Telecoms players in the Philippines say that the government’s recent moves to streamline the permit process for faster network rollouts are helping, but that stakeholders need to do more to make the process smoother.
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has reportedly asked all telcos in the country to provide details of Chinese equipment still being used in their networks.
BEREC Chair Robert Mourik (pictured) warned of “fundamental repercussions” for the European technology sector if policies from the new European Commission are based on recent reports calling for sweeping changes to the telecoms framework.
UPDATE: The BBC has reported that Nepal has lifted a social media ban, which sparked protests and led to clashes with police that left at least 19 people dead and injured more than 100 others.