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Latin America and Caribbean Regional ISP
Unifique brings the 700 MHz. The gateway bill stays blank
Unifique and two other Brazilian mobile operators will supply their 700 MHz frequencies and pay for ground gateways in an AST SpaceMobile deal. The filing leaves Unifique’s own cost and launch schedule unwritten.
Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
Bangladesh Shut the Internet. Even Prepaid Meters Went Offline.
Bangladesh’s July–August 2024 shutdown did more than interrupt mobile and fixed access. A presentation at APNIC 62 traced how outside DNS, cloud-hosted app components, remote APIs and time services carried local payments and utilities beyond the country’s own network.
ICANN
ICANN Hires Someone to Grade the Graders. The Rulebook Has the Last Word
JAS Global Advisors will inspect how the 2026 new gTLD applications are judged. The interesting question is what happens when its quality-control findings reach the people who run the evaluations.
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The AI Summit Gets Applause. RCC Wants to See What Reached the Workbench
An RCC proposal would make the ITU show what its big AI initiatives cost, whom they help and which results actually reach its three technical sectors.
North America Datacenter Trends
Google’s 1 GW deal comes with an 80% floor and a 15-year exit tab
Michigan has approved a 20-year power contract for Google’s planned data centre. The monthly payment floor and exit bill are written into the deal; the advertised $1.7 billion customer benefit is still a projection.
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The ITU Has a Project. RCC Wants to Inspect the Expert Checklist
A new RCC proposal would put the criteria for selecting ITU project experts before the Council, while giving particular weight to local and regional people who already lead work inside the Union.
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A Country's Data Is Missing. RCC Wants the ITU to Check the UN Folder
RCC proposes a sharper source rule for the ICT Development Index: use Member State data first, UN-system data when it is absent, and observations from the same period, while the existing consent rule for below-threshold coverage remains.
Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
The Satellite Can Fly. Heathrow Still Gets a Say on the Ground.
Ofcom has opened more Ku- and Ka-band uplink spectrum to satellite terminals on aircraft and ships. A moving dish still travels through a rulebook: international coexistence conditions, a UK network licence and, at Heathrow, an airport coordination gate.
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ITU Can Collect AI Scam Cases. RCC Wants Someone to Pay for the Filing Cabinet
RCC proposes a member-fed repository of AI-related cyber threats and countermeasures under Resolution 130, with its upkeep charged to the ITU standardization bureau's regular budget.
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The Conference Ends. RCC Wants the Working-Group Keys Handed Over
A proposed change to ITU Decision 11 would have the Council preferably settle its working groups and leaders at the extraordinary session after a plenipotentiary, then give their meetings a clearer yearly rhythm.
Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
Europe Says Share the Duct. The Price Is Still Up for Argument.
Europe’s Gigabit Infrastructure Act gives network builders a route into ducts, poles and other existing assets. It also makes the owner’s costs, capacity and investment case part of the price.
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Six Regional Rooms, One Clock: RCC Wants the ITU’s Prep Work on Schedule
A proposed update to ITU Resolution 58 would gather regional chairs in the final six months before a plenipotentiary, coach delegates on conference procedure and send feedback to Council the following year.
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No Coast, Two Transit Desks: RCC Wants the ITU to Notice the Second Border
A proposed revision to ITU Resolution 30 singles out countries whose international connections depend on transit through two or more states, then asks them and their neighbours to build digital corridors together.
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A Seat at the Standards Table Is Nice. RCC Wants Help Holding the Pen.
An ITU proposal would give regional competence centres a job that workshops rarely promise: help turn a developing country’s technical priorities into contributions before the rulebook is written.
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The Chair Wants Another Term. RCC Wants the Attendance Sheet.
An RCC draft would put a half-meetings test in the ITU’s qualifications for returning study-group and advisory-group leaders. It remains a judgement call, not a trapdoor.
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RCC Wants Anti-Fraud Homework in the ITU’s Cyber Rule
One proposal would leave Resolution 174 untouched. Another would ask governments and ICT actors to teach safer use and talk plainly about fraud.
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The Post Office Has a Digital Parcel. Who at the ITU Signs for It?
A proposal from RCC member states would put postal cooperation on the desks of both ITU standards and development officials—and ask both sides to report back.
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At the ITU, a Global Phone Code May Soon Fail the Uniform Test
RCC member states want government, police and military use added to the definition of E.164 numbering misuse. Their proposed sentence would change the label before it changes the machinery.
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One Satellite, Several Filing Desks. Who Answers the Phone?
A new ITU proposal would connect national filings for the same satellite system to one named administration. The tricky part starts when the owner, operator or paperwork changes.
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The ITU Has a Project Ledger. Europe Wants a Results Column.
The ITU already lists projects, donors and costs. A European proposal would put outcomes and impact into its annual report to Council—and bring all three Bureau directors to the top of the instruction.