South Africa dampens Rain, Telkom merger
The South African government disapproved of operator Rain touting a potential merger between it and to merge with rival Telkom.
Google opposed to India’s social media self-regulation proposal
Google has declined to back a proposal by the Indian government to create an entity that would allow the social media sector to self-regulate, despite support for the move from Facebook and Twitter.
Kenya, MNOs agree new termination rates
Major operators and the Kenya Communications Authority (KCA) have mutually agreed to set new interim mobile termination rates (MTR) and fixed termination rates (FTR).
All permits sold in Lithuania’s 3.5GHz auction
Lithuania’s three main operators have all procured spectrum holdings following the conclusion of the regulator’s auction of 5G-ready 3.5GHz airwaves.
ZICTA reshuffles 5G spectrum auction schedule
The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) has updated its roadmap for the issue of 5G spectrum, covering airwaves in the 700MHz, 2600MHz and 26GHz bands.
