Building inclusive Universal Service and Access Fund (USAF) projects
The USAF takes an inclusive approach to help deliver ICT access to women in rural communities and narrow the digital gender gap.
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Providing ICT centres for universal access
The Technology for Economic Development (Tech4ED) project – with over 2,200 public access centres since 2015 – helps provide ICT connectivity to thousands across the Philippines.
Spurring rural development with USAF investment
Rwanda narrowed its digital divide with the establishment of and successful intervention by its USAF.
Engaging consumers in market regulations
The South African regulator delivers on pro-consumer regulations as it engages with popular campaigns in the telecommunications sector.
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.
Building the infrastructure for rural connectivity
As a landlocked country, Bolivia has a number of challenges that require a robust policy response to improve its telecommunications sector. Mountainous terrain, a lack of access to the sea, relative economic isolation from the rest of the world, cataclysmic…
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…
Expanding international connectivity
Launching the first mobile network in sub-Saharan Africa in 1992 and one of the first African countries to have full internet connectivity beginning in 1993, Ghana has long been a telecommunications leader. In 1994, the government launched the Accelerated Development…
Closing the digital divide with universal service leadership
Until 2009, Costa Rica’s state-owned monopoly, the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, controlled all of the island nation’s telecommunications services. This monopoly ended when the Central American Free Trade Agreement came into force and opened up the country’s telecommunications sector to…
Treating mobile phones as essential for all
The Kenyan telecommunications sector dramatically changed over the first decade of the new millennium. In 2000, only three of every 100 people in Kenya used the internet. From that year onwards, the telecommunications industry was liberalized, initiating a steady decline…
Encouraging public participation in telecoms regulation
In India, participatory processes are an integral component for the regulator to develop the telecommunications sector and ensure that actions respond to the needs of all citizens. The Indian telecommunications market is one of the oldest in the world and…
Planning spectrum for all communities
After identifying unassigned spectrum in the 850MHz band, Mexico seized an opportunity to democratize a public good and increase the number of citizens with internet access.After identifying unassigned spectrum in the 850MHz band, Mexico seized an opportunity to democratize a public good and increase the number of citizens with internet access.