Assessing the transparency of 12 of the world’s most powerful telecommunications companies on their policies and practices affecting people’s rights to freedom of expression and privacy.
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While scrutiny of Big Tech companies continues to grow, the telecommunications sector has largely managed to fly under the radar. Telcos have been heavily marketing their own adoption of tech business models, expanding their digital services business, and leveraging the massive amounts of data they collect from millions of subscribers. However, our data reveals an industry that has yet to match its public narrative with strong policies and public transparency.
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Which telcos commit to respecting human rights? How are telcos disclosing their compliance with government orders to shut down their networks? How many companies respect net neutrality and disavow zero rating? With the rapid growth of AI deployment, how transparent are telecom giants on the use and development of algorithmic systems?
Drill down into more than 300 aspects of company policies to answer questions like these in our interactive Data Explorer.
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