Policy, Page 48
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Mon, December 16th, 17:20 · Nick Sato
Nigeria slaps $7.5m fine on operators over poor network services
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has fined four major operators in the country US$7.5 million after they failed to meet the minimum Quality of Service (QoS) parameters issued by the regulator for the months of March and April 2012. → Read more
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Fri, December 13th, 16:20 · Tom Jackson
SANRAL removes online e-toll bill checking feature
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has removed a feature on its website that allowed anyone to check the outstanding e-toll fees of any vehicle. → Read more
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Fri, December 13th, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Twitter reverses changes to block feature
Twitter has reversed changes to its block functionality less than a day after implementing them, following critical feedback from users. → Read more
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Fri, December 13th, 12:20 · Richard Cutcher
Delay in move to Delphi teaching in SA schools
The move to standardise the syllabus for computer programming in South African schools has been put on hold by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) due to pressure from stakeholders. → Read more
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Fri, December 13th, 10:20 · Richard Cutcher
Ghana introduces standard for STBs
Ghana’s communications regulator has introduced a standard quality for the set-top boxes needed for the digital migration that must take place by June 2015. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 20:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Joburg, Lagos, Cairo rank low in ICT usage – report
Johannesburg, Lagos and Cairo all rank in the bottom half of cities surveyed for a new report considering ICT usage, infrastructure capacity and affordability of communications in the socio-economic environment worldwide. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 19:00 · Tom Jackson
Glo enters anti-SIM Box fraud partnership
Glo Mobile Ghana has selected mobile anti-fraud specialist Revector to tackle SIM box fraud on its network, having previously been criticised by the National Communications Agency (NCA) for the high proportion of the scams on its network. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
CCK toughens SIM registration regulations
The Communications Commission of Kenya is replacing its SIM card registration regulations, increasing the cost of registering cards. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 14:30 · Richard Cutcher
Ghana MPs not bribed for ZTE contract – speaker
Edward Doe Adjaho, Ghana’s speaker of parliament, has denied the allegation that some MPs were bribed to approve a US$129.9 million contract with Chinese technology company ZTE for a national security system. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 13:20 · Tom Jackson
SANRAL denies fabricating e-tag sales numbers
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has denied accusations by the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) it fabricated the number of e-tags it says it has sold. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 12:40 · Richard Cutcher
ICT leaders praise Egypt strategy
Private sector leaders have praised the development of Egypt’s ICT strategy for 2017, after Atefy Helmy, minister of ICT, outlined its key features. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
SANRAL fabricated e-tag sale numbers – OUTA
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) has accused the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) of fabricating its figures for e-tag sales, saying its own research showed sales were less than half those claimed by the state-owned company. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher
NCC could take back spectrum
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is considering recalling spectrum currently being under-used by broadband providers as it tries to increase web access. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 20:00 · Richard Cutcher
East Africa goes live with payments system
Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda have gone live with the East African Payments System (EAPS), with Rwanda and Burundi to follow later, allowing for faster cross-border transfers. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 16:00 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom unconvincing in LLU submissions, must be more efficient – ICASA
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has cast doubt on information submitted by Telkom concerning the value of its Access Line Deficit (ALD), resulting in the regulator telling the fixed-line operator to bring the cost of its operations down. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 15:30 · Nick Sato
Kenyatta unveils Nairobi CCTV command centre
Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto has officially opened Nairobi’s new command centre that will coordinate traffic operations and crime management using CCTV cameras. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 13:30 · Richard Cutcher
Networks set to go head-to-head over single spectrum licence in Nigeria
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed applications for the sought after 2.3GHz spectrum frequency are now open to new and existing players in the mobile data space. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 12:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Tanzanian parliament addresses SIM card registration
Members of Parliament (MPs) in Tanzania have raised concerns over the registration of SIM cards across the country, saying it is being done contrary to the Electronic and Postal Communication Act (EPOCA) of 2010. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 09:30 · Nick Sato
Kenya suspends digital migration date
Kenya’s High Court has issued a ruling temporarily suspending Nairobi’s planned digital migration from analogue broadcasting to December 23, 2013, to allow the determination of a suit filed by three media houses challenging the migration. → Read more
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Tue, December 10th, 18:00 · Richard Cutcher
Publishing report is just first step, work to be done – A4AI
Sonia Jorge, executive director of the Alliance For Affordable Internet (A4AI), has told HumanIPO the organisation’s first report on broadband costs across developing and emerging countries is just the beginning and the more hands-on work begin nows as it looks to liaise with governments and regulators. → Read more
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