Togolese regulator ARCEP has ordered local mobile operator Moov to attend a public hearing to explain its subpar quality of service.

The Communications Authority of Kenya has decided to approve the framework authorising the use of the TV White Space (TVWS) spectrum.

Things are continuing to get tricky for WhatsApp, with further unfavourable responses to the Facebook-owned service’s proposed data use policy.

Days after confirming that Jamaica’s 700MHz tender had been successful, the Minister of Science, Energy and Technology Daryl Vaz has named domestic operator Rock Mobile as the island nation’s third licensee.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law the bill granting DITO Telecommunity Corp., the country's third major telecommunication service provider, a new 25-year franchise.

The Private Investment Promotion Agency of Peru (Proinversión), one of whose responsibilities is to foster investment in infrastructure projects through public-private partnerships, is asking for bidders for two projects involving the provision of public telecommunications services in Peru’s urban and rural areas.

Jamaica’s Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) has reportedly received multiple offers in its recent 700MHz spectrum tender, and is in the process of deciding a winner.

Moldova's National Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Information Technology ANRCETI, has initiated an auction for issuing 5 licenses for the use of radio frequencies in the bands 450 MHz, e900 MHz, and 2600 MHz.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has floated a consultation paper to discuss the various aspects of tariff orders and their validity.

Guatemala’s telecom infrastructure has suffered from years of underinvestment from state and provincial governments.

Suriname is the smallest nation on the South American continent, with about 580,000 inhabitants. The only Dutch-speaking nation in South America, it has close affinities with the Caribbean, and is a member of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM).

Haiti’s economic and social indicators remain far lower than the average for Latin America and the Caribbean.

For many years Oman’s mobile market was a duopoly between the incumbent telco Omantel and its challenger Ooredoo Oman.

The wave of attempts in many countries to bring multiple SIM card use under control is continuing, this time in Togo.

Lycamobile, which describes itself as the world’s largest mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), has been awarded a National Telecommunications Operator (NTO) licence in Uganda. It now becomes Uganda’s fourth national operator alongside Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL), MTN and Airtel.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced plans to make the mid-band spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band (3550-3700 MHz) available for 5G and other advanced wireless services to an array of operators.

America Movil has been ordered to pay $2.2 million to cover the legal costs of its case against the state of Colombia, in which the operator accused the government of illegally expropriating its local subsidiary Comcel.

The Polish Competition and Consumer Protection Office (UOKiK) president, Thomas Crostney, has initiated proceedings against TeleGo telephone company, saying the company misled customers and presented itself as their current operator.

Could we be getting closer to full-scale 4G rollout in Afghanistan? Apparently, additional spectrum has become available in the country in the 1800MHz, 2100MHz and 2600MHz bands for 4G services – and will be auctioned soon.

The National Information Technology Authority Uganda (NITA-U), might be abolished or merged with the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), in a move to merge government agencies and authorities whose roles seem to be duplicated.

Telecoms services are being affected – directly or indirectly – by authorities in Ghana and Uganda looking for ways to raise revenue.

Nigerian regulator the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and satcoms provider Nigerian Communications Satellite (NigComSat) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the use of C-band spectrum to boost 5G services in Nigeria.

Benin has begun tendering for a new mobile network operator, with foreign firms invited to participate on the grounds that they already operate a telecoms network.

Peru’s Ministry of Transport and Communications (Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones or MTC) has modified its National Frequency Attribution Plan enabling unlicensed access to the 6 GHz band (1,200 MHz) in Peru.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia considered the petition of Russian telecom operators and preliminarily approved a cooperation agreement for the construction and launch of fifth-generation 5G cellular networks.

According to Nigerian press reports, Nigerians now have another new deadline by which to link their National Identification Numbers (NINs) to their SIM cards.

India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has allowed the three private telcos, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio Infocomm, and Vi (formerly Vodafone Idea) as well as state-run telco Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) to start 5G trials in the country. But none of them will be using the technologies of Chinese entities.