The government wants to introduce an increase of €0.75 on all internet and mobile plans, regardless of operator. A tax that is supposed to help reduce the digital divide in France, but may have the opposite effect… It’s not just the price of smartphones that are skyrocketing: mobile phone and internet access plans are also … Read more
Internet access is becoming “more affordable in all regions of the world and for all population groups, regardless of income level,” according to an International Telecommunication Union (ITU) report released Wednesday. As proof, in 2022, three-quarters of people aged 10 and over have a mobile phone. This device is now the most common way to … Read more
The Criminal Court of Toulouse sentenced Stéphane P., resident of Somme, to two years in prison, one of which is suspended for violence, threats of execution, blackmail and identity theft against his ex-partner Sophia. On the other hand, the mass distribution of videos and intimate photos of the 38-year-old young woman, without her consent, was … Read more
Internet access is becoming “more affordable in all regions of the world and for all population groups, regardless of income level,” according to an International Telecommunication Union (ITU) report released Wednesday. As proof, in 2022, three-quarters of people aged 10 and over have a mobile phone. This device is now the most common way to … Read more
In 2022, three-quarters of people over 10 have a mobile phone, but not all have access to the internet. Nearly three-quarters of people over 10 in 2022 will have a mobile phone that facilitates access to the Internet, and nearly a third of the world’s population is still deprived of this international network, the UN … Read more
The use of the Internet concerns two-thirds of the world’s population, i.e. 5.3 billion people. Nearly three-quarters of people over 10 in 2022 will have a mobile phone that facilitates access to the Internet, and nearly a third of the world’s population is still deprived of this international network, the UN said on Wednesday. “Mobile … Read more
Internet access is critical to Africa’s economic and social transformation, making it crucial for governments to invest in digital technologies, urges the Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Antonio Pedro. “Digitalization is key to achieving the SDGs and Agenda 2063 and achieving this requires the contribution of all actors,” said Mr. Pedro, … Read more
A few days ago we published an explanatory article on the social credit system implemented by China. The government published on November 14 a draft law that will determine the course of how the country will build this system. Contrary to popular belief outside China, China’s national social credit system is not fully built. At … Read more
Posted on 11/30/2022 by PCF On November 24, a meeting of departmental secretaries was held. Excerpts from Igor Zamichiei’s introductory report. On the agenda of this meeting, three topics: political and social news, the campaign against pension reform and the preparation of the 39th Congress. In this topic (transport) as in wages or in the … Read more
Posted on 11/30/2022 by PCF Architect Oscar Niemeyer, who designed the PCF building, died on December 5, 2012, 10 years ago. He was almost 105 years old. His real name is Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida de Niemeyer Soares, he liked to say: “There are four different origins in my name… I am mestizo and I … Read more