Press Releases, Media Advisories and Statements

Broadband Commission urges collaborative action to accelerate connectivity and progress on Sustainable Development Goals
16 September 2023 - Public-private partnership highlights investments and policies to bring digital benefits to all by 2030

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Population of global offline continues steady decline to 2.6 billion people in 2023
12 September 2023 - Accelerating progress is key in race toward universal and meaningful connectivity

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UNHCR - ITU Joint Press Release
04 July 2023 - Refugee connectivity – A bold approach to connect millions forced to flee

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Broadband Commission calls for people-centred solutions to achieve universal connectivity
20 September 2021 - Global call for frontier technologies, impactful partnerships and collaborative financing approaches to unleash the power of connectivity

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Digital regulators need to collaborate to “build forward better” after COVID
28 June 2021 - ITU’s 21st Global Symposium for Regulators issues new guidelines to drive faster, more inclusive connectivity

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Broadband Commission deliberates building an inclusive post-COVID digital future
23 March 2021 - Calls for innovative mechanisms and impactful partnerships to make the best use of broadband Internet

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Nearly half of people with 4G network coverage remain offline, mainly due to high cost of Internet access
04 March 2021 - ITU and A4AI publish “The affordability of ICT services 2020”

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New ITU publication to help policy-makers to extend Internet access and use to unconnected communities
16 December 2020 - Addresses constraints posed by gaps in infrastructure deployment and service affordability

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Household Internet access in urban areas twice as high as in rural areas
30 November 2020 - Estimates on Internet access in small island developing states and landlocked developing countries available for the first time

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Broadband Commission calls on world leaders to prioritize universal connectivity as fundamental to sustainable development & global recovery
18 September 2020 - New ‘State of Broadband’ report warns of stark inequalities laid bare by COVID-19 crisis

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