Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Options for Telecoms Regulators to Encourage Consumers to Engage with the Market

An article published on analysysmason.com written by Chris Nickerson and Ian Streule is exploring the options how telecom regulators, specifically telecoms national regulatory authorities (NRAs) have to intervene to encourage consumers to bring the awareness and knowledge so that they can decide to select one operator from the another. This article assesses the list of tools that NRAs have available to them under two headings – those that enhance the ability of customers to access information, and those that enhance their ability to switch provider.
The Ethiopian telecom market is envisioning to go from total monopoly step-by-step to full liberalization in the near future (hopefully) and it worth reading this article and understand the market on how to regulate the sector effectively.  As a latecomer in the telecom liberalization world, there are many things that we have to learn from other. 
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Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Predictions for Science and Technology; in the year 2019

The article on NBC News by David Freeman and Gwen Aviles discusses around 19 predictions of known scientists that ranges from quantum computers and the world's first 'empathy bot' to a better understanding of black holes.  They indicated some reflections of thought that leaders across a variety of fields answering the question;  What science - and technology - related innovations and trends will come our way in 2019? 
Read the full article following this link.