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Ukraine faces post-war bill of €4.38 billion to revive telecommunications industry crippled by Russian attacks

Ukraine estimates it will need $4.67 billion (€4.38 billion) over 10 years to repair an overlooked but expensive casualty of the ongoing Russian occupation: its telecommunications network. Russia has destroyed more than 4,300 mobile base stations and a quarter of the country’s internet networks since February 2022, Stanislav Prybytko, General Director of Mobile Broadband at… Read More »

Don’t applaud the climate summit’s loss and damage fund deal just yet; may not warrant a standing ovation

Shortly after the opening ceremony of the 2023 United Nations climate talks in Dubai, delegates from nations around the world gave a standing ovation to celebrate the agreement to launch a long-awaited loss and damage fund to help vulnerable countries recover from climate-related disasters. But applause may not yet be warranted. The agreement itself leaves… Read More »