Government

Internet users in the European Union will benefit from greater control over their personal data if new proposals to reform the Data Protection Directive are implemented.  read more »

A United States consumer group has written to the European Commission asking it to block Google's Motorola deal and to launch an investigation into the Internet giant's alleged anti-competitive behavior.  read more »

Zambia has reversed the sale of Zamtel to sub-Saharan mobile operator Lap Green Networks of Libya, following allegations that the company was fraudulently and irregularly sold by the previous government.  read more »

Government officials worldwide should stop fighting against the use of social media and embrace conversations with their citizens, except in the case of terrorist groups, a U.S. Department of State official said Tuesday.  read more »

To demonstrate its commitment to key regulatory and policy changes, the government of Sierra Leone has released a road map for activities leading to the revision of telecom laws and full liberalization of the country's international telecom gateway.  read more »

Early this year, the U.S. Congress appears likely to move forward with two controversial copyright enforcement bills, even with vocal and widespread opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act in the Internet community.  read more »

Qualcomm and Ericsson are banking on Africa to have a harmonized spectrum policy after partnering with the Africa Telecommunications Union, the spectrum regulation arm of African Union.  read more »

The European Commission’s plan to lower access prices to copper networks in order to boost next generation networks is flawed, say Europe’s leading telecoms organizations.  read more »

In reaction to rising cybercrime incidents in both public and private sectors, some African governments have set up incident reporting and early warning bodies with the support of AfriNIC (Africa Network Information Center).  read more »

As Chinese-made counterfeit mobile handsets continue flooding the African market, the Zambian government has become the first country in the region moving to close all outlets selling the phones around the country.  read more »