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Cullen International's Weekly Highlights provide a concise overview of the key regulatory developments covered by our analysts in the past week.
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Telecoms Amazon announced it agreed to acquire Globalstar in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately US$11.57bn. The deal gives Amazon ownership of Globalstar's entire satellite fleet, ground infrastructure, and (most importantly) its portfolio of global spectrum licences. The transaction is expected to close in 2027, subject to regulatory approvals across multiple jurisdictions and the achievement of specific satellite deployment milestones.
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Antitrust & Mergers, Digital Economy, Sustainability, Telecoms
Final agreement on the Digital Networks Act (DNA) is foreseen for 4Q 2027. Agreement on the Cybersecurity Act 2 (CSA2) would be expected earlier, in 4Q 2026. The review of EU merger guidelines must also be finished by end 2026.
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Antitrust & Mergers Despite initial competition concerns relating to the TV advertising market, the Commission concluded that the transaction was unproblematic. This is mainly because the parties are not close competitors and face increasing competitive pressure from global streaming platforms.
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Sustainability The proposed regulation sets out a common framework to calculate greenhouse gas emissions for freight and passenger transport services that start or end in the EU. The regulation would not make GHG reporting mandatory but would require organisations that do report on their emissions to comply with these rules for the calculation of their GHG emissions, output data and the verification of such data.
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Postal Belgium's parcel locker networks are expanding rapidly but stakeholders point to uneven deployment and limited interoperability. This was reflected in a communication published by the postal regulator BIPT, which also included several proposals aimed at improving the functioning of the parcel locker market in Belgium.
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Global Trends Tower companies (TowerCos) build and operate towers which are used as passive infrastructure to host active elements of one or more telecommunications networks. Our latest Global Trends benchmark provides an overview of TowerCos across 12 jurisdictions around the world.
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Online - May-June 2026 15 hours of interactive online sessions
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From AI governance to cybersecurity resilience, the EU is redefining its regulatory framework. This online training provides a clear overview of the new rules, their implementation, and what they mean in practice for organisations and markets.
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Online - 12 May 2026 2PM to 5PM CEST/GMT+2
The prominence of media services of general interest has become a central issue in European media regulation. By attending this online training you will understand how prominence rules are defined, implemented and enforced across Europe and why it has become essential for media services, platforms, regulators and policymakers.
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