No single scenario applicable to all member states regarding use of 470–694 MHz band seemed to emerge at the Radio Spectrum Policy Group workshop that gathered officials and industry. This sub-700 MHz band attracts interest of various stakeholders, as the importance of digital terrestrial television broadcasting (current main user of the band) is declining in most of the EU countries.

Stakeholders at an event organised by ecta (the European association representing mainly challenger telecoms operators) and VATM (the association representing German alternative telecoms operators) emphasised the importance of preserving a stable regulatory framework that fosters a competitive environment, which they identified as a key prerequisite for a dynamic and investment-friendly European telecommunications sector.

Telefonica sold its Colombian operations to Millicom leading to the merger of Colombia’s second and third-largest mobile network operators. The number of MNOs in Colombia will go from four to three after this merger.

The Government is analysing the acquisition of Telefónica Argentina by Telecom Argentina to conduct an in-depth review of the transaction. Telecom Argentina acquired all Telefónica Argentina´s assets, including its fixed and mobile telephony and internet access operations, for US$1.245bn

DG Connect deputy director-general Renate Nikolay said that the European Commission does not have a good view on the role of land aggregators yet.

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