On Mar. 30, NOR GVT plans to strengthen data centers' control.
NOR GVT planned to submit proposals for a new Electronic communications act (Ekomsloven), before summer of 2023, to strengthen data centers' national control.
Purpose
The data center regulation in the new E-com act will introduce a registration obligation for data center operators in Norway, with associated information requirements.
Set requirements for proper security in data centers on the level of e-com providers.
The regulation also entails an expanded role and responsibility for the National communications authority, including increased supervision of the data center industry.
To ensure better national control of the data centers in Norway, NOR GVT submitted in 2022, a proposal for new data center regulation in the new E-com act for consultation.
The upcoming work will operationalize the statutory requirements of the data center reg in the new E-com act, the regulatory authority will have access to more data.
The data center industry had until now not been regulated in the same way as the e-com infrastructure despite the industry's strong growth in Norway in recent years.
The bill that was presented on Apr. 12, 2024, is an opportunity to align Norwegian rules re the consent requirements for cookies with the rest of the EEA countries.
The proposal also stipulates that the supervision mission re the use of cookies in the future will be shared between the NOR DP and the National Communications Authority.
EntitledProp. 93 LS (2023–2024) Electronic Communications Act (ekomloven) and consent to the approval of the EEA Committee's decisions no. 274/2021, 275/2021, 276/2021 and 277/2021 on the incorporation into the EEA Agreement of Regulations (EU) 2018/1971, (EU ) 2019/2243 and (EU) 2020/1070 and directive (EU) 2018/1972.
The bill includes introduction of a registration obligation for data centers; subscribers' terms of agreement will be easily accessible and not contain discriminatory terms.
Obligation for people with disabilities to have access to equal communication services.
Consent to cookies must meet the requirements of GDPR's consent; it won't be needed every time a website is opened, but users will have better control over their activity.
Possibility to order a provider to deliver broadband where it is not delivered in any other way to ensure that everyone will get an offer of access to functional internet.
Bill's legislative procedure's steps can be followed on NOR PRL's dedicated webpage.
