Technology is innovative and ever-evolving.
Shouldn’t your legal advice be as well?
Technology is innovative and ever-evolving.
Shouldn’t your legal advice be as well?
There’s a space, growing ever larger, where business, technology and markets meet policy, law and regulation. It is in this space that Macmillan Keck is most at home. It’s a space in which we excel.
We combine a small team’s personal dedication with world class lawyering staffed only by seasoned professionals. We are a law firm driven by the aspirational…while firmly grounded in the practical.
Our Practice
Our Practice
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DIGITAL SERVICES AND DATA
(Tap here to discover what we do...)DIGITAL SERVICES AND DATA
Data protection
Digital Financial Service (DFS)
Electronic health and education
Other digital content
Applications and services
Digital ID systems
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
TELECOM
(Tap here to discover what we do...)TELECOM
Regulatory reform
Licensing
Commercial transactions
Passive and active infrastructure
Infrastructure sharing
Spectrum management
Competition
Dispute resolution
COMPETITION
(Tap here to discover what we do...)COMPETITION
Market reviews
Merger control
Exemption
Cartel prohibitions
Abuse of dominance
Enforcement
Settlements
Cooperation
Regulatory reforms
REFORMS
(Tap here to discover what we do...)Reforms
Drafting laws and regulations: ICT, data protection, digital ID, e-commerce…
Competition market reviews
State restructuring for a digital economy
Regulation reform: telecom infrastructure and services
STRATEGY
(Tap here to discover what we do...)STRATEGY
Effective competition law enforcement
Shared investment and competition (ex: submarine cable landing station structuring)
Regulatory framework reform to improve investment, innovation and competition
New business launch in an uncertain regulatory environment
DEALS
(Tap here to discover what we do...)Deals
Negotiating mergers, acquisitions, financings & commercial transactions
Ensuring stakeholder buy-in for (government) reforms
Advocating for firms subject to such reforms
CONTROVERSIES
(Tap here to discover what we do...)Controversies
Counsel in a litigation
Mediator between disputing parties
Arbitrator in arbitrations
Expert witness in a dispute
Our work around the world
We have executed complex projects on every continent, ranging from G-20 countries to remote locations where others have never dreamed of working.
80% of the work is knowledge of the subject matter…only 20% is local context. Our work is international because where we excel is in the subject matter.
-Richard Keck
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MK
Algeria
- Advising Orascom and Telecom Egypt on their potential bid for a long distance and international license, and on their consortium agreement (with Connexus Consulting)
Burundi
- Advising owners of a Burundi mobile operator on a proposed sale to an international telecom company
- Adjudicating dispute between a purchaser and seller of a mobile network operator in Burundi
- As part of a regional study for the World Bank, assessing the readiness of country’s digital economy legal and regulatory framework for regional integration, including reviewing data protection, electronic commerce and transactions, cybercrime, cyber security, electronic communications, digital identification, digital financial services and competition laws
Cote d’Ivoire
- Advising an operator on radio spectrum licensing, spectrum and regulatory fees, and transition to universal licences
Egypt
- Acting as expert witness in interconnection dispute between Telecom Egypt and the country’s largest mobile operator, Mobinil
- Advising Saudi Telecommunications Company (STC) on regulatory matters in its bid for the third Egyptian mobile licence (with Chadbourne & Parke)
- Advising the Egyptian National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA) on dispute resolution under U.S. Commerce Department Commercial Law Development Program
- Advising on outsourcing dispute
- Reviewing, summarizing and assessing data protection framework with particular attention to health services, financial services, telecommunications, electronic transactions, e-commerce, cybersecurity and cyber crimes for a multinational telecom operator
The Gambia
- Advising the Government on partial divestiture by state-owned operator of its interest in the ACE submarine cable system, including designing and implementing a 9-party public-private partnership to invest in, own and operate the landing station and proportionate capacity rights
- Advising multiple Government ministries and regulators on options for reforming two state-owned owners of telecommunications infrastructure
- Drafting new international services licenses permitting wholesale services, self-provisioning of capacity for retail services, and prohibiting VOIP blocking
- Advising the regulator on a suite of regulatory instruments to modernize broadcast licensing
- Advising the Government on reforms to its Information and Communications Act and organization of the sector ministry and Gambia Information and Communications Technology Agency
Ghana
- Advising prospective operator of broadband over power line network
Kenya
- Advising a digital financial service provider on digital financial services, telecommunications and crypto currency regulatory issues
- Carrying out market inquiry into digital and traditional banking for the Competition Authority
- Carrying out market inquiry into channels for digital financial services for the Competition Authority
- Advising the Communications Authority on pro-competitive spectrum licensing, pricing and management
- Drafting revised regulations on competition, spectrum and licensing for the Communications Authority
- Advising on regulatory requirements for sale and importation of connected cars with integrated pre-installed IoT connectivity, including legal and regulatory assessment of telecommunications, data protection and cybersecurity frameworks, licensing requirements and other barriers to IoT market entry
- As part of a regional study for the World Bank, assessing the readiness of country’s digital economy legal and regulatory framework for regional integration, including reviewing data protection, electronic commerce and transactions, cybercrime, cyber security, electronic communications, digital identification, digital financial services and competition laws
Lebanon
- Advising the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) in the licensing and planned privatization of its two mobile operators, development of broadband policy and establishment of its overall regulatory framework, including drafting regulations on interconnection, access, competition, radio spectrum, pricing, dispute resolution, a substantial study and regulation on sharing of infrastructure, and many other aspects
- Advising the Ministry of Economy on privatization strategy under an EU-funded project
- Advising the Government of Lebanon in drafting the Lebanese Telecommunications Law
Lesotho
- Advising Lesotho Electricity Company in establishing a commercial telecom business unit and commercializing excess capacity on its internal fiber optic network
Liberia
- Advising the Liberia Telecommunications Authority on designing and implementing a 6-party public-private partnership to invest in, own and operate a landing station and proportionate capacity rights in the ACE submarine cable system
- World Bank adviser on grandfathering existing licenses when a new telecom sector licensing regime was introduced
Morocco
- Advising the Moroccan Government on competition law and application of the “general interest” factors in merger control
- Negotiating a consortium agreement with Maroc Telecom on behalf of investors in connection with a telecom license bid in Saudi Arabia
- Advising on regulatory requirements for sale and importation of connected cars with integrated pre-installed IoT connectivity, including legal and regulatory assessment of telecommunications, data protection and cybersecurity frameworks, licensing requirements and other barriers to IoT market entry
- Reviewing, summarizing and assessing data protection framework with particular attention to health services, financial services, telecommunications, electronic transactions, e-commerce, cybersecurity and cyber crimes for a multinational telecom operator
Oman
- Serving as an arbitrator in a dispute over access deficit matters between the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority and incumbent Omantel
- Advising on regulatory requirements for sale and importation of connected cars with integrated pre-installed IoT connectivity, including legal and regulatory assessment of telecommunications, data protection and cybersecurity frameworks, licensing requirements and other barriers to IoT market entry
Rwanda
- Advising Government on investment in two new international overland fiber optic cable systems.
