Policy Brief: Evading Telecommunication Disruption During Conflicts

This policy brief highlights the critical need for a framework to ensure uninterrupted telecommunication services during conflicts, particularly in the face of intentional shutdowns during conflicts, considering Sudan as a case study. It compares two key approaches, the first one is the domestic approach, which prioritizes revising the local regulations and policies to guarantee connectivity sustainability. The second is the international approach, which prioritizes revisiting the international laws and conventions to protect human rights and ensure access to telecommunication. This paper argues for the international approach, advocating for the urgent need to amend the international laws and regulations to ensure connectivity availability, and guaranteeing accountability to those responsible in cutting off the telecommunication. This approach paves the way for telecommunication sustainability and protects human rights