What happens when power shut-off moratoriums expire? A conversation with Ted Kury on August 11, 2020

During the pandemic, most utilities and regulators developed policies that kept customers connected to their utility services. Sometimes payments were simply forgiven. Other times they were simply delayed. Now some of these policies are expiring. Should they be continued? What are the financial consequences for utilities and customers? These questions and more were the subject [...]

Next Practices Live: Infrastructure Sharing panel on July 23, 2020

A lot of countries are interested in having telecom operators share infrastructure. Some are concerned that capital costs are a barrier to competition. Others believe that sharing might result in lower prices. What are the real effects of sharing? Why is it that some operators willingly share infrastructure, but others do not? I talked with [...]

Managing Telecommunications When the Pandemic Hangs On: The Case of Peru on July 16, 2020

Regulators and utilities across the globe have been managing through the pandemic. Some countries have paid large economic costs for combatting the virus and are still being hit by surges. This even while other countries are recovering. How can these unfortunate countries cope? We welcomed to Next Practices Live Dr. Roxana Barrantes and Mr. Juan [...]

Lead change, or wait and see? Lessons from utilities that learn during the pandemic on July 14, 2020

We have all been learning so much during the pandemic. This has led many people to ask: If the pandemic reveals a problem we didn’t know we have, should we address that now or wait until things are back to normal? What factors should be weighed? Is leading change different during a pandemic? Next Practices [...]

ICT Working Group: Infrastructure Sharing in Telecommunications on July 9, 2020

A lot of countries are interested in having telecom operators share infrastructure. Some are concerned that capital costs are a barrier to competition. Others believe that sharing might result in lower prices. What are countries trying and what are their experiences? As part of the Next Practices Live series I talked with Alee Fa’amoe and [...]