- Advising Government on formation of a public-private partnership with KT Corporation of Korea to develop a national 4G/LTE network and an e-government project
- Advising Government on granting a concession to build, own and operate an online e-government services platform
- Advising start-up e-commerce platform on compliance with payments regulations and commercial arrangements
- As part of a regional study for the World Bank, assessing the readiness of country’s digital economy legal and regulatory framework for regional integration, including reviewing data protection, electronic commerce and transactions, cybercrime, cyber security, electronic communications, digital identification, digital financial services and competition laws
Saudi Arabia
- Drafting a new law on Communications and Information Technology for the sector ministry in order to update the regulatory regime
- Advising the Tawasul Consortium in its US$ 4.3 billion bid for the third Saudi mobile license and its consortium arrangements
- Advising Tata Communications on connected cars and Internet of Things (IoT), permanent roaming, data restrictions, licensing and related matters
- Advising Etisalat, now e&, on data protection, cyber security, cybercrime and related laws and evolution of such laws in finance, digital financial services and health sectors
- Advising Saudi Telecommunications Company (STC) on licensing and various regulatory matters
- Advising the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) on dispute resolution procedures and other matters
- Advising an Equant, Cisco, Corning and ThruPoint alliance on consortium terms and data license application (with Connexus Consulting)
- Assisting in establishing marketing outsourcing business
- Advising on regulatory requirements for sale and importation of connected cars with integrated pre-installed IoT connectivity, including legal and regulatory assessment of telecommunications, data protection and cybersecurity frameworks, licensing requirements and other barriers to IoT market entry
- Reviewing, summarizing and assessing data protection framework with particular attention to health services, financial services, telecommunications, electronic transactions, e-commerce, cybersecurity and cyber crimes for a multinational telecom operator
Sierra Leone
- Advising the Ministry of Information and Communications on partial divestiture of its interest in the ACE submarine cable system, including designing and implementing an 11-party public-private partnership to invest in, own and operate the landing station and proportionate capacity rights
Somalia
- Drafting a data protection law, electronic transactions law and a cybercrimes and cybersecurity law to support the new national ID system
- Preparing regulatory assessment and recommendations for implementation of interconnection and drafting model interconnection agreement, dispute resolution procedures and competition regulations for the National Communications Authority
- Assessing data protection legal and regulatory framework as part of the World Bank’s evaluation of readiness to implement a national ID program
- Supporting telecommunications regulator and private sector operators in implementing new telecommunications interconnection requirements
- Conducting comparative market, investment, policy, legal and regulatory assessment for comparative study of the impacts of armed conflict on mobile market development
- As part of a regional study for the World Bank, assessing the readiness of country’s digital economy legal and regulatory framework for regional integration, including reviewing data protection, electronic commerce and transactions, cybercrime, cyber security, electronic communications, digital identification, digital financial services and competition laws
Sudan
- Advising National Telecommunications Corporation on sector liberalisation and regulation
- As part of a regional study for the World Bank, assessing the readiness of country’s digital economy legal and regulatory framework for regional integration, including reviewing data protection, electronic commerce and transactions, cybercrime, cyber security, electronic communications, digital identification, digital financial services and competition laws
Thailand
- Evaluating competition and bottlenecks in the mobile financial services market for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (with the Centre for Competition Regulation and Economic Development (CCRED) of the University of Johannesburg)
- On behalf of ITU, assessing and advising on competition issues in the country’s first radio spectrum auction
Turkey
- Advising Turkey’s two largest conglomerates (Koç Holding and Sabancı Holding) in connection with their bid for the privatization of Turk Telekom in the sale by the Turkish government (with Chadbourne & Parke, now Norton Rose Fulbright)
- Advising on regulatory requirements for sale and importation of connected cars with integrated pre-installed IoT connectivity, including legal and regulatory assessment of telecommunications, data protection and cybersecurity frameworks, licensing requirements and other barriers to IoT market entry
Uganda
- Representing mobile operator in connection with competition and dominance related remedies
- Carrying out market study for the Uganda Communications Commission on mobile financial services and telecom platforms
- Evaluating competition and bottlenecks in the mobile financial services market for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (with the Centre for Competition Regulation and Economic Development (CCRED) of the University of Johannesburg)
- Assessing data protection legal and regulatory framework as part of the World Bank’s evaluation of readiness to implement a national ID program
- Advising on regulatory requirements for sale and importation of connected cars with integrated pre-installed IoT connectivity, including legal and regulatory assessment of telecommunications, data protection and cybersecurity frameworks, licensing requirements and other barriers to IoT market entry
- As part of a regional study for the World Bank, assessing the readiness of country’s digital economy legal and regulatory framework for regional integration, including reviewing data protection, electronic commerce and transactions, cybercrime, cyber security, electronic communications, digital identification, digital financial services and competition laws
Ukraine
- Advising a European Government on Ukrainian regulation of mobile money and potential usage in conflict zones
- Advising Bank of Scotland on outsourcing and supply agreements
- Counsel to Trans National Financial Services on credit card marketing
- Outside general counsel to mobile network operator
- Advising start-up ISP
- Counsel to information intermediary on obtaining equity financing
- Advising Smart Isles public-private ICT consortium
- Advising Bank of Scotland on credit card co-branding partnerships
USA
- Regularly advising on federal and state telecom regulation
- Regularly advising on federal and state regulation of electronic financial services
- Regularly advising on privacy and information security
- Handling fiber optic facility IRUs and capacity swaps
- Outsourcing, development and licensing transactions involving software and IP
- Regularly representing start-up and growing tech companies on strategy, M&A, corporate finance, commercial and regulatory matters
- Representing CATV operator on M&A, corporate finance and regulatory matters
Denver
- Representing EchoStar satellite TV operator on special projects
South-East
- Representing power companies on pole attachment, right of way, joint duct, and broadband over power line projects
Atlanta
- Advising VuBotics on issuance of convertible senior secured notes
- Forming and representing Georgia Electronic Commerce Association
- Playing major role in developing e-commerce public policy
South-East USA
- Representing clients in joint development of inter- and intra-city fiber optic networks
North-East USA
- Representing sellers of broadband networks and other telecom facilities
Washington DC
- Forming and representing the Broadband over Power Line Industry Association
