Links
Below is a growing list of links with official web sites and blogs on regulation, telecommunications, the Internet and ICT related topics. Please feel free to suggest a link by sending a message to admin@intug.org.
APEC TEL Working Group
The APEC Telecommunications and Information Working Group (TEL) aims to improve telecommunications and information infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region by developing and implementing appropriate telecommunications and information policies, including relevant human resource and development cooperation strategies.
ATUG BLOG
The Australian Telecommunications Users Group Blog.
The Berkman Center for Internet & Society
The mission of Berkman Center at Harvard University is to explore and to understand cyberspace; to study its development, dynamics, norms, and standards; and to assess the need or lack thereof for laws and sanctions.
BEUC
BEUC, the European Consumers’ Organisation has a membership of 43 well respected, independent national consumer organisations from 31 European countries (EU, EEA and applicant countries). BEUC acts as a sort of “embassy” for these organizations in Brussels and defends the interests of all Europe’s consumers.
BuddeBlog
BuddeComm is an independent global telecommunications research and consultancy company. BuddeBlog is CEO Paul Budde’s weblog.
BuddeComm Special reports
BuddeComm is involved in several international industry workgroups, covering the USA, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific Islands. These activities often involve the provision of reports to governments, sometimes informally, sometimes through official submissions.
CITEL (Inter-American Telecommunication Commission)
CITEL, an entity of the Organization of American States, is the main forum in the hemisphere in which the governments and the private sector meet to coordinate regional efforts to develop the Global Information Society according to the mandates of the General Assembly of the Organization and the mandates entrusted to it by Heads of State and Government at the Summits of the Americas.
Commsday
Communications Day Australasia is a reputable source of commentary and daily telecom industry news on telecommunication issues in Australia and Asia.
Developing Telecoms
This is an information portal for communications in emerging markets. Developing Telecoms reports on strategies, market developments, technologies, new products and services in Asia, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Latin America.
DIRSI, Regional Dialog on Information Society (Latin America & Caribbean)
DIRSI is a network of professionals and academic institutions that seeks to create knowledge to support policy making that promotes effective participation of poor and marginalized communities of Latin America and the Caribbean in the Information Society.
Downstream – TUANZ
Blog on the Telecommunications Users Association of New Zealand web site.
The European Broadband Portal
A follow-up action of the European Commission resulting from the Bridging the Broadband Gap Conference (14-15 May 2007, Brussels). The project seeks to create a coherent online community of relevant stakeholders, providing them with the tools for effective sharing of experiences and good practices and a participatory environment for seeking common and shared solutions.
EU Information Society
Portal of all things telecom, ICT and media from the European Union
Gartner Communication Innovations Blog
Network technologies have an extraordinary power to drive innovation. This blog focuses on the ways that users and technology providers are leveraging communications systems, introducing disruptive technologies, and creating new business models.
GigaOM Pro
GigaOM Pro addresses the gap that exists in real-time expert industry analysis on emerging technology markets. Gigaom Pro offers timely, highly relevant analysis and accessible and practical insights (subscription fee applies).
See also their main blog on voice service with a focus on the U.S. market.
GLOBAL INFORMATION SOCIETY WATCH
GISWatch is published in print and online by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC), the Third World Institute (ITeM), and Dutch development organisation Hivos. It collects the perspectives of ICT academics, analysts, activists and civil society organisations from across the globe in over 50 reports.
GISWatch is both a publication and a process: it aims to build networking and advocacy capacity among civil society organizations who work for a just and inclusive information society.
ICT Regulation Toolkit
The ICT Regulation Toolkit is a live resource for policy-makers, regulators, the telecoms industry, and consumers. It provides a global overview of how telecoms policy is best implemented with practical materials highlighting experience and results.
Internet Evolution
A “macrosite” for news, analysis and opinion about the future of the Internet
ITU’s ICT Eye
ITU’s portal on ICT information and telecommunication/ICT indicators and statistics, regulatory and policy profiles, national tariff policies and scientific institutions, and more …
LIRNE, Learning Initiatives on Reforms for Network Economies
LIRNE.NET is a strategic collaboration between research institutes and universities from all over the world. Its mission is to facilitate telecom reform and infrastructure development throughout the world – through research, training, dialogue, policy and regulatory advice – and to build human capital in the area as the foundation for effective regulation and governance for new network economies.
LIRNEasia
LIRNEasia is a regional information and ICT policy and regulation think tank active across the Asia Pacific.
Muniwireless.com
News on municipal wireless networks, citywide WiFi, WiMAX and broadband. Mainly focused on the U.S.
Nokia Siemens Connectivity Scorecard
The Connectivity Scorecard is a global research program that links increased national connectivity with socio-economic transformation. The program maps the current connectivity levels of 50 countries and proposes practical ways forward for governments, businesses and regulators. With expert opinion and advice from Nokia Siemens Networks.
OECD Information and Communication Technologies
The growth and development of ICTs has led to their wide diffusion and application, thus increasing their economic and social impact. The OECD undertakes a wide range of activities aimed at improving our understanding of how ICTs contribute to sustainable economic growth and social well-being and their role in the shift toward knowledge-based societies.
OECD Telecommunications and Internet Policy
The OECD reviews telecommunications and Internet policy, promotes exchange of experience among OECD members and reviews developments in information infrastructure (regulatory reform, convergence of telecommunication, Internet, cable television and broadcasting networks).
OECD Broadband Portal
The OECD broadband portal provides access to a range of broadband-related statistics gathered by the OECD.
telecomasia.net
An extensive news source on the Asia-Pacific region.
TelecomsEurope
A web site targeting senior executives involved in all sectors of the telecoms industry with in-depth coverage of developments across Europe.
TeleGeography’s CommsUpdate
TeleGeography’s CommsUpdate is a free daily service that provides headline news and updates on nearly every market in the global telecommunications industry.
TeleGeography Global Internet Map 2009
TeleGeography’s Global Internet Map draws upon annual global Internet geography research to provide a view of the international Internet networks that link the globe.
Télécoms Sans Frontières
Télécoms Sans Frontières was founded to address the need for communications services in emergency situations. During missions responding to the crisis in the Balkans and in Kurdistan during the 1st Gulf War, TSF’s founders realized that, in addition to medical and food aid, there was a critical need for reliable emergency telecommunications services.
Teligen Tariff Outlook Newsletters
Teligen collects and publishes tariff and price information, provides information and consultancy on pricing, tariffs and market dynamics for the telecommunications industry worldwide.
Data are updated using a network of contacts in many of the operators covered. Teligen offers a range of tariff products like the T-World tariff data base, T-World Cellular, which covers the mobile phone market and T-Basket, which is the OECD authorized price benchmarking system.
See their archive for tariffs from earlier years.