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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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.
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.