Chrystel Erotokritou

Chrystel advises telecom, aerospace and technology clients on navigating the regulatory and policy environment.

Access Alert: UK unveils ambitious Space Industrial Plan to propel growth

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...

7 Mar 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: TRAI recommends the Introduction of Calling Name Presentation Service in Indian Telecommunication Network

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...

4 Mar 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: Portugal imposes fines for non-compliance with type-approval requirements

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...

20 Feb 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: Ireland launches public consultation on emergency caller location information obligations

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...

19 Jan 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: Cyprus Enacts National Space Legislation

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...

12 Jan 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: The space sector under Belgium’s Presidency of the Council of the EU

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...

12 Jan 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: Telecommunications Bill passes both houses of Indian Parliament

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...

22 Dec 2023 Opinion
Access Alert: Belgian Public Consultation on the Implementation of the EU NIS2 Directive

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...

23 Nov 2023 Opinion
Access Alert: Belgian public consultation looks to implement measures against scammers

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...

17 Nov 2023 Opinion
Access Alert: China launches consultation to optimise its telecommunications industry

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...

3 Nov 2023 Opinion
Access Alert: UK Space Agency launches consultation on liability compensation thresholds for space operators

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...

17 Oct 2023 Opinion
Access Alert: The growing role of HAPS and the need for regulatory clarity

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...

4 Oct 2023 Opinion
Access Alert: Azerbaijan Enacts National Space Legislation

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...

28 Sep 2023 Opinion
Access Alert: India launches public consultation on the regulation of OTT services

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...

13 Jul 2023 Opinion
Access Alert: Launch of the Astra Carta and the Memorandum of Principles to promote space sustainability

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...

29 Jun 2023 Opinion
Access Alert | Spanish Space Agency is Up and Running

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...

12 Apr 2023 Opinion
Access Alert | New Judgment from the Court of Justice of the European Union on Lawful Interception Obligations

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...

21 Mar 2023 Opinion
Access Alert | Environmental Footprint and Data Collection by ARCEP

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...

23 Jan 2023 Opinion
Access Alert | Amendments to the Australian Telecommunications Numbering Plan

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...

16 Jan 2023 Opinion
High Altitude Platform Stations can bridge the digital divide, globally. What’s missing? 

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...

1 Nov 2022 Reports
Access Alert | New Judgments from the Court of Justice of the European Union on Data Retention by Providers of Electronic Communications

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...

11 Oct 2022 Opinion
Access Alert | UK government announces its commitment not to destructively test direct-ascent anti-satellite missiles

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...

7 Oct 2022 Opinion
Access Alert | India Launches a Consultation on the New Telecommunications Bill 2022 

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...

27 Sep 2022 Opinion
Access Alert | Amendments to the French Numbering Plan (Again…!) 

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...

20 Sep 2022 Opinion
Access Alert | US FCC to Set Five-Year Deadline for Deorbiting LEO Satellites

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)...

12 Sep 2022 Opinion
Access Alert | UK CAA Consultation on Environmental Effects of First UK space Launch from Cornwall  

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...

25 Jul 2022 Opinion
Access Alert | World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 Consultation

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...

6 Jul 2022 Opinion
Access Alert | The U.K. Science Minister George Freeman announced a new Plan for Space Sustainability

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...

23 Jun 2022 Opinion
Access Alert | Consultation on a Draft Decision Amending the French National Numbering Plan

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...

12 Jan 2022 Opinion
Access Alert | Subscriber Carbon Costs Now Included in French Telecom Charges

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...

7 Jan 2022 Opinion