AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoUniversal Service Consultations: Qatar’s CRA opened public consultation on a draft Universal Service Policy to expand access to broadband, basic voice and SMS, with affordability support and minimum speed/quality targets; comments close Oct. 20. Demand Surge, Investment Push: Nigeria’s NCC says July data use jumped 47% to 1.6m terabytes, arguing the country needs more telecom infrastructure investment to improve coverage and service quality. Disaster Impacts Telecom: Nepal Telecom reported Rs 88.51m in flood damages after the Aug. 26 Bhotekoshi-Trishuli disaster, with most disrupted sites restored and remaining repairs underway. Regulatory/Service Quality: Pakistan’s PTA received 7,546 telecom complaints in August and resolved 94.87%, with mobile operators accounting for the bulk. Cybersecurity: Mandiant warns suspected state-backed actors are behind NetScaler zero-day exploitation (CVE-2026-88772), affecting government, finance, education, telecom and legal services. Connectivity in the Real World: A Change.org petition in the Philippines calls for stronger mobile signal and internet inside the Batangas Passenger Terminal, urging coordination across regulators and operators. Network Expansion: Canada’s CRTC approved Alberta’s new 568 area code, launching June 2028.
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