International civil society organisation Privacy International (PI) has called for the repeal of the Interception of Communication Bill, currently under consideration by lawmakers within Niger Republic.
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Ghana’s Minister of Communication, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has instructed telecom regulator NCA to commence implementing specific policies to ensure a level-playing field for all network operators within the country’s telecom industry.
The President of Liberia, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah has suspended the Chairman of the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA).
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, had also led NCC to meet with Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) to deliberate on RoW issue, where Pantami reminded the governors of the agreement they reached with the National Executive Council in 2013, to slash RoW charges to a flat rate of N145 per linear metre, for national development and in the interest of the country.
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Governor of Kwara of state, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has crashed the Right of Way (RoW) charges for telecommunications and broadband infrastructure firms from N5,500 to N1 per kilometre of fibre.
City of Windhoek councillor Brunhilde Cornelius has cited the Local Authorities Act of 1992 in saying the legislation does not empower the municipality to provide any telecommunications services.
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Over recent years, the presence of online government services has become increasingly common. In 2018, Denmark was ranked first with a near-perfect E-Government Development Index (EGDI) rating of 0.9150. The EGDI assesses e-government development at a national level and is based on three components: online service index, telecommunication infrastructure index and the human capital index.
More Africa NewsPolicy & RegulationTelcos seek clarification as NCC suspends spectrum trading guidelines
Telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced the suspension of its spectrum trading guidelines of 2018.
More Africa NewsPolicy & RegulationNamibia: MTC Flabbergasted By City of Windhoek Fibre License Approval
Mobile Telecommunications Company, MTC, says it is shocked by the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia's decision to award the City of Windhoek a Class Comprehensive Telecommunications Service License.
The new electronic transaction bill proposes the formation of the national Digital Economy Council, which will be tasked with advising the government on building an economy that is based on digital computing technologies.