Panamá líder en ampliar espectro a móviles por COVID-19 - 08/04/2020
Autoridad Nacional de los Servicios Públicos (ASEP)
TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | The Americas | Panama
Panamá se sitúa como el único país de América Latina en asignar más espectro radioeléctrico de manera temporal a los operadores, contribuyendo a aumentar considerablemente el tráfico de mensajes vía digital desde que se tomaron las medidas de aislamiento durante la contingencia por la pandemia del COVID-19. ASEP autorizó proporcionar de forma gratuita (por 90 días) 120 MHz adicionales de la banda (...)

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Deferred Payment for Spectrum User Fees due to the Spread of COVID-19 Infection - 08/04/2020
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Asia & Pacific | Japan
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan has decided to defer the collection of payments for spectrum user fees from April 8, 2020 in areas where emergency measures are to be taken due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
KDDI Corporation offers free of charge e-books unlimited plans for those who stay at home due to school shut down and working from home - 08/04/2020
KDDI Corporation
TELECOM/ICT Operators and Service Providers | Asia & Pacific | Japan
Considering the outbreak of the COVID-19, from March 9 to April 30, 2020, KDDI Corporation offers a free of charge e-books unlimited plans for those who stay at home due to school shut down and working from home. Customers who have newly joined these plans during the period of use of this measure will be automatically unsubscribed on April 30, 2020 after the termination of this offer, so they can (...)

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Temporary information infrastructure by emergency telecommunication system - 08/04/2020
NTT Advanced Technology
TELECOM/ICT Operators and Service Providers | Asia & Pacific | Japan
An MDRU based on ITU-T Recommendation L.392, which is designed for providing emergency telecommunication infrastructure in the event of telecommunication disruption due to a large-scale disaster, can be used as a temporary information infrastructure when citizens were restricted for outing. MDRU can provide COVID-19 preventive and/or relief support information to mildly ill persons in temporary me (...)

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ILO assesses the impact of COVID-19 on the world of work - 07/04/2020
International Labour Organization
International and Regional Organizations | International
The ILO’s 2nd edition assessment concerning the possible impacts of COVID-19 on the world of work proposes a range of policy options to mitigate the impacts of the pandemic and facilitate strong and fast recovery​.
Statement: CITEL to face COVID-19 - 07/04/2020
Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL)
International and Regional Organizations | International
The Secretariat CITEL, specialized agency in Information Technology and Communications/Telecommunications (ICT) of the Organization of American States (OAS), has joined the actions that the OAS has undertaken to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus. A statement was prepared covering the following: 1. Streamline actions to encourage the expansion of Internet coverage and other telecommunications (...)

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