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A new era: Mobi3G, Free3G?
How time passes! We published our first blog, “Cedarcom: Yes, Internet access is a human right,” in June 2011. In it, we advocated internet access as a human right in Lebanon (yes, we’ve been doing that since ’09), and backed fair competition as the only way to preserve consumers’ rights. Back then, uncertainty clouded the [...]
Continue Reading →Telecom 2012: a year to remember
Once upon a time Lebanon was crowned king innovator in telecoms! We were the 1st in the region to have fixed phone lines; the 1st generation mobile service known as “AMPs”; and the 1st to have GSM in the mid-90s; and then we entered the dark “telecom coma” era! For one reason or many, Lebanon stepped off [...]
Continue Reading →First step on a 10-mile journey
So DSL packages are beefed up eight-fold and prices reduced. Is it a case of mission accomplished? What’s next? What Telecom Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui achieved on Tuesday (August 23) is memorable and we thank him! Lebanon needed this release of “broadband” DSL packages. Gone are the pathetic 128, 256 and 512 ones. We now welcome [...]
Continue Reading →Good news from Sehnaoui
There is good news for Lebanon’s telecom sector! A belated first meeting was held on Friday (August 19) between Telecom Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui and Lebanese Telecom Association (LTA) members Cedarcom-Mobi, Broadband Plus, CableOne, TerraNet, Cyberia, Pesco, Wise, IDM, and GDS. In addition to Sehnaoui’s advisors, also present were Sodetel and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) interim [...]
Continue Reading →Fair competition key to Internet success
The key for Lebanon joining the club of fast Internet countries is to uphold “fair competition” among operators while promoting investment in the telecom sector leading to “sustainable innovation.” This requires implementing transparent regulations, equal taxation, and long term licenses to all operators. Like most industries, telecommunications is driven by competition – a mixture of [...]
Continue Reading →Waiting for Lebanon’s Internet Godot
Is Lebanon’s Internet Godot on the way? Are the “important developments” Telecom Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui announced on July 5 the ring tone the telecom sector and the public have been waiting for? All fingers are crossed and waiting for the draft bill Minister Sehnaoui said he was presenting to the Cabinet in the coming weeks [...]
Continue Reading →Apologies for Mobi modem shortage
Launched by Cedarcom five years ago, Mobi is still the undisputed leader on the market. And because we take pride in satisfying our customers’ needs, we owe our clients and partners an apology for the shortage in Mobi USB Dongles and WiFi Routers on the market. Our orders have been held up at Rafik Hariri [...]
Continue Reading →Four words to Telecom Minister Sehnaoui
We have four words to say to Telecom Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui: Congratulations and thank you! Congratulations to your Telecom Ministry. Thank you for believing in implementing Telecom Law 431. Thank you for believing in Lebanon’s youth and trying to limit their migration from the country. Thank you for supporting fair competition in the telecom sector. [...]
Continue Reading →Telecom road sign points to Bassil‘s general rules
All roads for reforming Lebanon’s ailing telecom sector keep leading back to a Telecom policy – or what is known as “General Rules for the Regulation of Telecommunications Services in Lebanon.” The document was developed and authored in 2009 by then Telecom Minister Gebran Bassil after intense consultations, and as per Telecom Law 431/200 granting [...]
Continue Reading →Cedarcom: Yes, Internet access is a human right
The United Nations Human Rights Council last month declared access to the Internet a Human Right [Read the full report here]. We, at Cedarcom, adopted this call and have repeatedly endorsed Broadband access as a basic human right in Lebanon since 2009, through letters to the Telecom Ministry, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), and the [...]
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