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Telecoms
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News Rules & courts
UK regulator provisionally finds a fibre deal by Virgin Media O2's owners would weaken broadband competition
The CMA says the deal would cut the share of nexfibre's network where three wholesale providers compete from about 32% to 18%. It is not a final decision; comments are due by 23 October.
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News Space
FCC opens more than 1,000 MHz in the 12.7 GHz and 42 GHz bands to satellite broadband
The agency estimates high-throughput satellite capacity in the two bands will rise by about 25% and 7.2%. It also proposes opening 1,450 MHz more in the Ku- and Ka-bands.
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News Rules & courts
India's telecom regulator orders cheaper voice-and-SMS-only plans of 30 days or less
TRAI's new rule is for people who do not want mobile data. It does not say how much cheaper the plans must be.
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News Rules & courts
India makes telecom operators act on numbers their AI systems flag as spam, and regulates robocalls
Automated calls must now be declared in advance or be treated as spam. Action against a sender can start with 3 complaints instead of 5, if AI detection agrees.
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News Work & careers
Cambium Networks cuts 260 jobs, 53.6% of its staff, with no severance, as its UK arm enters administration
The maker of wireless broadband and Wi-Fi equipment filed the cuts with the SEC. Administrators will try to sell some or all of its business lines.