- Playing major role in developing e-commerce public policy
Boston
- Representing industry consortium in FTC rulemaking on automated calls
Yemen
- Advising Government of Yemen on options for telecom sector liberalization and privatization, including new legislation
- Conducting comparative market, investment, policy, legal and regulatory assessment for comparative study of the impacts of armed conflict on mobile market development
Zimbabwe
- Evaluating competition and bottlenecks in the mobile financial services market for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (with the Centre for Competition Regulation and Economic Development (CCRED) of the University of Johannesburg)
Botswana
- Advising Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority on spectrum reform, including licensing, auctions, administrative pricing and competition matters
- Advising on regulatory requirements for sale and importation of connected cars with integrated pre-installed IoT connectivity, including legal and regulatory assessment of telecommunications, data protection and cybersecurity frameworks, licensing requirements and other barriers to IoT market entry
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Advising international telecom operator on telecom licensing
Malawi
- Drafting data protection bill and implementing regulations for the Government
- Advising MACRA on implementing new communications and electronic transactions and cybersecurity laws and institutional reform
- Advising Government on construction of international terrestrial fiber backbone network PPP and bandwidth procurement
- Advising MACRA on potential restructuring options for state-owned national backbone network being procured by Government
- Designing, structuring and implementing anchor customer procurement of international bandwidth over a designated new terrestrial route through Tanzania, including conducting competitive procurement and preparing contractual documentation and licenses with SimbaNET, the winning bidder
Mauritius
- Advising international telecom operator on licensing global communications systems for call centers
Republic of the Congo
- Advising an international telecom operator on telecom licensing
South Africa
- Advising ICASA on competition issues in proposed merger of Neotel and Vodacom
- Advising on regulatory requirements for sale and importation of connected cars with integrated pre-installed IoT connectivity, including legal and regulatory assessment of telecommunications, data protection and cybersecurity frameworks, licensing requirements and other barriers to IoT market entry
Tanzania
- Representing new entrant digital financial service provider with respect to anticompetitive conduct of mobile network operators
- Advising international telecom operator on the potential acquisition of a local mobile operator
- Evaluating competition and bottlenecks in the mobile financial services market for Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (with the Centre for Competition Regulation and Economic Development (CCRED) of the University of Johannesburg)
- As part of a regional study for the World Bank, assessing the readiness of country’s digital economy legal and regulatory framework for regional integration, including reviewing data protection, electronic commerce and transactions, cybercrime, cyber security, electronic communications, digital identification, digital financial services and competition laws
South Sudan
- Conducting full review of the legal and regulatory framework to support the South Sudan Safety Net Program (SSSNP), administered by UNOPS, which provides assistance through temporary employment in public works projects to citizens, and recommending a strategy for transferring existing ID information into the new ID system
- Conducting comparative market, investment, policy, legal and regulatory assessment for comparative study of the impacts of armed conflict on mobile market development
- As part of a regional study for the World Bank, assessing the readiness of country’s digital economy legal and regulatory framework for regional integration, including reviewing data protection, electronic commerce and transactions, cybercrime, cyber security, electronic communications, digital identification, digital financial services and competition laws
Afghanistan
- Conducting comparative market, investment, policy, legal and regulatory assessment for comparative study of the impacts of armed conflict on mobile market development
- Advising multinational telecom operator on establishing or updating management services agreement between group holding company and its subsidiaries
- Assessing legal and regulatory framework to support national ID system
Libya
- Conducting comparative market, investment, policy, legal and regulatory assessment for comparative study of the impacts of armed conflict on mobile market development
- On behalf of the ITU, advising the Libyan Ministry responsible for telecommunications on sector reform
Syria
- Conducting comparative market, investment, policy, legal and regulatory assessment for comparative study of the impacts of armed conflict on mobile market development
American Samoa
- Advising global OTT on zero-rating Internet access and consumer protection laws
Argentina
- Acting as planning advisor to Government of Chile in assessing Argentina as potential landing site for proposed trans-Pacific submarine cable
- Advising telecom subsidiary of Colombia-based electric utility with operations in Argentina on potential investment in new international submarine cable system providing connectivity with Puerto Rico and Florida
Armenia
- Advising on regulatory requirements for sale and importation of connected cars with integrated pre-installed IoT connectivity, including legal and regulatory assessment of telecommunications, data protection and cybersecurity frameworks, licensing requirements and other barriers to IoT market entry
Bahrain
- Advising on regulatory requirements for sale and importation of connected cars with integrated pre-installed IoT connectivity, including legal and regulatory assessment of telecommunications, data protection and cybersecurity frameworks, licensing requirements and other barriers to IoT market entry
Israel
- Advising on regulatory requirements for sale and importation of connected cars with integrated pre-installed IoT connectivity, including legal and regulatory assessment of telecommunications, data protection and cybersecurity frameworks, licensing requirements and other barriers to IoT market entry
Kuwait
- Advising on regulatory requirements for sale and importation of connected cars with integrated pre-installed IoT connectivity, including legal and regulatory assessment of telecommunications, data protection and cybersecurity frameworks, licensing requirements and other barriers to IoT market entry
Namibia
- Advising on regulatory requirements for sale and importation of connected cars with integrated pre-installed IoT connectivity, including legal and regulatory assessment of telecommunications, data protection and cybersecurity frameworks, licensing requirements and other barriers to IoT market entry
Palestine
- Advising on regulatory requirements for sale and importation of connected cars with integrated pre-installed IoT connectivity, including legal and regulatory assessment of telecommunications, data protection and cybersecurity frameworks, licensing requirements and other barriers to IoT market entry
UAE
- Advising on regulatory requirements for sale and importation of connected cars with integrated pre-installed IoT connectivity, including legal and regulatory assessment of telecommunications, data protection and cybersecurity frameworks, licensing requirements and other barriers to IoT market entry
- Advising a global operator on licensing and regulation of electronic communications for numerous products
- Drafting regulations on consumer protection and dispute resolution for the TRA
Nigeria
- Advising on regulatory requirements for sale and importation of connected cars with integrated pre-installed IoT connectivity, including legal and regulatory assessment of telecommunications, data protection and cybersecurity frameworks, licensing requirements and other barriers to IoT market entry
