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Chrystel Erotokritou
Chrystel advises telecom, aerospace and technology clients on navigating the regulatory and policy environment.
![Access Alert: FCC proposes new consumer protections against AI-generated robocalls and robotexts](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/fcc.consumer.protections.ai_.generated.robocalls.robotexts-768x432.jpg)
Access Alert: FCC proposes new consumer protections against AI-generated robocalls and robotexts
Continuing the intensification of regulatory conditions around the provision of voice services and the rules to use numbering resources to...
![Access Alert: UK unveils ambitious Space Industrial Plan to propel growth](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/uk-space-industrial-plan-768x432.jpg)
Access Alert: UK unveils ambitious Space Industrial Plan to propel growth
On 7 March 2024, the UK Government unveiled its Space Industrial Plan at the Space-Comm Expo, which was attended by...
![Access Alert: TRAI recommends the Introduction of Calling Name Presentation Service in Indian Telecommunication Network](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/India-trai-cnap-768x576.jpg)
Access Alert: TRAI recommends the Introduction of Calling Name Presentation Service in Indian Telecommunication Network
Following a public consultation held at the end of 2022, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released recommendations...
![Access Alert: Portugal imposes fines for non-compliance with type-approval requirements](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/portugal-imposes-fines-for-non-compliance-with-type-approval-requirements-768x432.jpg)
Access Alert: Portugal imposes fines for non-compliance with type-approval requirements
Type approval (also known as homologation or certification) ensures product quality, safety, and interoperability, assuring consumers, businesses, and regulatory authorities...
![Access Alert: Ireland launches public consultation on emergency caller location information obligations](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ireland-comreg-public-consultation-768x432.jpg)
Access Alert: Ireland launches public consultation on emergency caller location information obligations
Providers of publicly available number-based interpersonal communications services in Ireland must ensure that end-users can access the emergency services free...
![Access Alert: Cyprus Enacts National Space Legislation](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cyprus-space-law-aa-768x432.jpg)
Access Alert: Cyprus Enacts National Space Legislation
The Republic of Cyprus has now joined the club of countries having national space legislation as it recently enacted Law...
![Access Alert: The space sector under Belgium’s Presidency of the Council of the EU](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/space-sector-under-belgiums-presidency-of-the-council-of-the-eu-768x432.jpg)
Access Alert: The space sector under Belgium’s Presidency of the Council of the EU
On 1 January 2024, Belgium took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. For the next six months, it...
![Access Alert: Telecommunications Bill passes both houses of Indian Parliament](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Untitled-design-2023-12-22T124348.606-768x432.png)
Access Alert: Telecommunications Bill passes both houses of Indian Parliament
After 138 years, India is modernising its Telecommunications legal framework. Over recent decades, the sector has become a key driver...
![Access Alert: Belgian Public Consultation on the Implementation of the EU NIS2 Directive](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/nis2-aa-768x432.jpg)
Access Alert: Belgian Public Consultation on the Implementation of the EU NIS2 Directive
The Belgian Center for Cybersecurity (CCB) has launched a public consultation on a preliminary draft Law Establishing a Framework for...
![Access Alert: Belgian public consultation looks to implement measures against scammers](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Untitled-design-2023-11-17T104431.444-768x432.png)
Access Alert: Belgian public consultation looks to implement measures against scammers
The Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications (BIPT) has launched a public consultation concerning a draft Royal Decree relating...
![Access Alert: China launches consultation to optimise its telecommunications industry](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Untitled-design-2023-11-03T113415.733-768x432.png)
Access Alert: China launches consultation to optimise its telecommunications industry
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) recently launched a public consultation on a draft opinion titled “Innovating the...
![Access Alert: UK Space Agency launches consultation on liability compensation thresholds for space operators](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SpaceAA-1-768x432.jpg)
Access Alert: UK Space Agency launches consultation on liability compensation thresholds for space operators
In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite into space. Four years later, Russian astronaut Yuri...
![Access Alert: The growing role of HAPS and the need for regulatory clarity](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Untitled-design-2023-10-04T131231.164-768x432.png)
Access Alert: The growing role of HAPS and the need for regulatory clarity
In July 2023, the UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Chloe Smith, announced GBP 20 million in...
![Access Alert: Azerbaijan Enacts National Space Legislation](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Untitled-design-7-768x432.jpg)
Access Alert: Azerbaijan Enacts National Space Legislation
The body of law governing space-related activities, also called “Space Law”, was until recently primarily made up of five international...
![Access Alert: India launches public consultation on the regulation of OTT services](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Untitled-design-2023-07-13T105139.366-768x432.png)
Access Alert: India launches public consultation on the regulation of OTT services
With a population of around 1.4 billion people, India is now the world’s second-largest telecommunication ecosystem. The current regulatory framework...
![Access Alert: Launch of the Astra Carta and the Memorandum of Principles to promote space sustainability](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/astra-carta-AA-768x432.jpg)
Access Alert: Launch of the Astra Carta and the Memorandum of Principles to promote space sustainability
On 28 June 2023, one year after the UK government’s announcement of its Plan for Space Sustainability, His Majesty King...
