| TKK issues decision postponing second 5G auction from April to later date - 31/03/2020 |
| Telekom-Control-Kommission (TKK) |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Europe | Austria |
| The Telekom-Control-Kommission (TKK) decided to indefinitely postpone the second 5G auction, originally scheduled for April 2020. The decision comes in response to the Federal Government’s measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. The TKK assured that this postponement would not jeopardise the rollout of 5G. Since spectrum was awarded last year in the first 5G auction, there are now sufficient f (...) |
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| Emergency Preparedness/Accessibility - 31/03/2020 |
| Communications Regulatory Agency (CRA) |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Europe | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Considering the importance of telecommunication services for citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the time of the declared state of emergency/the state of natural or other disasters in Bosnia and Herzegovina due to the corona virus pandemic, Communications Regulatory Agency (CRA) appealed to the operators of public telecommunications networks and services to comply with the following: - Ensure ur (...) |
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| Moldtelecom: Unlimited calls, maximum grid of TV channels, online services, free cards and phones - 31/03/2020 |
| Moldtelecom |
| TELECOM/ICT Operators and Service Providers | Europe | Moldova |
| Moldtelecom is offering unlimited calls in the Unite and Moldtelecom network, to all Unite subscribers to mobile services, individuals and legal entities, both Prepay and subscription, for 2 months, until May 31. Moldtelecom offered the Chisinau City Hall 250 SIM cards containing unlimited calls in the Unite and Moldtelecom network to be used by the volunteers of the initiative group "Together aga (...) |
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| BEREC report on the status of Internet capacity in light of COVID-19 crisis - 30/03/2020 |
| Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) |
| International and Regional Organizations | International |
| The European Commission has requested that BEREC deliver regular monitoring, at least twice a week, and signal any significant unexpected event of the Internet traffic situation in each Member State linked to the Covid-19 pandemic.The main findings of the first information gathering exercise by BEREC on 24 March 2020, showed that the overall traffic on fixed and on mobile networks has increased du (...) |
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| Satellite service to help remote medical clinics combat Covid-19 across Asia Pacific - 30/03/2020 |
| Kacific Broadband Satellites Group |
| TELECOM/ICT Operators and Service Providers | International |
| Kacific Broadband Satellites Group is offering over 1,000 Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs) at no cost. The VSATs can be used for rapid deployment and fast-tracked connection to the internet for healthcare departments throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Kacific is collaborating with local services partners and governments to provide special bandwidth pricing packages of US$1.7/Gbyte or less. |
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| Wide Measures Implemented for Communications to combat COVID-19 - 30/03/2020 |
| National Institute of Communications of Mozambique (INCM) |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Africa | Mozambique |
| New regulations are granting a different array of measures for telecommunications operators in light of the Coronavirus health threat. Among many features, one is that operators must provide free communications services and Internet to health authorities, educational institutions, and others. |
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