Internet Improvements: Should Be Happening
I’m guessing from this article that Lebanon ’should’ be improving its Internet infrastructure:
The project to launch an auction for broadband Internet licenses is being prepared, said the executive director of the telecommunication regulatory committee Kamal Shehadeh on Friday.
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He said that the committee was dedicated to providing national and international broadband services in Lebanon in order [...]
Food, Medicine, Shelter and a Phone Call
NGOs the world over are known for their immediate action whenever there is trouble brewing in any part of the world. They are there to provide people with the basic needs in order to survive traumatic times. However, one NGO has learned that sometimes people need to also contact their loved ones too:
Télécoms Sans Frontières provides [...]
ITU in BEY
Interesting news for people interested in business and the Internet:
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) will determine its position on network neutrality, one of the most controversial issues in the telecoms industry, in Beirut next month.
The ITU hopes to reach an official decision on the issue of allowing ISPs to set aside faster connections to “paying [...]
Internet Upgrade
Lebanon’s communication backbone is preparing for an eagerly awaited upgrade:
…OGERO (Organisme de Gestion et d’Exploitation de l’ex Radio Orient), the incumbent telecommunications operator of the government of Lebanon has named Zhone as its preferred [...]
Elections Online
The Lebanese government seems to becoming more “e“.
The interior ministry on Tuesday announced it has set up a website for the 2009 elections in Lebanon.
Unfortunately, they used a web address which cant be easily remembered and I am unable to make out the acronym. The website is www.dgps.gov.lb.
Why couldn’t they come up with something like [...]
