Tag: telco
Two years of dangerous occupation: international community must protect rights in Myanmar
After two years of a violent coup in Myanmar, the international community must condemn the junta’s abuses and surveillance infrastructure.
အသက်ပေါင်းများစွာ ဆုံးရှုံးသည့် အာဏာသိမ်းပြီး ၂ နှစ်အကြာ- မြန်မာနိုင်ငံရှိ လူ့အခွင့်အရေးများကို ကူညီကာကွယ်ပေးရန် နိုင်ငံတကာ အသိုင်းအဝိုင်းအား တိုက်တွန်းတောင်းဆို
After two years of a violent coup in Myanmar, the international community must condemn the junta’s abuses and surveillance infrastructure.
Ooredoo’s plans to leave Myanmar hands military full control of nation’s telco sector — it must mitigate the human rights risks
Access Now calls on Ooredoo to mitigate the human rights risks that will arise from the sale to junta-linked entities.
As Myanmar junta extends control over telcos, surveillance and privacy risks increase
Telenor must mitigate the human rights risks of its sale before passing on the private information of people in Myanmar to a military-linked operator.
Access Now to Telenor’s Board: Stop the sale in Myanmar
The Telenor Board must immediately stop the sale of its Myanmar operations to M1 Group, and protect the human rights of subscribers in Myanmar.
Telenor’s exit from Myanmar leaves behind safety and human rights questions
Access Now is alarmed by Telenor’s rapid exit from Myanmar, which raises serious questions about the future of rights online in Myanmar.
Tanzania government censoring mobile networks ahead of presidential election
Ahead of a presidential election on October 28, the Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has ordered telcos to suspend access to bulk SMS and voice services, and reports indicate single messages with election-related keywords are also being censored.
[bits] Netzpolitik
Op-ed: MTN’s opaque policies and role in internet shutdowns trigger alarm bells
BusinessDay: Telcos are key actors in the fight for human rights and public welfare, and MTN is one of Africa’s most prominent telecom service providers. Yet its dealings are almost completely opaque and require drastic transformation.
A step forward for Net Neutrality in India; a leap ahead for the open internet
TRAI has recommended that government licenses for internet service providers include strong provisions to ensure non-discriminatory treatment of content.