The proposed Digital Networks Act (DNA) regulation foresees an expanded role for the Commission and the upgraded Radio Spectrum Policy Body (RSPB, currently the Radio Spectrum Policy Group) to ensure a more harmonised approach to spectrum among EU member states. The main changes proposed include unlimited licence durations by default, spectrum sharing as the norm, new EU-level tools for spectrum management and added EU-level scrutiny for national spectrum assignments.

UKE adopted final decisions on deregulating the wholesale local and central broadband access markets. UKE found both markets effectively competitive and withdrew remedies from Orange Polska.

Proposed amendments to the Telecommunications Act would give Telekom Deutschland, alternative fibre network operators and regulator BNetzA the right to initiate the procedure to switch off copper if an area has 80% homes connected to FTTH. The copper network would then be switched off in that area three years later, if almost all homes were connected to FTTH by then.

Its positions on digital connectivity and cybersecurity are all the more relevant now that the European Commission published its proposals for a Digital Networks Act (DNA) and a proposal for a revised Cybersecurity Act (CSA) earlier this week.

An EU-level authorisation regime for satellite services, a new EU access product, a voluntary “conciliation process” on IP interconnection disputes and a focus on network resilience are among the main innovations proposed under the Digital Networks Act.

The Brazilian telecoms regulator, Anatel, reinforced its anti-spoofing framework with stricter enforcement powers effective 1 January 2026. These new powers include an escalating sanctions framework, ranging from a one-month interconnection block for first-time offenders to a permanent block after three violations. The measures build on prior enforcement efforts to prevent caller ID spoofing under the previous regime.