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Within the Primary Domain facet, Policy intelligence groups reporting by primary domain so readers can follow a focused area of internet infrastructure, governance, connectivity markets, or digital capital. The page brings together related articles, public evidence, institutions, companies, people, regional exposure, operating dependencies, and market context that may otherwise sit across separate category pages. It explains the domain, the likely actor class, the market or governance context, and the source material readers should use when comparing signals. Operators, analysts, and governance readers can see how the same domain appears across events, profiles, market shifts, public-source evidence, regional dependencies, and longer-cycle infrastructure decisions over time.

Editorial illustration of a ballot box beside a large data centre and power infrastructure, representing Grove City’s proposed public vote requirement

North America Datacenter Trends

Grove City may require votes on large data-centre projects

Grove City may require a public vote before large data-centre projects can enter the city’s normal planning process.

Sep 3, 2026
Illustration of a 5G base station in India showing the reported EMF power-density limit rising from 5W/m² to 10W/m²

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends

India reportedly doubles 5G EMF limit to 10W/m²

The higher ceiling would give operators more radio-power headroom at each site, but coverage gains will depend on how individual networks are designed.

Sep 1, 2026
Editorial illustration of an Alberta data centre representing the NDP proposal to pause new AI data-centre approvals

North America Datacenter Trends

Alberta NDP seeks pause on AI data-centre approvals

Alberta’s NDP wants new AI data-centre approvals paused until the province sets broader rules for assessing project impacts.

Sep 1, 2026
Illustration of Afghanistan's fibre network with halted cable work, a telecom tower and a technician beside underground fibre infrastructure

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends

Taliban ministry reportedly halts Afghanistan fibre work

A reported ministry order covers fibre expansion, connections, maintenance and repairs, raising questions about how operators can restore faults if it remains in force.

Aug 31, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration showing a large Alberta data centre separated from nearby homes by a proposed setback distance.

North America Datacenter Trends

Alberta plans setback rules for AI data centres

Alberta is preparing setback rules for large data-centre projects after residents pressed officials over developments planned near homes.

Aug 24, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of a proposed gas power plant near homes in Olds, Alberta, showing the AUC rejection of Synapse’s 1.4GW project.

North America Datacenter Trends

AUC rejects Synapse's 1.4GW Olds power plant

The regulator found Synapse's proposed gas plant too close to homes, forcing a rethink of the power plan behind its 1GW Olds data centre.

Aug 22, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration showing a data centre and on-site power infrastructure separated from nearby homes by a proposed setback.

North America Datacenter Trends

Alberta considers setback rules for AI data centres

Alberta is considering minimum separation from homes after the AUC rejected a 1.4GW power plant proposed beside an Olds data-centre project.

Aug 22, 2026
AI-generated illustration comparing US terrestrial 100/20 broadband availability with coverage after satellite service is included.

North America National Telecom Trends

FCC puts US terrestrial 100/20 coverage at 96.9%

Satellite lifts the FCC's reported 100/20 broadband availability to 99.7%, but terrestrial coverage remains lower and satellite performance can vary.

Aug 19, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration showing Canadian data-centre infrastructure, electricity transmission and Ontario's proposed data-sovereignty criteria for project approvals.

North America Datacenter Trends

Ford backs Ontario data centres to keep data in Canada

Ontario's draft framework would assess large data-centre projects on data sovereignty, economic contribution, and community benefit alongside grid requirements.

Aug 19, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of Ponoka, Alberta, with a data-centre complex representing public debate over AI infrastructure development.

North America Datacenter Trends

Alberta begins AI data-centre town halls in Ponoka

Alberta is opening public discussions on AI data centres as communities weigh power, water and infrastructure requirements alongside new investment.

Aug 19, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of Philippine roadworks with shared underground fibre conduits, representing Globe Telecom's proposed national conduit framework.

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends

Globe seeks Philippine underground fibre-conduit policy

Globe wants national standards for shared underground conduits as the Philippines develops rules to coordinate telecom ducts with road and infrastructure works.

Aug 18, 2026
Four distinct AI transparency controls surround a restrained legal framework: interaction notice, machine-readable provenance, biometric notice and synthetic-content disclosure.

Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends

EU AI transparency duties take effect with separate obligations for providers and deployers

Article 50 of the EU AI Act now requires in-scope systems to disclose AI interaction, embed detectable machine-readable markings in synthetic output, and label specified biometric, deepfake and public-interest uses. The duties are binding; signing the supporting code remains…

Aug 2, 2026
Regulators inspect promoted search-result placement and an app storefront route to an outside purchase channel on a split evidence table

Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends

Google’s €890m DMA bill prices two different distribution advantages

The European Commission has attached separate penalties to the two places where Google can shape a transaction before it happens: discovery in Search and the route from an app to a cheaper offer outside Play. The combined number is €890 million, but the economic finding is not…

Jul 28, 2026
An engineer inspects the logic chips and modules inside an opened wireless communications device

North America National Telecom Trends

The FCC has moved Covered List risk inside the device

The Federal Communications Commission has closed a route by which a product could obtain a new US authorization even when its essential logic came from a company already judged a security risk. The rule changes the compliance question from who assembled the finished device to who…

Jul 23, 2026
An intact disclosure card stands between a fading data grid and archive boxes

North America National Telecom Trends

Broadband labels survive, but their bulk-data shadow does not

The FCC has kept consumer broadband labels while removing the separate machine-readable spreadsheet and the two-year archive for discontinued plans. Providers lose two compliance systems; comparison tools and researchers lose structured and historical evidence. The 3–0 decision…

Jul 22, 2026
Two orderly document review lanes stop at a gate overlooking a launch complex

North America National Telecom Trends

The FCC has redesigned the satellite-licensing queue, not removed it

Part 100 turns satellite licensing into a more explicit sorting system. Applications that fit standard, presumed-acceptable conditions should move through a predictable lane; exceptions receive targeted review. The gain is administrative sequence, not permission to ignore…

Jul 22, 2026
Conceptual editorial illustration of an Indian mobile user holding a feature phone in front of a telecommunications tower, representing TRAI's proposed consumer protection rules for voice-only mobile services.

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends

India Moves to Protect Telecom Choice

India's telecom regulator wants operators to offer voice and SMS-only recharge options alongside bundled plans, signalling a broader policy shift towards preserving consumer choice as mobile services become increasingly data-centric.

Jul 2, 2026
Pennsylvania weighs data centre tax breaks and repeal

CASE FILE

Pennsylvania weighs data centre tax breaks and repeal

Pennsylvania is testing two competing visions for data centre policy at once: conditional incentives versus full repeal. The dual-track approach reflects how US states are struggling to balance economic development promises against rising grid and budget pressure — and whether…

Jun 26, 2026
SpaceConnect launches NGSO lobby without SpaceX

CASE FILE

SpaceConnect launches NGSO lobby without SpaceX

Amazon and three satellite operators have launched the first dedicated NGSO lobby group without SpaceX at the table. Led by former NTIA head David Redl, SpaceConnect signals that smaller players see spectrum policy as a competitive battleground — not just a technical question.…

Jun 26, 2026
Minneapolis approves five-month data centre development pause

CASE FILE

Minneapolis approves five-month data centre development pause

Minneapolis is joining a growing list of US cities treating data centre development as a municipal planning question. The five-month pause will produce draft rules on energy, environmental and safety standards — and the exemption threshold for smaller facilities may set a…

Jun 26, 2026