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Mobile carriers pledge $9bn to ITU, increase global connectivity
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ITU secures $82bn for internet expansion to 2.2bn offline people

The International Telecommunication Union has secured more than $82 billion in pledges through its Partner2Connect Digital Coalition, ramping up efforts to connect the 2.2 billion people who remain offline globally. The milestone was announced on Monday at Mobile World Congress 2026 by ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin. Established in 2021, Partner2Connect is a global mobilization platform […]

ITU urges streamline of NCC, NITDA roles to avoid overlap
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ITU urges streamline of NCC, NITDA roles to avoid overlap

The International Telecommunications Union has urged the Nigerian government to streamline the roles of two key regulatory bodies—the Nigerian Communications Commission and the National Information Technology Development Agency—to address overlapping regulations in the digital sector. This recommendation comes from the ITU’s recently released report, Collaborative Regulation: Accelerating Nigeria’s Digital Transformation, presented in Abuja. The report […]

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ITU urges streamline of NCC, NITDA roles to avoid overlap

The International Telecommunications Union has urged the Nigerian government to streamline the roles of two key regulatory bodies—the Nigerian Communications Commission and the National Information Technology Development Agency—to address overlapping regulations in the digital sector. This recommendation comes from the ITU’s recently released report, Collaborative Regulation: Accelerating Nigeria’s Digital Transformation, presented in Abuja. The report […]

Mobile carriers pledge $9bn to ITU, increase global connectivity
Telecommunications

Mobile carriers pledge $9bn to ITU, increase global connectivity

The International Telecommunications Union said that mobile providers had committed a total of $9 billion to increase global connectivity. The Times stated that, this was declared on Monday on the fringes of the Mobile World Congress by the Secretary-General of the ITU, Doreen Bogdan-Martin. These promises expand on the mobile industry’s strong support for ITU’s […]