China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has reportedly given approval to 13 foreign companies to enter the telecoms sector to offer value added services in Beijing, Shanghai, Hainan and Shenzhen.
Kenya’s competition watchdog has warned landlords against signing exclusive access deals with broadband providers, saying such practices restrict consumer choice and could lead to heavy fines.
Zambia’s telecoms regulator has fined Airtel and ordered it to compensate customers following a major network outage that caused widespread disruption.
Philippines central bank, The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) says it has lifted its moratorium on new electronic money issuers from non-bank financial institutions (EMI-NBFI). The move is said to be aimed at enhancing digital payments in the country.