- Drafting a Data Protection Bill for the Government of Nigeria
Qatar
- Advising on regulatory requirements for sale and importation of connected cars with integrated pre-installed IoT connectivity, including legal and regulatory assessment of telecommunications, data protection and cybersecurity frameworks, licensing requirements and other barriers to IoT market entry
Australia
- Acting as transaction and planning advisor to Government of Chile in establishing PPP to build trans-South Pacific submarine cable connecting Chile with New Zealand and Australia, with interim landing in Easter Island
Azerbaijan
- Advising on structural separation of fiber infrastructure and other essential facilities before privatization of vertically integrated state-owned incumbents
Bangladesh
- Advising on prudential banking regulation, financial services licensing and telecommunications regulation to enable greater role for MNOs in the mobile money services market
lands
- Acting as planning advisor for full or partial privatization of incumbent SOE fixed and mobile operator
Brazil
- Acting as planning advisor to Government of Chile in assessing Brazil as potential landing site for proposed trans-Pacific submarine cable
- Advising telecom subsidiary of Colombia-based electric utility with operations in Brazil on transaction structure, regulatory and tax matters in connection with a potential investment in new international submarine cable system providing connectivity with Puerto Rico and Florida
Bolivia
- Acting as planning advisor to Government of Chile in assessing Bolivia as potential landing site for proposed trans-Pacific submarine cable
Cambodia
- Representing foreign investor in ICSID arbitration against the Government of Cambodia
Chile
- Acting as transaction and planning advisor to Government of Chile in establishing PPP to build trans-South Pacific submarine cable connecting Chile with New Zealand and Australia, with interim landing in Easter Island
- Advising telecom subsidiary of Colombia-based electric utility with operations in Chile on potential investment in new international submarine cable system providing connectivity with Puerto Rico and Florida. We were engaged to advise on transaction structure, regulatory and tax matters
China
- Acting as planning advisor to Government of Chile in assessing China as potential landing site for proposed trans-Pacific submarine cable
- Advising online testing platform on compliance with privacy and information security laws and develop online authentication process
Colombia
- Acting as planning advisor to Government of Chile in assessing Colombia as potential landing site for proposed trans-Pacific submarine cable
- Advising telecom subsidiary of Colombia-based electric utility with operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru on potential investment in new international submarine cable system providing connectivity with Puerto Rico and Florida
Ecuador
- Acting as planning advisor to Government of Chile in assessing Ecuador as potential landing site for proposed trans-Pacific submarine cable
- Advising telecom subsidiary of Colombia-based electric utility with operations in Ecuador on potential investment in new international submarine cable system providing connectivity with Puerto Rico and Florida
French Polynesia
- Acting as planning advisor to Government of Chile in assessing French Polynesia as potential landing site for proposed trans-Pacific submarine cable
Federal States of Micronesia
- Acting as transaction advisor to FSM wholesale open access SOE on formation of submarine cable consortium with Kiribati and Nauru SOEs and competitive procurement of submarine cable system to connect Kiribati, Nauru, Kosrae and Pohnpei
- Acting as transaction advisor to FSM wholesale open access SOE on upgrade of existing submarine cable system connecting Pohnpei, Marshall Islands and Guam
- Acting as transaction advisor to Government on establishing wholesale open access SOE and transferring existing state-owned submarine cable assets to new SOE
- Acting as transaction advisor to Government on negotiated procurement of Chuuk-Pohnpei submarine cable from NEC
- Acting as transaction advisor on purchase of IRU in SEA-US submarine cable system and non-competitive procurement from NEC of spur to connect cable to Yap
- Acting as transaction advisor to Government on joint submarine cable project with Government of Palau to connect Yap and Palau to Guam
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on options for restructuring SOE FSMTCC to enable competitive market entry with use of shared essential facilities
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on assessing existing infrastructure sharing framework and potential updated infrastructure sharing policy and regulatory instruments
India
- Advising online testing platform on compliance with privacy and information security laws and develop online authentication process
- Leading capacity building training on competition in digital financial services at the Financial Inclusion Global Initiative (FIGI)
- Speaker and participant in Telecommunications Disputes and Settlements Appeals Tribunal (TDSAT) workshop on dispute resolution
Indonesia
- Acting as planning advisor to Government of Chile in assessing Indonesia as potential landing site for proposed trans-Pacific submarine cable
Japan
- Acting as planning advisor to Government of Chile in assessing Japan as potential landing site for proposed trans-Pacific submarine cable
Kazakhstan
- Advising on regulatory requirements for sale and importation of connected cars with integrated pre-installed IoT connectivity, including legal and regulatory assessment of telecommunications, data protection and cybersecurity frameworks, licensing requirements and other barriers to IoT market entry
Kiribati
- Acting as transaction advisor to sector regulator on competitive tender for second mobile license
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on assessing existing infrastructure sharing framework and potential updated infrastructure sharing policy and regulatory instruments
Malaysia
- Assessing legal and regulatory framework applicable to remittances and e-money
- Acting as planning advisor to Government of Chile in assessing Malaysia as potential landing site for proposed trans-Pacific submarine cable
Marshall Islands
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on assessing existing infrastructure sharing framework and potential updated infrastructure sharing policy and regulatory instruments
Mongolia
- Advising sector regulator on restructuring options to attract investment in state-owned open access fixed network provider and policy and regulatory reform, including evaluation of licensing regime and impediments to investment
New Zealand
- Acting as transaction and planning advisor to Government of Chile in establishing PPP to build trans-South Pacific submarine cable connecting Chile with New Zealand and Australia, with interim landing in Easter Island
Pakistan
- Reviewing, summarizing and assessing data protection framework with particular attention to health services, financial services, telecommunications, electronic transactions, e-commerce, cybersecurity and cyber crimes for a multinational telecom operator
- Advising multinational telecom operator on establishing or updating management services agreement between group holding company and its subsidiaries
- Advising NGO on developing and licensing software for dissemination of regional health and emergency information
Palau
- Advising MicroPal consortium with participation by FSM and Palau on parallel procurement of submarine cable spurs from NEC and IRUs in the SEA-US cable system
Papua New Guinea
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on potential PPP transactions for submarine cable system
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on assessing existing infrastructure sharing framework and potential updated infrastructure sharing policy and regulatory instruments
- Advising global OTT on zero-rating Internet access and consumer protection and censorship laws
