in review:https://t.co/2cyujgbEaq

🇪🇺📦 EU customs reform
🇺🇸📱 California online rules
🇪🇺🔐 Direct marketing consent
🇪🇺🛡️ #CSA2 high-risk suppliers
🇨🇴📱 Mobile anti-fraud rules
🌎🤖 Caribbean #AI policy

& more!

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📡 11 of 12 countries surveyed in the Americas allow #MSS in the 2 GHz band; 8 also use it for terrestrial #mobile services.

How the #spectrum is assigned and used varies across countries.

https://t.co/23eLje2GQd

#SatelliteConnectivity