Regulators and utilities across the globe are using Next Practices Live to share insights across sectors and countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have benefitted from insights from leaders in regulation and industry, as well as internationally known consultants. We recently hosted Dr. Dorothy Okello, chairperson of the Uganda Communications Commission, as part of our [...]
Is the pandemic a time for increased regulatory control or increased regulatory humility? Two internationally recognized experts in telecommunications regulation discussed this critical and timely topic as part of our Next Practices Series. Dr. Roxana Barrantes is a professor of economics at Pontifica Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP). She has served in several senior governmental [...]
Many telecommunications companies and their regulators wonder whether we can afford everything we are asking companies to do. Companies are adding customers and keeping existing customers connected even when they don't pay, adding network capacity to accommodate increased traffic, and altering service parameters to facilitate working from home and distance learning. And they are making [...]
Commissioner Michael O’Rielly of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was our guest for the fifth Next Practices Live. We at PURC are grateful that he took time out of his overly busy schedule to share what the FCC is doing and learning during this unprecedented pandemic. In addition to describing the FCC’s responses to [...]
The coronavirus pandemic is creating unique problems for every sector of the economy, and the telecom industry and governments are working together to meet the challenge. Read the full post "Telcos working with governments to address COVID-19" at AEI.