Paraguay
- Acting as planning advisor to Government of Chile in assessing Paraguay as potential landing site for proposed trans-Pacific submarine cable
Peru
- Acting as planning advisor to Government of Chile in assessing Peru as potential landing site for proposed trans-Pacific submarine cable
- Advising telecom subsidiary of Colombia-based electric utility with operations in Peru on potential investment in new international submarine cable system providing connectivity with Puerto Rico and Florida
Philippines
- Assessing data protection framework to support national ID system
- Assessing legal and regulatory framework applicable to remittances and e-money
- Acting as transaction advisor to US airline on call center outsourcing
- Acting as planning advisor to Government of Chile in the Philippines as potential landing site for proposed trans-Pacific submarine cable
Singapore
- Acting as planning advisor to Government of Chile in assessing Singapore as potential landing site for proposed trans-Pacific submarine cable
South Korea
- Acting as planning advisor to Government of Chile in assessing South Korea as potential landing site for proposed trans-Pacific submarine cable
Thailand
- Reviewing competition and other problems in the 3G spectrum auction for the Government and ITU
Timor-Leste
- Acting as transaction advisor to Government on terminating Portugal Telecom’s exclusive concession, divesting concession assets and conducting competitive tender for two new unified national telecom licenses
- Acting as planning advisor Government on establishing telecom sector regulator
Tuvalu
- Acting as planning advisor on converting SOE into PPP through competitive selection of private partner
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on assessing existing infrastructure sharing framework and potential updated infrastructure sharing policy and regulatory instruments
Ukraine
- Advising on regulatory requirements for sale and importation of tractors with integrated pre-installed IoT connectivity, including assessment of telecommunications and data protection frameworks, licensing requirements and other barriers to entry
- Assessing regulatory framework for digital financial services
Uruguay
- Acting as planning advisor to Government of Chile in assessing Uruguay as potential landing site for proposed trans-Pacific submarine cable
Uzbekistan
- Advising on structural separation of fiber infrastructure and other essential facilities before privatization of vertically integrated state-owned incumbents
Venezuela
- Acting as planning advisor to Government of Chile in assessing Venezuela as potential landing site for proposed trans-Pacific submarine cable
Vietnam
- Assessing proposed federated ID system for e-government
- Advising global telecoms operator on data center and cloud service regulation
Europe
- Advising multiple clients on EU GDPR
- Representing buyer in the acquisition of a Greek bank
- Advising KPN, the Dutch national operator, in negotiating disputes with various operators
- Representing network operator in tender for partial privatization of Belgian state-owned mobile network
- Representing network operator building a consortium and participating in an Italian mobile license tender
- Representing network operator in building consortium and participating in Dutch mobile license tender
Europe
- Advising multiple clients on EU GDPR
- Representing buyer in the acquisition of a Greek bank
- Advising KPN, the Dutch national operator, in negotiating disputes with various operators
- Representing network operator in tender for partial privatization of Belgian state-owned mobile network
- Representing network operator building a consortium and participating in an Italian mobile license tender
- Representing network operator in building consortium and participating in Dutch mobile license tender
Europe
- Advising multiple clients on EU GDPR
- Representing buyer in the acquisition of a Greek bank
- Advising KPN, the Dutch national operator, in negotiating disputes with various operators
- Representing network operator in tender for partial privatization of Belgian state-owned mobile network
- Representing network operator building a consortium and participating in an Italian mobile license tender
- Representing network operator in building consortium and participating in Dutch mobile license tender
Europe
- Advising multiple clients on EU GDPR
- Representing buyer in the acquisition of a Greek bank
- Advising KPN, the Dutch national operator, in negotiating disputes with various operators
- Representing network operator in tender for partial privatization of Belgian state-owned mobile network
- Representing network operator building a consortium and participating in an Italian mobile license tender
- Representing network operator in building consortium and participating in Dutch mobile license tender
Europe
- Advising multiple clients on EU GDPR
- Representing buyer in the acquisition of a Greek bank
- Advising KPN, the Dutch national operator, in negotiating disputes with various operators
- Representing network operator in tender for partial privatization of Belgian state-owned mobile network
- Representing network operator building a consortium and participating in an Italian mobile license tender
- Representing network operator in building consortium and participating in Dutch mobile license tender
Europe
- Advising multiple clients on EU GDPR
- Representing buyer in the acquisition of a Greek bank
- Advising KPN, the Dutch national operator, in negotiating disputes with various operators
- Representing network operator in tender for partial privatization of Belgian state-owned mobile network
- Representing network operator building a consortium and participating in an Italian mobile license tender
- Representing network operator in building consortium and participating in Dutch mobile license tender
Europe
- Advising multiple clients on EU GDPR
- Representing buyer in the acquisition of a Greek bank
- Advising KPN, the Dutch national operator, in negotiating disputes with various operators
- Representing network operator in tender for partial privatization of Belgian state-owned mobile network
- Representing network operator building a consortium and participating in an Italian mobile license tender
- Representing network operator in building consortium and participating in Dutch mobile license tender
Europe
- Advising multiple clients on EU GDPR
- Representing buyer in the acquisition of a Greek bank
- Advising KPN, the Dutch national operator, in negotiating disputes with various operators
- Representing network operator in tender for partial privatization of Belgian state-owned mobile network
- Representing network operator building a consortium and participating in an Italian mobile license tender
- Representing network operator in building consortium and participating in Dutch mobile license tender
Europe
- Advising multiple clients on EU GDPR
- Representing buyer in the acquisition of a Greek bank
- Advising KPN, the Dutch national operator, in negotiating disputes with various operators
- Representing network operator in tender for partial privatization of Belgian state-owned mobile network
- Representing network operator building a consortium and participating in an Italian mobile license tender
- Representing network operator in building consortium and participating in Dutch mobile license tender
Europe
- Advising multiple clients on EU GDPR
- Representing buyer in the acquisition of a Greek bank
- Advising KPN, the Dutch national operator, in negotiating disputes with various operators
- Representing network operator in tender for partial privatization of Belgian state-owned mobile network
- Representing network operator building a consortium and participating in an Italian mobile license tender
- Representing network operator in building consortium and participating in Dutch mobile license tender
Europe
- Advising multiple clients on EU GDPR
- Representing buyer in the acquisition of a Greek bank
- Advising KPN, the Dutch national operator, in negotiating disputes with various operators
