| Airtel Kenya offers free transactions on Airtel money - 16/03/2020 |
| AIRTEL |
| TELECOM/ICT Operators and Service Providers | Africa | Kenya (Republic of) |
| Airtel Kenya offers free transactions on Airtel money across all bands due to the COVID-19 outbreak, making possible for Kenyans to send and receive money for free. Further to this, in boosting and supporting the SME and micro business enterprise, together with the Central Bank of Kenya they have also revised the transaction limits for mobile money transactions.In partnership with the government, (...) |
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| Encouraging use of digital technologies in tackling COVID-19 - 16/03/2020 |
| Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Africa | Tanzania (United Republic of) |
| 1. Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) assigned a dedicated number, 199, a toll free for Voice/Short Messaging Service (SMS) /USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) for COVID-19 services. 2. The Government through Ministry of Health produce awareness content for use by Mobile Service Providers to disseminate to their subscriber base, thus public is informed on measures need (...) |
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Keywords: e-learning; mobile money; broadcasting; |
| Measures and actions to maintain the continuity of telecom services throughout the national territory during the contingency for COVID-19 - 16/03/2020 |
| Ministry of Communications and Transport |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | The Americas | Mexico |
| Considering that telecommunications and radio broadcasting are public services of general interest, as established by the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States, the Ministry of Communications and Transportation (SCT) and the Ministry of the Interior sent an official letter to the Mexican governors and the chief of Mexico City government, in which they propose measures and actions to (...) |
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| Viasat to Participate in FCC's 'Keep Americans Connected' Initiative - 16/03/2020 |
| Viasat |
| TELECOM/ICT Operators and Service Providers | The Americas | United States of America |
| Viasat to participate in FCC's 'Keep Americans Connected' initiative; pledges to keep customers and small businesses connected during Coronavirus outbreak. In alignment with the FCC's request to all Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Viasat pledges for the next 60 days to: (1) not terminate service to any residential or small business customers because of their inability to pay their bills due to (...) |
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| Viasat's The Keep Americans Connected Pledge - 16/03/2020 |
| Viasat |
| TELECOM/ICT Operators and Service Providers | The Americas | United States of America |
| Viasat has joined with other internet service providers and the FCC in The Keep Americans Connected Pledge, to optimize networks and keep customers connected. Viasat will therefore not terminate service or claim late fees for customers unable to pay and will open its Wi-Fi hotspots to any American who needs them. |
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| Spectrum Allocation to avoid congestion and meet high capacity demand - 16/03/2020 |
| TRC |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Arab States | Jordan (Hashemite Kingdom of) |
| TRC proactively allowed free temporarily spectrum usage for mobile operators to counter attack expected traffic during lock-down periods. The spectrum Included TDD and FDD ranges and technology neutrality for existing ranges. |
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Keywords: high demand, spectrum allocation, congestion |