Costa Rica's telecommunications industry redoubles efforts to maintain Internet services - 26/03/2020
Ministry of Health; The Ministry of Science, Technology and Telecommunications (Micitt)
TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | The Americas | Costa Rica
MICITT is taking measures to meet the growing demand of Internet, collaborating with the Superintendency of Telecommunications (Sutel), the Chamber of Infocommunication and Technology (Infocom), as well as companies in the sector to monitor networks, in order to analyze the evolution of demand for bandwidth and to guarantee the continuity of services.
ICT are key to public services, remote work and transparency - 26/03/2020
Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (MITIC)
TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | The Americas | Paraguay
The current emergency situation to contain the expansion of the Coronavirus in Paraguay implies many urgent and important decisions. Among these, several have been included related to the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), as key to continue with the services, maintaining the recommended social isolation and also for the transparency of the use of extraordinary resources that (...)

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FCC grants AT&T temporary spectrum access for Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands to meet growing broadband needs during COVID-19 pandemic - 26/03/2020
Federal Communication Commission (FCC)
TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | The Americas | United States
The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau today granted Special Temporary Authority to AT&T to use additional spectrum to serve Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Notice issued by TRA-Oman on the Measures taken by the Sultanate of Oman to Guarantee the Provision of Telecommunication Services to Limit the Spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic and mitigate its Effects - 26/03/2020
Oman Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA-Oman)
TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Arab States | Oman
In line with the efforts taken by the Sultanate to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the following important measures were taken to ensure the continuity of the telecom services and avoid network congestion due to increased demand: a. To coordinate with the licensees to ensure the business continuity for the provision of telecommunications services and maintain its quality during the current circums (...)

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الابتكار في وسائل التوعية - 26/03/2020
وزارة الإتصالات وتقنية المعلومات - صنعاء
TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Arab States | Yemen
إن توعية الناس في هذه الظروف يشكل عامل مهم لتجاوز المحنة، ولا بد من ابتكار طرق لرفع الوعي، وهذا ما قامت به شركات المحمول في اليمن، حيث قامت بتثبيت نغمات توعوية، فكل مكالمة صادرة إلى هاتف محمول كانت تعني رسالة توعوية صوتية للمتصل، وبالإضافة إلى المحتوى العالمي المعروف، فقد تم أيضا تثبيت نغمات توعية ذا محتوى محلي أبلغ وأسرع. Educating people in these circumstances is an important factor to overcome (...)

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تخفيضات "خليك بالبيت" - 26/03/2020
وزارة الإتصالات وتقنية المعلومات - صنعاء
TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Arab States | Yemen
نظرا لأن اللقاح الوحيد المتوفر اليوم لهذا الوباء هو بقاء الناس في منازلهم، فقد قامت المؤسسة العامة للاتصالات، تشجيعا لبقاء الناس في منازلهم، بدراسة تخفيضات 50% على الهاتف الثابت ليقضي الناس حوائجهم بالهاتف الثابت ما أمكن.Given that the only solution for this epidemic is that people stay in their homes, the Telecommunications Corporation, in order to encourage people to stay in their homes, has s (...)

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