15 December 2020
State aid – Green Deal and Digitalisation in a challenging year 2021
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/state-aid-green-deal-and-digitalisation-in-a-challenging-year-2021

Several new developments can be expected to unfold in 2021, in particular, in view of the European Green Deal and the ambitious digitalisation plans of the European Commission.

16 November 2020
A competitive approach to achieving Green Deal goals
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/a-competitive-approach-to-achieving-green-deal-goals

With climate change near the top of the international political agenda, the European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen has made the Green Deal plan, together with the transition to a truly Digital Europe, into a ...

19 February 2020
European Commission unveils regulatory plan to achieve 'technological sovereignty'
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/european-commission-unveils-regulatory-plan-to-achieve-technological-sovereignty

As part of a flagship initiative to achieve EU "technological sovereignty", the European Commission unveiled its digital strategy for the next five years today (19 February 2020).

07 January 2020
Deadlock on ePrivacy rules creates legal uncertainty for telecoms providers
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/deadlock-on-eprivacy-rules-creates-legal-uncertainty-for-telecoms-providers

Is there an end in sight for the ePrivacy saga in 2020? For the moment at least, it seems unlikely. The debate over the Council’s draft of the text will continue in 2020 with the Croatian Presidency attempting to break ...

06 April 2020
COVID-19 & Telecoms: country overview
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/covid-19-and-telecoms--country-overview

In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, telecoms operators are faced with significant challenges, including: traffic growth, congestion, network continuity & security issues. On March 31st, the GSMA called for a relaxation ...

07 February 2020
Data strategy set to be a key plank of Europe's digital fitness training
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/data-strategy-set-to-be-a-key-plank-of-europe's-digital-fitness-training

Launching a new European Data Strategy that comprises a series of proposals designed to boost the EU data economy is set to be a priority work stream for the von der Leyen Commission over the coming year.

24 April 2020
The case for the defence: Access for all v. license to all
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/the-case-for-the-defence-access-for-all-v-license-to-all

On 9 March 2020 FOSS Patents blogger Florian Mueller published a paper by Professor Damien Geradin entitled “SEP Licensing After two Decades of Legal Wrangling: Some Issues Solved, Many Still to Address”

29 September 2020
Judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union on net neutrality and zero-rating
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/judgment-of-the-court-of-justice-of-the-european-union-on-net-neutrality-and-zero-rating

The Court of Justice of the European Union ("ECJ") has published its first judgment on net neutrality and zero-rating on 15 September 2020. The judgment is available: here. The case submitted to the ECJ concerns two ...

07 October 2020
Majority of Member States miss deadline to implement revised audiovisual media rules
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/majority-of-member-states-miss-deadline-to-implement-revised-audiovisual-media-rules

Only three countries adopted legislative proposals to implement the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive 2018/1808 ("AVMSD") ahead of the 19 September 2020 deadline for transposition by the Member States. The ...

03 September 2020
The end of the road for SSPPU and the license point argument?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/the-end-of-the-road-for-ssppu-and-the-license-point-argument

With the rise of IoT and, in particular, the increased importance of vehicle connectivity, the last few years have seen an increase in arguments that the licence point and royalty basis for telecoms Standard Essential ...