![Access Alert | Spanish Space Agency is Up and Running](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Untitled-design-40-768x432.png)
Access Alert | Spanish Space Agency is Up and Running
In May 2021, plans for the establishment of the Spanish Space Agency (Agencia Espacial Española (AEE)) were announced. In March...
![Access Alert | New Judgment from the Court of Justice of the European Union on Lawful Interception Obligations](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Untitled-design-31-768x432.png)
Access Alert | New Judgment from the Court of Justice of the European Union on Lawful Interception Obligations
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a judgment on 16 March 2023 regarding the legal framework...
![Access Alert | Environmental Footprint and Data Collection by ARCEP](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Untitled-design-24-768x432.png)
Access Alert | Environmental Footprint and Data Collection by ARCEP
The impact of the deployment of electronic communications networks, mass production of terminals, operation of data centres, and ever-expanding data...
![Access Alert | Amendments to the Australian Telecommunications Numbering Plan](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/numbering-plan-768x432.png)
Access Alert | Amendments to the Australian Telecommunications Numbering Plan
The Australian Communication and Media Authority (ACMA) has made changes to Australia’s Telecommunications Numbering Plan to reduce phone scams and...
![High Altitude Platform Stations can bridge the digital divide, globally. What’s missing?](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/HAPS-768x432.png)
High Altitude Platform Stations can bridge the digital divide, globally. What’s missing?
High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS) have the potential to reduce the digital access gap worldwide. Finding a way to make...
![Access Alert | New Judgments from the Court of Justice of the European Union on Data Retention by Providers of Electronic Communications](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Untitled-design-3-768x432.jpg)
Access Alert | New Judgments from the Court of Justice of the European Union on Data Retention by Providers of Electronic Communications
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued two judgments on 20 September 2022 on the legal framework...
![Access Alert | UK government announces its commitment not to destructively test direct-ascent anti-satellite missiles](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/A-ASAT-768x432.jpg)
Access Alert | UK government announces its commitment not to destructively test direct-ascent anti-satellite missiles
The UK government has announced its commitment not to destructively test direct-ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT) missiles. The pledge follows that of...
![Access Alert | India Launches a Consultation on the New Telecommunications Bill 2022](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/India-telecomms-768x432.jpg)
Access Alert | India Launches a Consultation on the New Telecommunications Bill 2022
With a population of around 1.4 billion people, India is now the world’s second largest telecommunication ecosystem. The current regulatory...
![Access Alert | Amendments to the French Numbering Plan (Again…!)](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ARCEP-768x432.jpg)
Access Alert | Amendments to the French Numbering Plan (Again…!)
In 2016, the French regulatory authority (ARCEP) initiated an extensive process aimed at updating the framework governing the assignment and...
![Access Alert | US FCC to Set Five-Year Deadline for Deorbiting LEO Satellites](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/LEO-Satellites-768x432.jpg)
Access Alert | US FCC to Set Five-Year Deadline for Deorbiting LEO Satellites
On September 8, 2022, the US Federal Communication Commission (FCC) issued a Draft Report and Order (IB Docket No. 18-313)...
![Access Alert | UK CAA Consultation on Environmental Effects of First UK space Launch from Cornwall](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Ivan-Suarez-WTDC-2-768x432.jpg)
Access Alert | UK CAA Consultation on Environmental Effects of First UK space Launch from Cornwall
Spaceport Cornwall is the UK’s Horizontal Launch solution, utilizing facilities at Cornwall Airport Newquay and Goonhilly Earth Station. Virgin Orbit...
![Access Alert | World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 Consultation](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Copy-of-bans-for-home-50-768x384.png)
Access Alert | World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 Consultation
The European Commission is seeking feedback regarding a common EU position to be negotiated by Member States on behalf of the EU...
![Access Alert | The U.K. Science Minister George Freeman announced a new Plan for Space Sustainability](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/nasa-yZygONrUBe8-unsplash-768x511.jpg)
Access Alert | The U.K. Science Minister George Freeman announced a new Plan for Space Sustainability
The U.K. Science Minister George Freeman announced a new Plan for Space Sustainability today at the 4th Summit for Space...
![Access Alert | Consultation on a Draft Decision Amending the French National Numbering Plan](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/banner-ap-768x384.png)
Access Alert | Consultation on a Draft Decision Amending the French National Numbering Plan
The French Authority for the Regulation of Electronic Communications and Posts (ARCEP) has published a Draft Decision for Consultation, aimed...
![Access Alert | Subscriber Carbon Costs Now Included in French Telecom Charges](https://cdn.accesspartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/marcin-jozwiak-uKvPDQop-JA-unsplash-768x512.jpg)
Access Alert | Subscriber Carbon Costs Now Included in French Telecom Charges
The impact of the deployment of electronic communications networks, mass production of terminals, operation of data centres and ever-expanding data...