Telecommunications operators and media companies operate under sector-specific regulation layered on top of general competition, consumer, and
Telecommunications & Media covers legal assessment, document preparation and implementation support in Europe. It is typically relevant to businesses, investors and organisations operating or transacting in one or more countries. The precise rules, competent authority and procedure depend on the subject matter, jurisdiction and facts, with EU and national law considered together.
The applicable framework depends on the subject of the service, governing law and countries in which the structure or transaction has effect. EU law and current national legislation are assessed together.
Telecommunications operators and media companies operate under sector-specific regulation layered on top of general competition, consumer, and data-protection rules. We advise on licensing, spectrum management, net-neutrality obligations, audiovisual-media regulation, and the platform-accountability requirements of the Digital Services Act.
For telecoms operators, we handle authorisation requirements, spectrum-assignment matters, and access-and-interconnection disputes under the EU Electronic Communications Code.
For media and content businesses, we address AVMS Directive compliance, DSA platform obligations, and the commercial arrangements that drive the industry - carriage agreements, content-licensing deals, and advertising-revenue structures.