- Representing network operator in tender for partial privatization of Belgian state-owned mobile network
- Representing network operator building a consortium and participating in an Italian mobile license tender
- Representing network operator in building consortium and participating in Dutch mobile license tender
Europe
- Advising multiple clients on EU GDPR
- Representing buyer in the acquisition of a Greek bank
- Advising KPN, the Dutch national operator, in negotiating disputes with various operators
- Representing network operator in tender for partial privatization of Belgian state-owned mobile network
- Representing network operator building a consortium and participating in an Italian mobile license tender
- Representing network operator in building consortium and participating in Dutch mobile license tender
Europe
- Advising multiple clients on EU GDPR
- Representing buyer in the acquisition of a Greek bank
- Advising KPN, the Dutch national operator, in negotiating disputes with various operators
- Representing network operator in tender for partial privatization of Belgian state-owned mobile network
- Representing network operator building a consortium and participating in an Italian mobile license tender
- Representing network operator in building consortium and participating in Dutch mobile license tender
Europe
- Advising multiple clients on EU GDPR
- Representing buyer in the acquisition of a Greek bank
- Advising KPN, the Dutch national operator, in negotiating disputes with various operators
- Representing network operator in tender for partial privatization of Belgian state-owned mobile network
- Representing network operator building a consortium and participating in an Italian mobile license tender
- Representing network operator in building consortium and participating in Dutch mobile license tender
Europe
- Advising multiple clients on EU GDPR
- Representing buyer in the acquisition of a Greek bank
- Advising KPN, the Dutch national operator, in negotiating disputes with various operators
- Representing network operator in tender for partial privatization of Belgian state-owned mobile network
- Representing network operator building a consortium and participating in an Italian mobile license tender
- Representing network operator in building consortium and participating in Dutch mobile license tender
Europe
- Advising multiple clients on EU GDPR
- Representing buyer in the acquisition of a Greek bank
- Advising KPN, the Dutch national operator, in negotiating disputes with various operators
- Representing network operator in tender for partial privatization of Belgian state-owned mobile network
- Representing network operator building a consortium and participating in an Italian mobile license tender
- Representing network operator in building consortium and participating in Dutch mobile license tender
Europe
- Advising multiple clients on EU GDPR
- Representing buyer in the acquisition of a Greek bank
- Advising KPN, the Dutch national operator, in negotiating disputes with various operators
- Representing network operator in tender for partial privatization of Belgian state-owned mobile network
- Representing network operator building a consortium and participating in an Italian mobile license tender
- Representing network operator in building consortium and participating in Dutch mobile license tender
Europe
- Advising multiple clients on EU GDPR
- Representing buyer in the acquisition of a Greek bank
- Advising KPN, the Dutch national operator, in negotiating disputes with various operators
- Representing network operator in tender for partial privatization of Belgian state-owned mobile network
- Representing network operator building a consortium and participating in an Italian mobile license tender
- Representing network operator in building consortium and participating in Dutch mobile license tender
Europe
- Advising multiple clients on EU GDPR
- Representing buyer in the acquisition of a Greek bank
- Advising KPN, the Dutch national operator, in negotiating disputes with various operators
- Representing network operator in tender for partial privatization of Belgian state-owned mobile network
- Representing network operator building a consortium and participating in an Italian mobile license tender
- Representing network operator in building consortium and participating in Dutch mobile license tender
Europe
- Advising multiple clients on EU GDPR
- Representing buyer in the acquisition of a Greek bank
- Advising KPN, the Dutch national operator, in negotiating disputes with various operators
- Representing network operator in tender for partial privatization of Belgian state-owned mobile network
- Representing network operator building a consortium and participating in an Italian mobile license tender
- Representing network operator in building consortium and participating in Dutch mobile license tender
Europe
- Advising multiple clients on EU GDPR
- Representing buyer in the acquisition of a Greek bank
- Advising KPN, the Dutch national operator, in negotiating disputes with various operators
- Representing network operator in tender for partial privatization of Belgian state-owned mobile network
- Representing network operator building a consortium and participating in an Italian mobile license tender
- Representing network operator in building consortium and participating in Dutch mobile license tender
Europe
- Advising multiple clients on EU GDPR
- Representing buyer in the acquisition of a Greek bank
- Advising KPN, the Dutch national operator, in negotiating disputes with various operators
- Representing network operator in tender for partial privatization of Belgian state-owned mobile network
- Representing network operator building a consortium and participating in an Italian mobile license tender
- Representing network operator in building consortium and participating in Dutch mobile license tender
Europe
- Advising multiple clients on EU GDPR
- Representing buyer in the acquisition of a Greek bank
- Advising KPN, the Dutch national operator, in negotiating disputes with various operators
- Representing network operator in tender for partial privatization of Belgian state-owned mobile network
- Representing network operator building a consortium and participating in an Italian mobile license tender
- Representing network operator in building consortium and participating in Dutch mobile license tender
Europe
- Advising multiple clients on EU GDPR
- Representing buyer in the acquisition of a Greek bank
- Advising KPN, the Dutch national operator, in negotiating disputes with various operators
- Representing network operator in tender for partial privatization of Belgian state-owned mobile network
- Representing network operator building a consortium and participating in an Italian mobile license tender
- Representing network operator in building consortium and participating in Dutch mobile license tender
Europe
- Advising multiple clients on EU GDPR
- Representing buyer in the acquisition of a Greek bank
- Advising KPN, the Dutch national operator, in negotiating disputes with various operators
- Representing network operator in tender for partial privatization of Belgian state-owned mobile network
- Representing network operator building a consortium and participating in an Italian mobile license tender
- Representing network operator in building consortium and participating in Dutch mobile license tender
Europe
- Advising multiple clients on EU GDPR
- Representing buyer in the acquisition of a Greek bank
- Advising KPN, the Dutch national operator, in negotiating disputes with various operators
- Representing network operator in tender for partial privatization of Belgian state-owned mobile network
- Representing network operator building a consortium and participating in an Italian mobile license tender
- Representing network operator in building consortium and participating in Dutch mobile license tender
Europe
- Advising multiple clients on EU GDPR
- Representing buyer in the acquisition of a Greek bank
- Advising KPN, the Dutch national operator, in negotiating disputes with various operators
- Representing network operator in tender for partial privatization of Belgian state-owned mobile network
