| Communications and media in Australia: Trends and developments in telecommunications 2020–21 - 10/12/2021 |
| Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Asia & Pacific | Australia |
| This report provides an overview of the Australian telecommunications sector during the 2020–21 financial year. In 2020–21, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic reinforced the importance of home-based Internet services. Drawing on a combination of industry data and primary consumer research, the report describes key developments in the provision, take-up and use of telecommunications infrastructur (...) |
|
Source Link
Perma Link |
| COVID accelerates increase in Internet use - 10/12/2021 |
| Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Asia & Pacific | Australia |
| The COVID-19 pandemic has helped drive rapid growth in Australians' online activity, increasing data downloads and heightening demand for high-speed internet plans, according to recently released research from the ACMA. The research, which explores telecommunications trends, showed there were 8.2 million active broadband connections in Australia as of June 2021, up 11% on the previous year. It als (...) |
|
Source Link
Perma Link |
| ICASA awards provisional radio frequency spectrum assignment to qualifying licensee under the new ICT COVID019 National State of Disaster Regulations - 29/11/2021 |
| ICASA |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Africa | South Africa |
| The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA/the Authority) has concluded its analysis of applications for provisional assignment of radio frequency spectrum under the new ICT COVID-19 National State of Disaster Regulations, 2021, and resolved to grant licences to six (6) electronic communications network operators. The licences are valid for a period of seven (7) months, commen (...) |
|
Source Link
Perma Link Keywords: Provisional radio frequency spectrum assignments |
| ICASA invites applications for the provisional assignment of Radio Frequency Spectrum - 10/11/2021 |
| ICASA |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Africa | South Africa |
| The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA/the Authority) has resolved to invite applications from infrastructure-based mobile network operators for provisional assignment of radio frequency spectrum under the new ICT COVID-19 National State of Disaster Regulations, 2021. In this regard, ICASA has decided to make available the following International Mobile Telecommunications (...) |
|
Source Link
Perma Link Keywords: ICT COVID-19 National State of Disaster Regulations 2021 |
| Three months grace period to allow licensees to wind down their use of temporary radio frequency spectrum - 01/09/2021 |
| ICASA |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Africa | South Africa |
| The Council of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA/the Authority) has resolved that the temporary radio frequency spectrum assigned to licensees will now have to be returned to the Authority by no later 30 November 2021. The temporary radio frequency spectrum was first assigned by means of an expedited ITA during April 2020 on the initial declaration of the National St (...) |
|
Source Link
Perma Link Keywords: Temporary radio frequency spectrum |
| COVID-19 Telehealth Program (Invoices & Reimbursements) - 27/07/2021 |
| FCC |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | The Americas | United States |
| To apply for the second round of funding for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program (Round 2), or to receive additional information on the Round 2 process, please visit the Universal Service Administrative Company's (USAC's) COVID-19 Telehealth Program webpage. The COVID-19 Telehealth Program provides $200 million in funding, appropriated by Congress as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic (...) |
|
Source Link
Perma Link |