As an outcome of this programme, the structure of the telecommunication sector in the country at present is as follows:[citation needed] The liberalization and privatization of the telecommunication sector, the policies, the regulations and plans adopted by the Government of the Sudan have created a capital–attracting, pro-competitive policy environment that have fostered the build–up of a modern, fully–digital infrastructure in the country and furnished a climate suited to enhance Information and communications technology (ITC) development nationwide.
The transformation and achievements witnessed in the Sudanese Telecommunication sector coupled with the growing and diversifying use of the ITC services including those of the Internet and its applications have made Sudan to be widely held among the most developed in Africa, if not in the Middle East.
But the market is still considered to be virgin and huge investment opportunities exist and shall explode with the full realization of peace and stability throughout the country.
[13] The government monitors Internet communications, and the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) reads e-mail messages between private citizens.
The Supreme Court rejected the NISS appeal in September 2012, but the security service continued to pursue defamation cases against several other journalists.
The interim national constitution and law prohibit arbitrary interference with privacy, family, home, or correspondence, but the government routinely violates these rights.
In addition to domestic and satellite television services, there is a private cable network that directly rebroadcasts uncensored foreign news and other programs.
[14] The government, including the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS), continues to practice direct prepublication censorship of all forms of media.
[14] Following the 1989 coup, the Revolutionary Command Council for National Salvation (RCC-NS) dismissed several broadcasters from Sudan Television because their loyalty to the new government and its policies was considered suspect.