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Regulation May 17, 2023

ITU makes $100B funding plea to push digital inclusion

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) set a target of raising $100 billion from the public and private sectors by 2026, cash set to be focused on connectivity projects in the…

By Chris Donkin

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Huawei Network Tech RAN Vendors Regulation November 23, 2022

Huawei teams with UN on Partner2Connect

Huawei committed to supporting the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) help connect 120 million people in remote areas in more than 80 countries by 2025, as it signed up to the…

By Joseph Waring

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Operators Regulation Vodafone September 27, 2022

Universal smartphone access plan backed by ITU body

The ITU backed a range of proposed measures to close the connectivity gap by boosting smartphone adoption, including flexible financing from operators, lower device duties and improved rural distribution routes.

By Chris Donkin

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Operators Regulation Vodafone September 20, 2021

Vodafone, ITU target digital divide closure

Vodafone Group teamed with the United Nations’ International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to tackle a global digital divide by connecting a further 3.4 billion people to the internet by 2030 using…

By Martha DeGrasse

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Network Tech Regulation December 1, 2020

ITU calls for rural coverage action

International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Secretary-General Houlin Zhao (pictured) pointed to connectivity gaps in rural areas as one of the most pressing global issues in the wake of Covid-19 (coronavirus), calling…

By Yanitsa Boyadzhieva

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Regulation Spanish December 1, 2020

La UIT reclama medidas en favor de la cobertura rural

Houlin Zhao (en la foto), secretario general de la Unión Internacional de Telecomunicaciones (UIT), señala que las deficiencias de conectividad en zonas rurales han constituido uno de los problemas más…

By Albert Cuesta

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Regulation April 21, 2020

WHO, ITU turn to SMS to bridge Covid connectivity gap

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and International Telecommunication Union (ITU), with support from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), announced plans to tap telecom companies to contact billions with vital…

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