AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoMiddle East Security: Saudi Arabia issued air-defence alerts to Riyadh residents via mobile apps after Houthi drone incidents, with Civil Defence later lifting the danger and urging people not to gather or film. Critical Infrastructure: Cuba suffered a nationwide power grid collapse amid an energy crisis, with the utility saying recovery protocols were activated as fuel shortages and aging plants continue to bite. Spam & Competition: India’s telecom regulator is pushing new rules that require caller-ID/spam apps to share spam complaint data with operators, drawing pushback from Truecaller over potential anticompetitive effects. Broadband Policy: California regulators cleared $1.4bn in federal broadband funding, but net-neutrality advocates warn the deal’s conditions could force a rollback of equal access rules. Satellite Connectivity: Papua New Guinea Defence Force is trialling Starlink to improve troop communications in remote areas. Payments Regulation: India’s UPI merchant MDR changes from Oct 15 will apply only to certain merchant payments above ₹2,000, with person-to-person transfers staying free. Quality of Service: Pakistan’s PTA says mobile operators missed QoS benchmarks in mobile broadband and is moving to enforce compliance. US Telecom Transition: Verizon plans to end copper landline service in 2025, pushing customers toward fiber or VoIP.
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