All Legal (compliance, regulatory) articles – Page 42
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PremiumVodafone Group awarded compensation from the UK Government
Vodafone received £740,000 in costs, after UK Government’s error assessing bids.
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Suppliers & SCMVodafone Group joins LTE patent pool
Vodafone joined an LTE patent pool , which develops and manages licensing programmes on behalf of intellectual property holders.
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Public AffairsVodafone Hutchinson Australia fined for misleading billing service
VHA admitted it had made false or misleading representations about its third-party direct carrier billing service, agreeing to refund customers.
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Public AffairsVodafone Group facing lawsuit over patent contention
Vodafone is facing a lawsuit at the High Court in London over a long-running 4G patent claim made by Munich-based IPCom.
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Public AffairsLiberty Global deal approval triggers Deutsche Telekom
EC waives through merger, conditional on full compliance with Vodafone’s remedy package. Telekom considers legal action.
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Public AffairsTMUS seeks arbitration in location data sales outcry
NatCo seeks to douse impact of privacy fiasco.
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PremiumDT up in arms over Vodafone–Liberty approval
EC waives through merger, conditional on full compliance with Vodafone’s remedy package. DT considers legal action.
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PremiumNew entrant plan resurfaces ahead of 5G auction
CTÚ to launch another bid to disrupt three-player cosiness. Quid pro quo for 700MHz and 3.4GHz–3.6GHz availability.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom and T-Mobile US find key to unlock Sprint treasures
Mega-merger in closing straight after DoJ sign-off. Remedy-focused asset offload to Dish seen as offering only limited strategic and operational damage. TMUS stresses the point by saying Sprint synergies unaffected.
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Public AffairsOfcom imposes more openness on EE and industry
The UK regulator is requiring more transparency from communications providers with new rules coming into force in 2020.
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PremiumEE fined by ICO for unwanted marketing messages
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fined EE £100,000 for sending more than 2.5 million direct marketing messages to its customers without their consent.
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Public AffairsPhones 4u ‘price-fixing’ controversy continues
Latest filings on Phones 4u legal action sees operators assert commercial reasons behind end to agreements. Claims on alleged comments from O2’s Dunne on operator collaboration vigorously denied by operators. While O2 and Vodafone flatly deny, EE response keeps Dunne and Vodafone’s Guy Laurence in the firing line.
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Public AffairsLabour Party considering BT renationalisation
The opposition Labour Party in the UK is considering speculative plans regarding a potential renationalisation of BT Group.
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Vodafone Germany under more pressure to offer Vodafone Pass EU-wide
Consumer group wins bid to force VfD to offer Vodafone Pass across EU. VfD can appeal; court decision non-binding. Calls for a hefty fine on OpCo.
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PremiumVodafone Egypt fined, following service outage
Vodafone Egypt fined EGP 10m, for service disruption.
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Public AffairsVodacom cooperating with Tanzanian authorities, following mysterious arrest
Investigation underway following the arrest of VdT Managing Director, and four other employees.
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PremiumAgreement between Vodacom Democratic Republic of Congo, and the government, said to have been reached
VdDRC said to have reached an agreement with the government, ending standoff over the suspension of the OpCo’s 2G licence.
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Public AffairsThird lawsuit attempt against Vodafone Greece likely
Greece’s Papistas family, former retail partners of Vodafone Greece, could be preparing a third attempt to sue Vodafone for damages related to the acrimonious breakup of their relationship, according to the Group’s latest Annual Report.
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PremiumVodafone Germany slams German 5G auction as “catastrophic”
Vodafone coughs up €1.88bn on 3.6GHz and 2GHz frequencies. VfD CEO calls on government to hand back auction proceeds. OpCo wants joint reinvestment network programme for white spots. Spectrum bill tops €2bn despite huge misgivings about auction rules. Telekom complains of “bitter aftertaste” and investment “dampener”. MNO legal action ...