{"id":93640,"date":"2024-05-01T17:59:36","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T16:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/?page_id=93640"},"modified":"2024-09-03T16:46:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T15:46:09","slug":"ecosystem-regulation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/regulatory-environment\/ecosystem-regulation\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecosystem Regulation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Connectivity providers are part of a digital value chain that spans online services and platforms, cloud providers, advertising and analytics, device manufacturers and many other players. As technologies evolve and business models mature and converge, new regulations may be deemed necessary. The GSMA regularly engages with regulatory authorities when such proposals \u2014 e.g., on net neutrality, platform regulation and fair competition \u2014 could have an impact on the mobile sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-gsma-tiles-2-col tiles-2-col_block\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns tiles-2-col_columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column tiles-2-col_column_left is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#77899e\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"320\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-16198\" alt=\"\" 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