- Representing network operator building a consortium and participating in an Italian mobile license tender
- Representing network operator in building consortium and participating in Dutch mobile license tender
United Kingdom
- Multiple English law corporate and finance transactions
- Advising global telecoms operator on data center and cloud service regulation
Iraq
- Study impact of policy, legal and regulatory frameworks on telecom sector development during armed conflict
Fiji
- Serving as mediator of dispute among Government, Vodafone, Cable & Wireless and Telecom Fiji on telecom sector liberalization
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on options for liberalization of telecom sector and preparation of telecom law
- Advising the Government on license tender processes
- Advising global OTT on zero-rating Internet access and consumer protection laws
Samoa
- Drafting national digital ID laws and regulations
- Advising global OTT on zero-rating Internet access and consumer protection laws
- Advising sector regulator on reforming dispute resolution framework
- Training telecom regulator staff and government and judicial officers in mediation and resolution of telecom operator disputes
Solomon Islands
- Acting as transaction advisor to Government on competitive tender for new unified telecom license
- Acting as planning and transaction advisor to Government on adopting new telecom law, terminating incumbent operator’s exclusivity, and establishing regulatory framework for competition
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on assessing existing infrastructure sharing framework and potential updated infrastructure sharing policy and regulatory instruments
Vanuatu
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on assessing existing infrastructure sharing framework and potential updated infrastructure sharing policy and regulatory instruments
- Advising global OTT on zero-rating Internet access and consumer protection laws
- Serving as mediator of dispute among Government, France Telecom and Cable & Wireless on termination of exclusivity and opening of market to competition
Tonga
- Drafting Amended National Identification Card Bill and Births, Deaths and Marriages Bill for a new national digital identification system
- Drafting Data Privacy Bill, Cyber Crime Bill, Cyber Security Bill
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on assessing existing infrastructure sharing framework and potential updated infrastructure sharing policy and regulatory instruments
Fiji
- Serving as mediator of dispute among Government, Vodafone, Cable & Wireless and Telecom Fiji on telecom sector liberalization
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on options for liberalization of telecom sector and preparation of telecom law
- Advising the Government on license tender processes
- Advising global OTT on zero-rating Internet access and consumer protection laws
Samoa
- Drafting national digital ID laws and regulations
- Advising global OTT on zero-rating Internet access and consumer protection laws
- Advising sector regulator on reforming dispute resolution framework
- Training telecom regulator staff and government and judicial officers in mediation and resolution of telecom operator disputes
Solomon Islands
- Acting as transaction advisor to Government on competitive tender for new unified telecom license
- Acting as planning and transaction advisor to Government on adopting new telecom law, terminating incumbent operator’s exclusivity, and establishing regulatory framework for competition
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on assessing existing infrastructure sharing framework and potential updated infrastructure sharing policy and regulatory instruments
Vanuatu
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on assessing existing infrastructure sharing framework and potential updated infrastructure sharing policy and regulatory instruments
- Advising global OTT on zero-rating Internet access and consumer protection laws
- Serving as mediator of dispute among Government, France Telecom and Cable & Wireless on termination of exclusivity and opening of market to competition
Tonga
- Drafting Amended National Identification Card Bill and Births, Deaths and Marriages Bill for a new national digital identification system
- Drafting Data Privacy Bill, Cyber Crime Bill, Cyber Security Bill
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on assessing existing infrastructure sharing framework and potential updated infrastructure sharing policy and regulatory instruments
Fiji
- Serving as mediator of dispute among Government, Vodafone, Cable & Wireless and Telecom Fiji on telecom sector liberalization
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on options for liberalization of telecom sector and preparation of telecom law
- Advising the Government on license tender processes
- Advising global OTT on zero-rating Internet access and consumer protection laws
Samoa
- Drafting national digital ID laws and regulations
- Advising global OTT on zero-rating Internet access and consumer protection laws
- Advising sector regulator on reforming dispute resolution framework
- Training telecom regulator staff and government and judicial officers in mediation and resolution of telecom operator disputes
Solomon Islands
- Acting as transaction advisor to Government on competitive tender for new unified telecom license
- Acting as planning and transaction advisor to Government on adopting new telecom law, terminating incumbent operator’s exclusivity, and establishing regulatory framework for competition
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on assessing existing infrastructure sharing framework and potential updated infrastructure sharing policy and regulatory instruments
Vanuatu
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on assessing existing infrastructure sharing framework and potential updated infrastructure sharing policy and regulatory instruments
- Advising global OTT on zero-rating Internet access and consumer protection laws
- Serving as mediator of dispute among Government, France Telecom and Cable & Wireless on termination of exclusivity and opening of market to competition
Tonga
- Drafting Amended National Identification Card Bill and Births, Deaths and Marriages Bill for a new national digital identification system
- Drafting Data Privacy Bill, Cyber Crime Bill, Cyber Security Bill
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on assessing existing infrastructure sharing framework and potential updated infrastructure sharing policy and regulatory instruments
Fiji
- Serving as mediator of dispute among Government, Vodafone, Cable & Wireless and Telecom Fiji on telecom sector liberalization
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on options for liberalization of telecom sector and preparation of telecom law
- Advising the Government on license tender processes
- Advising global OTT on zero-rating Internet access and consumer protection laws
Samoa
- Drafting national digital ID laws and regulations
- Advising global OTT on zero-rating Internet access and consumer protection laws
- Advising sector regulator on reforming dispute resolution framework
- Training telecom regulator staff and government and judicial officers in mediation and resolution of telecom operator disputes
Solomon Islands
- Acting as transaction advisor to Government on competitive tender for new unified telecom license
- Acting as planning and transaction advisor to Government on adopting new telecom law, terminating incumbent operator’s exclusivity, and establishing regulatory framework for competition
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on assessing existing infrastructure sharing framework and potential updated infrastructure sharing policy and regulatory instruments
Vanuatu
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on assessing existing infrastructure sharing framework and potential updated infrastructure sharing policy and regulatory instruments
- Advising global OTT on zero-rating Internet access and consumer protection laws
