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Regulatory and institutional structure
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Authorisation/licensing regime
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Flexibility in spectrum use
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Ex-ante regulatory obligations
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Structural or functional separation
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Universal service obligations and financing
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Number allocation and portability
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Customer terms and conditions
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Net neutrality
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Platform regulation
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Next-Generation-Access (NGA) networks
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Data protection
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Cybersecurity
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Big data
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Data localisation
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Key trends and expected changes
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Regulatory and institutional structure
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Ownership restrictions
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Licensing requirements
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Foreign programmes and local content requirements
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Advertising
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Must-carry obligations
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Regulation of new media content
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Digital switchover
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Digital formats
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Media plurality
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Key trends and expected changes
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Regulatory agencies
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Appeal procedure
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