SMEX • 20 Aug 2025

Policy Paper: Reforming Governance in Lebanon’s Mobile Telecom Sector

Decades of political interference, mismanagement, and corruption have rendered Lebanon’s telecom sector dysfunctional. These systemic failures left users with weak…

  • Governance
  • Lebanon
  • Telecoms
Safaa Ayyad • 03 Jun 2025

Telecommunications in South Lebanon: Has the Network Recovered After the Ceasefire?

Six months after a fragile ceasefire ended Israel’s full-blown war on Lebanon, many villages in South Lebanon remain without reliable…

  • Governance
  • Lebanon
  • minister of telecommunications
SMEX • 25 Sep 2024

Digital Rights Amid the War on Lebanon: What You Need to Know

Amid the ongoing Israeli aggression on Lebanon, Israel is exploiting civilian means of communication to intimidate people.  This began when…

  • Lebanon
  • Telecoms
SMEX • 16 Aug 2023

What is DPI Technology, and Why is Egypt Abusing It?

An engineering student in Egypt found herself with no access to remote classes as authorities in Egypt unilaterally blocked the…

  • Censorship
  • Deep Packet Inspection
  • Egypt
Safaa Ayyad • 14 Aug 2023

Ogero Enacts Increases in Fixed Internet Subscription Rates in Lebanon: Exploring Sustainable Solutions

Before the Lebanese government endorsed Ogero’s seven-fold price hikes, journalist Ali Noureddine found himself at the mercy of his local…

  • Alfa
  • Lebanon
  • MoT
Abed Kataya • 04 Jul 2023

Lebanon: Internet Providers Beat Ogero to Price Hike

Internet service providers are planning to increase end-user subscriptions from around USD 10 to USD 25 for a 5 Mb-speed…

  • Internet
  • Lebanon
  • OGERO
Abed Kataya • 04 May 2023

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 Alaa Al-Zuhuri…

  • Alfa
  • Lebanon
  • Mobile Communications
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