- Serving as mediator of dispute among Government, France Telecom and Cable & Wireless on termination of exclusivity and opening of market to competition
Tonga
- Drafting Amended National Identification Card Bill and Births, Deaths and Marriages Bill for a new national digital identification system
- Drafting Data Privacy Bill, Cyber Crime Bill, Cyber Security Bill
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on assessing existing infrastructure sharing framework and potential updated infrastructure sharing policy and regulatory instruments
Fiji
- Serving as mediator of dispute among Government, Vodafone, Cable & Wireless and Telecom Fiji on telecom sector liberalization
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on options for liberalization of telecom sector and preparation of telecom law
- Advising the Government on license tender processes
- Advising global OTT on zero-rating Internet access and consumer protection laws
Samoa
- Drafting national digital ID laws and regulations
- Advising global OTT on zero-rating Internet access and consumer protection laws
- Advising sector regulator on reforming dispute resolution framework
- Training telecom regulator staff and government and judicial officers in mediation and resolution of telecom operator disputes
Solomon Islands
- Acting as transaction advisor to Government on competitive tender for new unified telecom license
- Acting as planning and transaction advisor to Government on adopting new telecom law, terminating incumbent operator’s exclusivity, and establishing regulatory framework for competition
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on assessing existing infrastructure sharing framework and potential updated infrastructure sharing policy and regulatory instruments
Vanuatu
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on assessing existing infrastructure sharing framework and potential updated infrastructure sharing policy and regulatory instruments
- Advising global OTT on zero-rating Internet access and consumer protection laws
- Serving as mediator of dispute among Government, France Telecom and Cable & Wireless on termination of exclusivity and opening of market to competition
Tonga
- Drafting Amended National Identification Card Bill and Births, Deaths and Marriages Bill for a new national digital identification system
- Drafting Data Privacy Bill, Cyber Crime Bill, Cyber Security Bill
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on assessing existing infrastructure sharing framework and potential updated infrastructure sharing policy and regulatory instruments
Fiji
- Serving as mediator of dispute among Government, Vodafone, Cable & Wireless and Telecom Fiji on telecom sector liberalization
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on options for liberalization of telecom sector and preparation of telecom law
- Advising the Government on license tender processes
- Advising global OTT on zero-rating Internet access and consumer protection laws
Samoa
- Drafting national digital ID laws and regulations
- Advising global OTT on zero-rating Internet access and consumer protection laws
- Advising sector regulator on reforming dispute resolution framework
- Training telecom regulator staff and government and judicial officers in mediation and resolution of telecom operator disputes
Solomon Islands
- Acting as transaction advisor to Government on competitive tender for new unified telecom license
- Acting as planning and transaction advisor to Government on adopting new telecom law, terminating incumbent operator’s exclusivity, and establishing regulatory framework for competition
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on assessing existing infrastructure sharing framework and potential updated infrastructure sharing policy and regulatory instruments
Vanuatu
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on assessing existing infrastructure sharing framework and potential updated infrastructure sharing policy and regulatory instruments
- Advising global OTT on zero-rating Internet access and consumer protection laws
- Serving as mediator of dispute among Government, France Telecom and Cable & Wireless on termination of exclusivity and opening of market to competition
Tonga
- Drafting Amended National Identification Card Bill and Births, Deaths and Marriages Bill for a new national digital identification system
- Drafting Data Privacy Bill, Cyber Crime Bill, Cyber Security Bill
- Acting as planning advisor to Government on assessing existing infrastructure sharing framework and potential updated infrastructure sharing policy and regulatory instruments
Ethiopia
- As part of a regional study for the World Bank, assessing the readiness of country’s digital economy legal and regulatory framework for regional integration, including reviewing data protection, electronic commerce and transactions, cybercrime, cyber security, electronic communications, digital identification, digital financial services and competition laws
- Advising the Government on behalf of IFC in relation to planning the tender and regulatory framework for the first new entrant licence ultimately won by a consortium comprising Vodafone, Safaricom and other operators
Djibouti
- As part of a regional study for the World Bank, assessing the readiness of country’s digital economy legal and regulatory framework for regional integration, including reviewing data protection, electronic commerce and transactions, cybercrime, cyber security, electronic communications, digital identification, digital financial services and competition laws
Regional bodies & multi-national projects
- Designing and establishing a regional leniency program for the COMESA Competition Commission and Member States
- Advising COMESA Competition Commission on reform of its regional anti-cartel framework
- Advising COMESA Competition Commission reform of its merger control regime, including drafting merger guidelines, rules and amendments to the Competition Regulations
Advising the EAC
Competition Authority on reforms to its regional merger control regime
- Advising EAC Advising World Bank on policies to promote digital economic integration in East Africa and the Horn of Africa, including assessing digital ID, data protection, electronic transactions, cyber crimes and cyber security legal frameworks in each country, EAC and COMESA and recommending measures to support harmonisation of legal frameworks and removal of barriers to cross-border digital economic activity
- Assessing legal frameworks of each country, EAC and COMESA to support a proposed regional cross-border interoperability scheme for digital financial services
- Conducting a feasibility and options analysis to assess potential use of excess capacity in the West African Power Pool (WAPP) fiber network to aid in developing an integrated and open backbone fiber optic network serving all major population centers and cable landing stations in the ECOWAS region.
- Advising WAPP member utilities on considerations and an action plan for market entry and on forming a regional dark fiber leasing consortium.
- Drafting regional legal instruments and model legislation for a regional digital ID system in the OECS
- Drafting detailed briefing papers for publication by UNCDF on the legal, regulatory and policy enablers of digital ID and electronic transactions, data protection, cybersecurity, cross-border data flows, broadband policy, competition, consumer protection and fair access to communications channels
- Conducting study on merchant discount rates and interchange in mobile payments for CGAP
- Developing World Bank’s ID4D Legal and Regulatory Enabling Environment Assessment (IDEEA) and related Guidance Note, a methodology and toolkit document to guide assessments of data protection legal and regulatory frameworks in developing countries and their readiness to support national ID programs
- Developing Cross-Sector Infrastructure Toolkit for the World Bank, including comprehensive analysis of opportunities and challenges faced by utilities and telecom network operators in sharing infrastructure, recommended solutions to realize opportunities and address challenges and 18 individual case studies