Touch Enforcing Strict SIM Policy After Corruption Scandal
“You need a permanent residency,” said an employee at Touch, a mobile services company in Lebanon, to Syrian …
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Lebanon: Is the Government Purposefully Damaging the Telecom Sector?
Amid the real risk of the collapse of Lebanon’s telecommunications services, serious reports have recently emerged about massive …
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Mauritania: The drawbacks of disrupting mobile internet after prisoners escape
Authorities in Mauritania have cut off mobile internet services since March 6, 2023, after four prisoners—classified as “terrorists” …
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Who Inspects the Central Inspection Platforms in Lebanon?
When the Lebanese Central Inspection launched the IMPACT platform, it resolved one issue but gave rise to another. …
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Unwarranted Phone Seizure Violates Egypt’s Laws and Constitution
Authorities in Cairo and other Egyptian cities have reinstated the old tactic of randomly searching and confiscating personal …
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Disastrous ‘solutions’ to save Lebanon’s telecom sector
The Lebanese government has just approved two disastrous decisions, proposed by the Minister of Communications, Johnny Corm, that …
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Lebanon: SMEX Demands a New Privacy Law
We appreciate the Lebanese Central Inspection’s efforts to seriously consider and respond to inquiries by SMEX and other …
Mobile Services at the Lebanese-Syrian Border: Outages and Clashing Networks
In 2022, the Lebanese mobile network remains largely disrupted by power outages due to the shortage of diesel …
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Internet Access in Sudan is of Unprecedented Importance
Internet services have been partially restored in Sudan after a 20-day shutdown following the coup led by the …
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Referring Telecom Data to Security Agencies Breaches the Lebanese Law
On October 4, Lebanese Annahar Daily reported that the latest Lebanese Prime Minister formed a ministerial committee to …
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