This post is based on original A4AI research on data pricing in low- and middle-income countries. The cost of mobile data for consumers in low and middle-income countries has fallen across all regions studied as part of the Alliance for…
This edition of The Web Untangled, a series from The Web Foundation dedicated to unpacking issues core to digital access and rights, looks at Meaningful Connectivity — a new target from A4AI that measures not only if someone has access…
This post was written by Sonia Jorge, Executive Director of the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), Head of Digital Inclusion at the Web Foundation, and Dhanaraj Thakur, Research Director at the Web Foundation. At the end of 2018, as half…
This edition of The Web Untangled, a series from The Web Foundation dedicated to unpacking issues core to digital access and rights, explores the rise of internet taxes and their impact. Taxes, it’s been said, are the ‘price we pay…
This post was written by Eleanor Sarpong, Deputy Director and Policy Lead, A4AI. Follow Eleanor on Twitter @Ellasarpong. As leaders and players in the telecommunications industry converge in Kigali for GSMA’s Mobile360 Africa conference this week, it’s time to reflect…
Today at the 7th Congreso Latinoamericano de Telecomunicaciones in Argentina, the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) joined the Rural Women’s Alliance. Launched in December 2018, the initiative aims to empower rural women through information and communications technology — directly contributing…
Governments across the globe are establishing consumer taxes for over-the-top (OTT) services — including social media apps — as a way to generate revenue in the age of digital economy. This trend is particularly apparent across Sub-Saharan Africa, where such…
This post was written by Teddy Woodhouse, A4AI Research Analyst and Advocate. It was adapted from a longer article, originally published on poliTICs 29, in Portuguese. Follow @TeddyWoodhouse on Twitter. Users across Latin America and the Caribbean who use 1GB…
Web Foundation Research Director Dhanaraj Thakur looks at different methods for calculating the price of mobile broadband data — and why it matters for policymakers. The biggest barrier for people getting online today is the cost of data. While many…
This post was written by Eleanor Sarpong, Deputy Director and Policy Lead, A4AI. At this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona the buzzword on everybody’s lips was 5G. It was impossible not to be seduced by the many ideas…
Webinar: Impact of social media tax on internet affordability Date & Time: Wednesday, May 8, 2019, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT Please sign up on Eventbrite. Registrants will receive the login information for the webinar. Many governments across the…
This post is based on a research paper exploring the possible impacts of taxation on the ICT sector in Benin. In September 2018, the Benin government proposed a tax on over-the-top services. The proposed tax was two-fold: a 5% tax…