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CRTC Warns Bell Over $40 ‘Device Handling’ Charge Ahead of Fee Ban

The warning signals a test of how Canada’s new ban on activation fees will be enforced.

CRTC Finalizes Fibre Wholesale Rates and Requires Online Plan Changes

Deutsche Telekom Hikes Legacy DSL and MultiSIM Prices From April 1

Mexico Sets June 30 Deadline to Link All Mobile Lines to CURP or Face Suspension

PTA Bans Monthly Mobile Tariff Hikes, Caps Annual Increases

CRTC Bans Activation, Plan‑Change and Certain Cancellation Fees for Wireless and Internet Services

OSIPTEL Begins Third Mass Blocking of 100,000 Unregistered Phones in Peru

EE, TalkTalk and Vodafone Lead Broadband Complaints in Ofcom’s Latest Quarter

UK Telcos Sign Consumer Charter to End Surprise Mid‑Contract Bill Hikes

BT and EE Confirm £4 Monthly Rise From March 1 for Out-of-Contract Customers

EFF Pushes Earlier Rollout as Icasa Gazettes Data Rollover Rules

Germany's Regulator Logs 39,842 Illegal Cold-Call Complaints in 2025

Verizon Extends Phone Unlocks to 365 Days on Prepaid Brands After FCC Waiver

Deutsche Telekom Switches On ‘Call Check’ to Flag Suspected Scam Calls

AGCOM Puts Three-Digit Caller IDs to Public Consultation to Curb Telemarketing Spoofing

Mexico’s Consumer Watchdog Warns Telecoms Over Misleading ‘Unlimited Internet’ and ‘Total Coverage’ Ads

TRAI, RBI Launch Limited SMS Pilot for Managing Bank Marketing Consents

Profeco Secures AT&T Data Credits for 2.3 Million Users After September Outage

TRAI Reports 21 Lakh Spam Numbers Cut Off, Urges Users to File Complaints via DND App

Italy Activates AGCOM’s Mobile Anti-Spoofing Filter to Block Foreign Calls Faking Local Numbers