UAE Digital Safety: The TDRA has set out how UAE social platforms must verify users’ ages, with strict limits on data collection, auditability and transparency, and rules against keeping biometric or document data longer than needed. Philippines Data Centres: PLDT is pushing ahead with a VITRO REIT IPO, filing to list the data-centre REIT on the PSE and aiming to raise up to ₱24.2bn by selling about 49% to public investors. India Net Neutrality: Jio warns that net neutrality rules could curb operators’ ability to sell premium 5G services, putting “slicing” plans under regulatory scrutiny. Pakistan Telecom Politics: PPP Senator Sherry Rehman says her party won’t back IT/PTA/right-of-way legislation in the Senate unless a standing committee thoroughly reviews and amends “draconian” clauses. Kenya Cybersecurity: Parliament approved a National Cybersecurity Agency to coordinate and regulate national cyber defence. Regional Connectivity: Telecom Armenia and AzerTelecom signed reciprocal internet transit deals to route Armenia’s international traffic via Azerbaijan infrastructure. India Satcom Spectrum Draft: DoT’s draft spectrum assignment rules add security clearance steps and separate permission for satcoms to connect to public networks, while excluding satellite broadband from the current framework. Nigeria Ownership Rules: NCC and CAC now require prior NCC “no objection” for telecom share transfers of 10% or more. US/Canada AI Customer Care: TELUS Digital partnered with ElevenLabs to scale voice AI for enterprise customer experience and frontline support. Data Centre Expansion: Digital Realty announced land and stake deals to grow hyperscale development, colocation and its private capital platform.