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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...

18 Mar 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: Lebanon Internet Governance Forum highlights
Access Alert: TRAI recommends the Introduction of Calling Name Presentation Service in Indian Telecommunication Network

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...

4 Mar 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: European Commission announces three-pillar approach to connectivity policy

Access Alert: European Commission announces three-pillar approach to connectivity policy

On 21 February, the European Commission presented its widely anticipated white paper on ‘How to master Europe’s digital infrastructure needs?’,...

21 Feb 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: Anatel officially open a second Consultation on Fair Share in Brazil

Access Alert: Anatel officially open a second Consultation on Fair Share in Brazil

The Brazilian telecommunications regulator, Anatel, has opened another round of consultations as part of the Fair Share debate in the...

16 Jan 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: Vietnam’s National Assembly approves revisions on Law on Telecommunications

Access Alert: Vietnam’s National Assembly approves revisions on Law on Telecommunications

Vietnam’s National Assembly (NA) passed the revised Law on Telecommunications on 24 November 2023 as part of its sixth sitting.[1]...

27 Dec 2023 Opinion
Access Alert: Telecommunications Bill passes both houses of Indian Parliament

Access Alert: Telecommunications Bill passes both houses of Indian Parliament

After 138 years, India is modernising its Telecommunications legal framework. Over recent decades, the sector has become a key driver...

22 Dec 2023 Opinion
Access Alert: Another round in the Fair Share Debate in Brazil

Access Alert: Another round in the Fair Share Debate in Brazil

The Brazilian telecommunications regulator, Anatel, has announced a second round of consultations on the “fair share” debate to be opened...

18 Dec 2023 Opinion
Access Alert: Achieving the 5G promised land

Access Alert: Achieving the 5G promised land

Haga clic aquí para leer este publicación en Español. In recent weeks, Argentina and Colombia, two of Latin America’s biggest...

16 Nov 2023 Opinion
Access Alert: China launches consultation to optimise its telecommunications industry

Access Alert: China launches consultation to optimise its telecommunications industry

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) recently launched a public consultation on a draft opinion titled “Innovating the...

3 Nov 2023 Opinion
Access Alert: India launches public consultation on the regulation of OTT services

Access Alert: India launches public consultation on the regulation of OTT services

With a population of around 1.4 billion people, India is now the world’s second-largest telecommunication ecosystem. The current regulatory framework...

13 Jul 2023 Opinion
Access Alert | US National Spectrum Strategy: Comments requested

Access Alert | US National Spectrum Strategy: Comments requested

On 15 March, the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) put forth a request for comments on...

24 Mar 2023 Opinion
Access Alert | FCC plans New Regulatory Framework for Mobile-Satellite Single Network

Access Alert | FCC plans New Regulatory Framework for Mobile-Satellite Single Network

The US Federal Telecommunications Commission (FCC) has started the first regulatory initiative on Supplemental Coverage from Space (SCS), facilitating the...

24 Feb 2023 Opinion
Access Alert | Amendments to the Australian Telecommunications Numbering Plan

Access Alert | Amendments to the Australian Telecommunications Numbering Plan

The Australian Communication and Media Authority (ACMA) has made changes to Australia’s Telecommunications Numbering Plan to reduce phone scams and...

16 Jan 2023 Opinion
Access Alert | Brazilian telecom regulator approves Strategic Plan for 2023-2027; Peruvian government begins reorganisation of 800 MHz band

Access Alert | Brazilian telecom regulator approves Strategic Plan for 2023-2027; Peruvian government begins reorganisation of 800 MHz band

Two key Latin American countries have demonstrated a strong interest in expanding broadband coverage, fostering investment, and maintaining industry dynamism....

25 Nov 2022 Opinion
Access Alert | Bahrain Introduces Telecommunications Regulatory Sandbox

Access Alert | Bahrain Introduces Telecommunications Regulatory Sandbox

The Bahraini Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), has launched a new Innovation Licence to encourage the development and deployment of emerging...

20 Oct 2022 Opinion
Access Alert | Public Consultation on Proposed Amendments to the Australian Numbering Plan 2015

Access Alert | Public Consultation on Proposed Amendments to the Australian Numbering Plan 2015

The Australian Communication and Media Authority (ACMA) has launched a public consultation on various amendments to the Telecommunications Numbering Plan...

11 Oct 2022 Opinion
Access Alert | New Judgments from the Court of Justice of the European Union on Data Retention by Providers of Electronic Communications

Access Alert | New Judgments from the Court of Justice of the European Union on Data Retention by Providers of Electronic Communications

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued two judgments on 20 September 2022 on the legal framework...

11 Oct 2022 Opinion
Access Alert | India Launches a Consultation on the New Telecommunications Bill 2022 

Access Alert | India Launches a Consultation on the New Telecommunications Bill 2022 

With a population of around 1.4 billion people, India is now the world’s second largest telecommunication ecosystem. The current regulatory...

27 Sep 2022 Opinion
Access Alert | Mexican ICT Regulator Green-Lights Government Rescue of Altán Redes

Access Alert | Mexican ICT Regulator Green-Lights Government Rescue of Altán Redes

Mexico’s Federal Telecommunication Institute (IFT) unanimously approved the financing plan set forth by telecommunications company Altán Redes proposing a public-private...

24 Jun 2022 Opinion
Access Alert | The Philippines Fully Liberalises Key Economic Sectors, Including Telecoms

Access Alert | The Philippines Fully Liberalises Key Economic Sectors, Including Telecoms

After huge efforts that spanned decades and multiple Congresses, the Philippines became the latest country in the APAC region to...

22 Mar 2022 Opinion
Telecoms Data File For East Asia and Pacific Islands

Telecoms Data File For East Asia and Pacific Islands

Table 1 – At a Glance Table 2 – Foreign Investors (Financial and Strategic) Table 3 – Telecommunication Markets Table 4 – Pacific Islands – Map, chart of cables, country status, domestic communications coverage, satellite coverage

1 Jan 2005 Reports