WDR has joined forces with Intelecon Research and Consulting to provide a Regulatory News Service. The service offers up-to-date news of issues and events impacting on emerging markets and developing countries. The news is provided by Intelecon Research and Consultancy Ltd., strategy consultants focussing on telecommunications in emerging markets, developing countries and rural areas.
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Ghana: GT to Be Broken Up? |
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Wednesday, 09 March 2005 |
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Ghana’s largest telecommunications service provider, Ghana Telecom (GT), has made a lot of progress in the last three years. Significantly, it has moved from being a loss-making company to being profitable. |
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Kenya: Telkom Told to Restore VOIP Service |
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Monday, 07 March 2005 |
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The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has ordered Telkom Kenya to restore the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services it suspended last month. Sema, which offers the VoIP calling card service, allows Kenyans to call the US and Europe for as little Sh10. |
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Algeria: Fixed-Line Phone Licenses Awarded |
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Wednesday, 02 March 2005 |
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Orascom Telecom and state-owned Telecom Egypt secured a US$ 65 million tender for a 15-year fixed-line license in Algeria, the head of the telecommunications regulatory authority, Mohamed Belfoudil, said. |
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Costa Rica to Consider Criminalising VoIP |
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Tuesday, 01 March 2005 |
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The growth in international VoIP calls has prompted Costa Rica’s state-owned telecommunications monopoly Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) to propose legislation that could criminalise the use of Internet telephone calls. |
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Thailand: NTC to work with Ericsson on licensing rules |
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Friday, 25 February 2005 |
Thailand's National Telecom Commission (NTC) has selected the consortium of Ericsson Thailand and Baker & McKenzie as its consultant to draw up guidelines for new telecommunications licensing rules.
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Brazil: Telemar to fulfill universal access objectives |
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Thursday, 24 February 2005 |
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Brazilian fixed-line provider Telemar is signing contracts with telecommunications equipment suppliers in order to fulfill its universalisation targets established by Anatel, the telecommunications regulator. |
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Tanzania: Telecom monopoly ends |
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Wednesday, 23 February 2005 |
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The Tanzania Telecommunication Company’s (TTCL) monopoly ended on February 22. The Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority (TCRA) said it would award a license to a competitor this week and was prepared to allow more operators to enter the market. |
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Ukraine: Ukrtelecom not on 2005 privatisation list |
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Thursday, 17 February 2005 |
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Ukraine's deputy prime minister Anatoly Kinakh announced that the new Ukrainian government has no plans to sell state-owned telecommunications operator Ukrtelecom in 2005. |
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Iran: Mobile license will be retendered if Turkcell quits |
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Wednesday, 16 February 2005 |
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Iran will retender the license for a second mobile network if Turkcell quits the deal currently in the works because lawmakers changed the terms of the license. |
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Costa Rica: ICE considering VoIP regulations |
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Tuesday, 15 February 2005 |
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Costa Rica's telecommunications monopoly ICE is considering whether to regulate VoIP. |
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