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 {{ :airtel_india_open_network.png?direct&200|}}In India, veteran operator Airtel have published a new [[https://www.airtel.in/opennetwork/|website entitled Open Network]] in which they map all of their towers for both 2G and 4G networks, as well as identifying where towers are being upgraded and where they are needed. The website goes by the slogan “//Because you have a lot to say. And we have nothing to hide//”. This is strong evidence to illustrate how transparency, far from being a liability, can actually be a powerful tool for marketing. This is the first instance of a commercial operator publishing tower locations. {{ :airtel_india_open_network.png?direct&200|}}In India, veteran operator Airtel have published a new [[https://www.airtel.in/opennetwork/|website entitled Open Network]] in which they map all of their towers for both 2G and 4G networks, as well as identifying where towers are being upgraded and where they are needed. The website goes by the slogan “//Because you have a lot to say. And we have nothing to hide//”. This is strong evidence to illustrate how transparency, far from being a liability, can actually be a powerful tool for marketing. This is the first instance of a commercial operator publishing tower locations.
  
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 {{:good-practice:airtel_uganda_open_network.png?direct&200 |}}Following the example of their parent company, the [[https://www.airtel.co.ug/openNetworks | Airtel Uganda website]] now contains a map of Airtel towers across Uganda, making them the first mobile network operator on the continent to publish a map of their towers. {{:good-practice:airtel_uganda_open_network.png?direct&200 |}}Following the example of their parent company, the [[https://www.airtel.co.ug/openNetworks | Airtel Uganda website]] now contains a map of Airtel towers across Uganda, making them the first mobile network operator on the continent to publish a map of their towers.
  
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 {{ :good-practice:screenshot_2020-03-13_mon_reseau_mobile_arcep.png?200|}}The French regulator, ARCEP (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse), has an excellent resource entitled the [[https://www.arcep.fr/cartes-et-donnees/new-deal-mobile.html|Tableau de bord du New Deal Mobile]] or New Deal Mobile Dashboard which includes datasets with details of all mobile towers as well as coverage and planned 4G coverage maps.  All data is [[https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/5b2b6715c751df6acaf0c2ee/|freely downloadable]] in an open (CSV) format, under an Open Data license. {{ :good-practice:screenshot_2020-03-13_mon_reseau_mobile_arcep.png?200|}}The French regulator, ARCEP (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse), has an excellent resource entitled the [[https://www.arcep.fr/cartes-et-donnees/new-deal-mobile.html|Tableau de bord du New Deal Mobile]] or New Deal Mobile Dashboard which includes datasets with details of all mobile towers as well as coverage and planned 4G coverage maps.  All data is [[https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/5b2b6715c751df6acaf0c2ee/|freely downloadable]] in an open (CSV) format, under an Open Data license.