Tag archive: Telecommunications
A New Horizon for Telecommunications in Mexico: The Telco Reform
The Senate approved the new Telecommunications Law, as well as the reforms to the Federal Economic Competition Law, during an...
Access Alert: Takeaways from ITU Council Meeting 2025
2025 marks the 160th anniversary of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the United Nations body responsible for coordinating global telecommunication...
Access Alert: South Africa Signals Positive Change For Connectivity
The benefits of increasing internet access and broadband connectivity have been estimated and measured by several studies. The World Bank...
Access Alert: Changes Pending to Mexico’s Telecoms Reform
On 25 April, President Sheinbaum halted progress of her new Telecommunications Law in the Senate, opening it up for further...
Access Alert: Mexico’s Competition Reforms Contrast with Telecommunications Bill
On 24 April, President Sheinbaum sent her bill to reform the Federal Economic Competition Law to the Senate. The bill...
Access Alert: The New Telecom Reform a Turning Point for Mexico’s Digital Future
President Claudia Sheinbaum has taken another step by presenting an ambitious reform to the Telecommunications Law in México. By doing...
Access Alert: The Impact of 25% US Tariffs on Mexico’s Telecom Industry
President Trump recently declared that the proposed 25% tariff would be imposed on goods from Mexico and Canada starting this...
Evolving Scams, Evolving Regulations: The Balance Between KYC and Consumer Education
The alarming increase of fraudulent calls and scam text messages have propelled regulatory authorities worldwide to tighten Know Your Customer...
Connecting French Polynesia: The Opportunity for Growth and Innovation
For French Polynesia and other similar small island developing states, connectivity has always been a challenge. With a small national...
Access Alert: Mexico’s New Agency for Digital Transformation and Telecommunications Takes Form
President Claudia Sheinbaum has identified digital transformation as a key strategic element of Plan Mexico, in which she aims to...
Access Alert: US Appeals Court Strikes Down FCC Net Neutrality Rules
On 2 January, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) net...
Access Alert: What the abolition of Mexico’s telecoms and competition regulators means and what to do next
Mexico’s Congress has approved the constitutional reform for the elimination of the Federal Institute of Telecommunications (IFT) and the Federal...
Access Alert: Mexico’s telecommunications and competition authorities set to be dissolved
Overview On 13 October, Deputy Ricardo Monreal, leader of the ruling Morena party, announced that reforms to eliminate the Federal...
Access Alert: Mexico presses ahead with dissolution of telecoms regulator
Mexico is pushing forward with a constitutional reform package that proposes the extinction of IFT and Cofece, the autonomous bodies...
Access Alert: Update on Mexico’s Regulatory Reforms: What You Need to Know
In recent developments, Mexico is moving forward with a constitutional reform aimed at dissolving several key autonomous agencies, including the...
Access Alert: Colombian telecoms industry faces shakeup with potential Millicom-Telefonica merger
Colombia’s telecoms market has sparked considerable attention involving two of the country’s biggest telcos in recent days, with Millicom bidding...
Access Alert: US federal court finds Universal Service Fund unconstitutional
On 24 July, the US Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in Consumers’ Research v. FCC that...
Access Alert: Mexican elections 2024 results – what to expect for the tech sector
On 2 June, Mexicans went to the polls to elect a new president, all congressional seats, and nearly 20,000 state-level...
Elections in Mexico and their impact on telecommunications
On 2 June, Mexico’s presidential and legislative elections will take place, as well as those of the authorities of some...
Access Alert: Lebanon Internet Governance Forum highlights
Access Partnership attended this year’s Lebanon Internet Governance Forum (IGF) – one of the many National and Regional IGF initiatives...
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...