Romanian regulator ANCOM (National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications) has begun a consultation on its upcoming 5G spectrum auctions.
The seven-month ban imposed on Twitter by the Nigerian government was unlawful, according to a ruling by the ECOWAS court, the judicial organ of the Economic Community of West African States, which has the responsibility of resolving disputes related to the interpretation of the community’s treaty, protocols and conventions.
Lithuania’s Communications Regulatory Authority (RRT / Rysiu Reguliavimo Tarnyba) has invited bids for the next available lot of 5G mobile spectrum.
In a rather unusual escalation of a dispute between Apple and Ericsson, it seems both the import and sale of 5G iPhones and iPads have been banned in Colombia where a court has determined that Apple's products infringe on a 5G patent owned by Ericsson.
Two of the four panels set up by Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) have voted against approving a proposed merger between operators True and dtac.
Hungary’s National Media and Communications Authority (NMHH) has announced that it is extending its device replacement subsidy scheme until 31st March 2023.
Russia’s State Commission for Radio Frequencies (SCRF) has agreed to repurpose millimetre wave (mmWave) frequencies for 5G access networks.
Twitter has commenced a legal challenge against content takedown orders issue by the Indian government.
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has told leading operator Grameenphone that it must stop selling new SIMs in the latest escalation of an ongoing dispute over quality of service.
Togolese regulator ARCEP (Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Posts) has imposed a fine on operator Togocom for “serious breaches of its [service] obligation.”
The Philippines’ bureaucracy-busting Anti Red Tape Authority (ARTA) appears to have had second thoughts on a previous ruling in which it approved a spectrum holding to be issued to NOW Telecom.
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has laid out the rules for building captive non-public networks (CNPNs) – or private 5G networks.
India’s controversial new cybersecurity rules may still be going ahead, but there has been a slight change of plan. There’s been an extension of almost 60 days to the date on which the legal requirement to report security breaches and keep customer information comes into force.
A number of spectrum announcements have been made in recent days that could further help India’s operators’ ongoing rollout plans – if they are put into effect.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has refused to sign a controversial ICT Practitioners Bill into law.
Following India’s upcoming spectrum auctions, 5G rollouts are expected across August and September.
Uruguay’s communications watchdog URSEC, gave permission to Cable Montevideo, Tractoral, Korfield, Praimar and Riselco to sell broadband internet services.
South Africa will outright ban retailers from importing and selling 2G devices at the end of March next year as the country pushes to modernise its telecoms infrastructure.
PLDT has pressed the Philippines’ government to clarify how its proposed Open Access in Data Transmission Act will distinguish between telecom operators and data transmission players.
India’s long-promised 5G auctions will begin on 26 July. This was announced on Wednesday by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in a notice of inviting applications (NIA).
There’s been yet another instance of governments trying to grapple with the question of whether and how to regulate online discussion, this time from Nigeria, whose government is apparently planning to require social media platforms to open local offices.
Estonia has opened bidding for the second of the three 3.5GHz licences that it plans to sell at auction.
Israel’s Minister of Communications, Yoaz Hendel, has announced plans for the gradual abolition over a three-year period of connectivity rates for the networks of cellular companies and landline telephone companies.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has reportedly mandated operators to pay levies totalling $180 million per year which operators have apparently refused to pay, reported Bloomberg.
Following last week’s report that ExpressVPN has decided to remove its servers from India, a second VPN provider, Surfshark, has also shut down its physical servers in the country.
Last week came news from The Federation of Businesses of the Congo (FEC)’s telecom commission that a hike in telecoms tariffs was on the way. But the telecoms regulator ARPTC has responded by saying it can’t happen.
Indian government proposals that the government says are aimed at improving cybersecurity have come under fire as some digital rights advocates, and firms in the VPN space, argue they could be open to abuse.
Sri Lanka’s government is increasing the country’s Telecommunication Levy from 11.25% to 15% as part of a broader spate of tax hikes that will also see VAT rise from 8% to 12%.
The Communications Regulatory Commission (CRC) of Colombia is easing regulation around rural network deployments to incentivise regional ISPs to expand into previously unconnected areas.
Elisa has bagged the first available concession in Estonia’s 3.5GHz spectrum auctions.
Chilean regulator Subtel (Subsecretaria de Telecomunicaciones / Department of Telecommunications) has plotted a course towards settling an ongoing dispute over 3.5GHz spectrum licensing.
The recently announced Nigerian government plan to impose a tax on phone calls in order to finance free healthcare for the vulnerable has come under fire from the country’s operator association.
Lithuania’s Communications Regulatory Authority (RRT / Rysiu Reguliavimo Tarnyba) has commenced the sale of 700MHz spectrum for 5G mobile use.
The government of Botswana is implementing new measures to help expand connectivity across the country.
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