| COVID-19: MTN Foundation provides free access to online educational platforms - 04/04/2020 |
| MTN Foundation |
| TELECOM/ICT Operators and Service Providers | Africa | Cameroon |
| MTN Foundation announces that, it is providing free access to websites and other digital platforms dedicated to education from MTN’s network in Cameroon. This initiative, which is part of the national response to the spread of COVID-19, will enable pupils, students and teachers to access the educational resources they need, without consuming their airtime or internet bundles, at this time when sch (...) |
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| Extend the deadline of the regulatory tax payment corresponding to march 2020 and yearly tax of 2019 - 04/04/2020 |
| OSIPTEL |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | The Americas | Peru |
| Extend the deadline of the regulatory tax payment corresponding to march 2020 and yearly tax of 2019 in order to ease the economic damage to firms due to customer’s lack of payment derived from the state of emergency. • Context: the economic situation of many subscribers has been negatively affected with compulsory lockdown and thus, they may not be able to pay their telecom bills. On the other h (...) |
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| INTELSAT remains committed to keeping customers and partners supported, informed and connected - 03/04/2020 |
| INTELSAT |
| TELECOM/ICT Operators and Service Providers | International |
| Like many organizations, Intelsat has taken numerous steps to protect the health and safety of our employees and prevent any disruption to our customers’ operations. Some of those steps include:- Establishing a COVID-19 Task Force, which meets daily, to ensure business continuity and preventative safety measures are in place and working effectively. This task force includes our company medical sta (...) |
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| Momentum Builds as 28 Associations From Around the World Join Call for Uniform Guidance for Essential Tech Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic - 03/04/2020 |
| Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) and 28 trade associations |
| Technical Community and Civil Society | International |
| ICT industry voices from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, EU, France, India, Japan, U.K., and the U.S. sign ITI’s call to policymakers worldwide to adopt clear and uniform guidance to allow ICT workers to continue providing essential services during the pandemic. |
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| Free Digital Community Notice Board & Resources - 03/04/2020 |
| Zenzeleni community networks |
| Technical Community and Civil Society | Africa | South Africa |
| One of the biggest challenges we experience in the rural communities during COVID-19 is access and to reliable, relevant and applicable information (specially in the local language isiXhosa). As most of the information published nationally and internationally used urban case scenarios, many of the preventative measures were not applicable to the rural context. This translated into heightened risk (...) |
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| Prohibition to increase communication tariffs - 03/04/2020 |
| Conseil National des Télécommunications (CONATEL) |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | The Americas | Haiti |
| Strongly concerned about the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic in Haiti, CONATEL informs the general public that, while continuing to assess, with attention, the needs and necessary adaptations of the telecommunications sector through the availability and maintenance of telecommunications services in the management of the crisis and the country's production capacities, it is strictly forbidden fo (...) |
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