ITU Tech Snapshot: COVID-19 and the telecom industry # 3
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How has the #Coronavirus #COVID-19 crisis affected the telecommunications and information and communications technology industry? Have the mobile phone manufacturers been able to meet demand? Internet providers coped with with delivering broadband speed? Students kept up with their virtual classes? Listen to this "snapshot" podcast and find out... Written and presented by Phillippa Biggs. For more information visit: https://www.itu.int
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