| Leveraging ICTs in the Fight against COVID-19 Pandemic - ICT/Telecommunications Regulatory interventions - 30/04/2020 |
| Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Africa | Kenya |
| The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has unveiled a number of regulatory measures to complement Government efforts toward combating the COVID-19 pandemic. Broadcasters are now required to air Ministry of Health Public Service Announcements (PSA) at no cost. As at May 10, more than 43,000 PSAs had been aired. The Authority has also designated the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development’s (...) |
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| Leveraging ICTs in the Fight Against COVID-19 Pandemic - 30/04/2020 |
| Communications Authority of Kenya |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Africa | Kenya |
| The Kenya Government has invested heavily in ICT infrastructure seeing 99.9% of its citizens connected mainly via mobile phones; with 2G and 3G-network coverage of about 96% and 93% of the population respectively.This connectivity has hugely supported voice communication among citizens across the country and has aided the dissemination of COVID-19 specific messaging by the Government. The widespre (...) |
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| MINTEL promotes digitization in the health emergency - 30/04/2020 |
| Ministry of Telecommunications and the Information Society (MINTEL) |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | The Americas | Ecuador |
| The Ministry of Telecommunications and the Information Society (MINTEL), in its power as governing body of the Simplification of Procedures, according to Executive Decree No. 982, coordinated with the National Directorate of Public Data Registration (Dinardap), the General Directorate Civil Registry, Identification and Cedulation (DIGERIC), and the Internal Revenue Service (SRI), for the digitizat (...) |
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| Dispositions to guarantee continuity competition and sustainable development of public telecommunication services during national emergency - 30/04/2020 |
| OSIPTEL |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | The Americas | Peru |
| Allow contracting of new services and number portability through a mechanism that guarantees correct validation of the contractor identity and respects health protocols. |
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| Measures to be applied until the end of confinement by Algerie Telecom - 30/04/2020 |
| Algerie Télécom |
| TELECOM/ICT Operators and Service Providers | Arab States | Algeria |
| Algerie Télécom informs that all of its provisions planned in the context of the fight against the spread of COVID-19 are extended until the end of the crisis period. |
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| Free access to emergency health care and foreign affairs hot lines and websites - 30/04/2020 |
| Beelin |
| TELECOM/ICT Operators and Service Providers | CIS countries | Uzbekistan |
| We are trying to create all the conditions for the use of telecommunications services to ensure social protection of the population, as well as to take comprehensive measures to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. Free access to emergency health care and foreign affairs hot lines and websites. Free access to TV channels via Beeline TV App. Free access to educational resources. |
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