Canal Plus’ OCS loses court case over VAT rate

(Telecompaper) French pay-TV company OCS, part of Canal Plus, has lost a legal challenge over the VAT rate it used to apply, according to a decision issued on 22… https://www.telecompaper.com/ne…

Four bids submitted for Chile’s Antarctica cable feasibility study

(Telecompaper) Chile’s telecommunications regulator Subtel said four bidders have applied to carry out a feasibility study on a proposal to build an undersea… https://www.telecompaper.com/…

Dutch media regulator to focus on reliable news and online safety in 2025

(Telecompaper) The media regulator in the Netherlands, CvdM announced it will focus in 2025 on ensuring a reliable news supply, well-functioning public media and a safe online environment for young pe…

Telefonica, Entel, KKR abort Peru fibre deal

(Telecompaper) The agreement to set up a wholesale fibre business in Peru between US equity fund KKR together with local operators Telefonica and Entel is expected… https://www.telecompaper.com/…

Four in five people in Netherlands bought something online in H1 – study

(Telecompaper) About 81 percent of percent of Dutch people age 12 and up bought something online in the first half of this year, the highest percentage for the past… https://www.telecompaper.com…

Spain active FTTH lines up 8% to 14.8 mln in 2023, led by Madrid and Barcelona

(Telecompaper) The cities of Barcelona and Madrid continue to dominate Spain’s FTTH penetration rates, according to annual data on next generation access (NGA) deployment released by telecom reg…

Deutsche Telekom partners with energy supplier Allgaeuer Ueberlandwerk to expand fibre

(Telecompaper) Deutsche Telekom has signed a contract with energy supplier Allgaeuer Uberlandwerk (AUW) to connect around 2,900 households and companies to fibre by 2030 in the Allgaeu region… h…

FiberCop to connect 125 localities in Trento province

(Telecompaper) Italian wholesale operator FiberCop said work has begun on a project to bring high-speed infrastructure to 10,900 premises across 125 localities in the Autonomous Province of TrentoR…

OVHcloud presents new services at annual summit

(Telecompaper) OVHcloud has unveiled its future product roadmap and main areas of investment at the company’s annual Summit event on 28 November, which was also the opportunity to celebrate 25 y…

Australian law passes to ban under 16s from social media

(Telecompaper) Under 16s will be banned from using social media from the end of next year after the Australian government’s world-first legislation passed parliament… https://www.telecompa…

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