United Kingdom: Telecoms, Mobile & Cable Communications

Acquiring or developing land with telecoms apparatus requires careful navigation of the Electronic Communications Code. Operators hold powerful statutory protections that can restrict landowners' ability to relocate or remove equipment, creating potential delays and unexpected costs. Understanding your rights and obligations early in the development process is essential for managing timelines, negotiating effectively, and avoiding complications once construction begins.

Telecoms operators rely on the Electronic Communications Code to secure rights over land, but landowners retain important powers that can affect network deployment and maintenance. Understanding the interplay between statutory protections, lease renewal regimes, and contractual relocation provisions is essential to managing risk and avoiding costly disputes over apparatus installation and removal.

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled against EE Ltd for failing to substantiate comparative claims about their broadband service. The telecommunications company must now ensure all comparative advertising claims can be properly verified with supporting evidence.

Yesterday, it was announced that Rebecca Evernden has been appointed as Director of the new UK Space Agency, succeeding Paul Bate.

On February 12, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) published its guidance on how to deal with data protection complaints, a new requirement introduced by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA).

On 19 January 2026, the government updated its guidance on the use of mobile phones in schools.

A technician rings the doorbell, installs a modem, and leaves. What if instead, they helped the customer to optimize their plan, fixed hidden issues, and left behind a wowed, loyal patron?

England and Wales has no single body of cybersecurity law; instead a patchwork of statutes supplemented by the common law criminalise unauthorised access to data and regulate lawful access to it.

Telco tower companies (TowerCos)—those that build, manage, and lease the cellular towers and infrastructure that network operators rely on—have enjoyed more than a decade of favorable conditions driven by low interest rates and advantageous M&A activity.