Building new international connections
With the arrival of a new fibre optic submarine cable in the South Pacific, the Cook Islands government enacted a new policy to open the telecommunications market to competition.
Policy Area Infrastructure & Sharing
Reducing the cost to build new networks
Some Nigerian state governments reduce or remove Right of Way fees in order to stimulate broadband infrastructure development.
Sharing infrastructure to boost rural access
Tanzania is undergoing strategic policy reform to encourage competition and innovation and to guide infrastructure sharing in order to expand connectivity to rural areas.
Supporting innovation and sharing for rural access
Internet para Todos integrates open access principles and innovative technologies to deliver internet access to more than 6.8 million people living in rural areas of Peru.
Facilitating shared infrastructure for a competitive market
India’s enabling regulatory approach to passive and active infrastructure sharing reduces costs for operators and enables rapid deployment of mobile services.
Encouraging shared infrastructure
The regulator has continuously passed regulations to encourage passive infrastructure sharing as a means to expand mobile connectivity.
Building partnerships for affordable backhaul infrastructure
A cross-sectoral partnership helps finance an undersea submarine cable in Vanuatu to completely transform internet access and affordability for its residents across a wide archipelago.
Sharing infrastructure to expand rural coverage
Winning the opportunity to host the World Cup and the Olympics in the same decade was a significant boost to Brazil during a period when it was one of the world’s fastest growing economies. However, this success drew attention to…
Building affordable backbone infrastructure
Uganda addressed years-long delays to launch an ambitious plan to lay fibre-optic backbone infrastructure throughout its entire territory and improve citizen access to government services.