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DRC 8 billion digital plan financing gap tower economics 2026
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DRC’s Billion Digital Plan: The Financing Gap, Tower Economics, and What UIL’s Analysis Shows

  • UphivaBETARUphivaBETAR
  • March 29, 2026
The DRC has unveiled an billion national digital infrastructure plan — but the financing gap and tower economics make delivery uncertain. An independent analysis of what the plan requires and where the gaps are.
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East Africa Gulf data corridor internet backbone infrastructure 2026
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Who Controls the Cable? East Africa’s Internet Infrastructure and the Gulf Capital Behind It

  • UphivaBETARUphivaBETAR
  • March 29, 2026
A 2024 cable cut exposed who actually owns East Africa’s internet backbone. The answer increasingly includes Gulf capital. BETAR maps the ownership structure and what it means for digital sovereignty.
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Ethiopia 1.5% telecom revenue levy rural connectivity fund 2026
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Ethiopia Mandates 1.5% Telecom Levy to Fund Rural Connectivity

  • UphivaBETARUphivaBETAR
  • March 14, 2026
Ethiopia’s 2026 Finance Law introduces a 1.5% levy on telecom operator revenues to fund a rural connectivity subsidy fund. What Safaricom and Ethio Telecom must pay and how the fund works.
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Ethiopia telecom revenue levy 1.5 percent ECA rural digital connectivity fund 2026
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Ethiopia’s 1.5% Telecom Revenue Levy: How the Rural Connectivity Fund Works

  • UphivaBETARUphivaBETAR
  • March 11, 2026
Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers approved a 1.5% annual levy on gross telecom revenue on March 10, 2026, creating a dedicated fund for rural digital connectivity. The levy will be administered…
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