Tag: Business & Human Rights
Access releases post-WCIT briefing document
Access has released a briefing document that provides analysis of the outcomes of the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), an overview of its geopolitical context, and a preview of upcoming internet governance debates at the United Nations.
Intellectual property and the implementation of US Free Trade Agreements in Latin America
From 2004, the United States has signed onto free trade agreements with nearly half of the countries in Latin America. As a product of these agreements, Peru, Colombia, Chile, Panama and other Central American countries agreed to enact new and more restrictive copyright laws, which can place important threats on the fundamental rights of internet users across the region.
Telco Hall of Shame: MTN
TeliaSonera’s Uzbekistan scandal is a warning to telecom CEOs everywhere
Teliasonera CEO resigns in wake of corruption probe
Amid allegations of corruption and bribery in Uzbekistan, Swedish telco giant TeliaSonera’s chief executive resigned today after an independent probe found faults with the company’s due diligence in securing the contract.
Telco Hall of Shame: Blackberry
Telco Hall of Shame: Nokia Siemens Networks B.V.
Amid crackdown in Azerbaijan, blogger gets the harshest sentence
Telco Hall of Shame: France Telecom / Orange