Press Releases, Media Advisories and Statements

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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New ITU study estimates US$ 428 billion are needed to connect the remaining 3 billion people to the Internet by 2030
17 September 2020 - Connecting Humanity examines the necessary global and regional investments to achieve universal, affordable broadband connectivity for people aged 10 and above

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ITU launches Connect2Recover to reinforce digital infrastructure in countries affected by COVID-19
09 September 2020 - With support from Japan and Saudi Arabia, Connect2Recover will reinforce affordable and reliable connectivity in beneficiary countries as they adjust to the “new normal”

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Prices for telecommunication services continue to decline but do not translate into rapidly increasing Internet penetration rates
19 May 2020 - ITU’s latest global analysis of prices for mobile-voice, mobile-data and fixed-broadband services suggests that affordability is not the only barrier to Internet uptake

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