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    "version": "1.1",
    "generated": "2026-07-01T04:00:16.061377Z",
    "pipeline": "landvex-data-v1",
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      {
        "name": "Speedtest Global Index",
        "url": "https://www.speedtest.net/global-index",
        "frequency": "monthly",
        "last_fetch": "2026-07-01"
      },
      {
        "name": "GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index",
        "url": "https://www.gsma.com/connectivity/",
        "frequency": "annual",
        "last_fetch": "2025-Q4"
      },
      {
        "name": "Freedom House — Freedom on the Net",
        "url": "https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net",
        "frequency": "annual",
        "last_fetch": "2025-10"
      },
      {
        "name": "Starlink coverage map",
        "url": "https://www.starlink.com/map",
        "frequency": "quarterly",
        "last_fetch": "2026-06"
      },
      {
        "name": "OONI Explorer",
        "url": "https://ooni.org",
        "frequency": "weekly",
        "last_fetch": "2026-07-01"
      }
    ],
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      "g5_coverage_pct": "quarterly — GSMA dataset",
      "starlink": "quarterly — manual review of Starlink.com/map",
      "restrictions": "on-change — OONI alerts + Freedom House",
      "freedom_score": "annual — Freedom House Freedom on the Net",
      "transport_score": "semi-annual — manual review",
      "cashless_pct": "quarterly — BIS/central bank data"
    },
    "source_first": "Every data point includes source name, URL and last update date",
    "live_speeds_fetched": false,
    "cities_count": 14
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      "starlink": "Available",
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      "vpn_required": false,
      "restrictions": [],
      "social_blocked": [],
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      "pay_apps": "Swish, Visa, Apple Pay",
      "sim": "Tele2 / Telia eSIM",
      "english_score": 9.6,
      "tip_culture": "No tipping expected",
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    "Göteborg": {
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      "g5_coverage_pct": 88,
      "g5_source": "GSMA 2025",
      "starlink": "Available",
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      "vpn_required": false,
      "restrictions": [],
      "social_blocked": [],
      "freedom_score": 96,
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      "sim": "Tele2 / Telia eSIM",
      "english_score": 9.4,
      "tip_culture": "No tipping",
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      "country_code": "SE",
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      "g5_coverage_pct": 84,
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      "starlink": "Available",
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      "vpn_required": false,
      "restrictions": [],
      "social_blocked": [],
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      "taxi_app": "Bolt",
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      "sim": "Tele2 eSIM",
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      "g5_coverage_pct": 82,
      "g5_source": "GSMA 2025",
      "starlink": "Available",
      "starlink_source": "Starlink.com/map 2026-06",
      "vpn_required": false,
      "restrictions": [],
      "social_blocked": [],
      "freedom_score": 78,
      "freedom_source": "Freedom House 2025",
      "taxi_app": "Uber / Bolt / Black cab",
      "pay_apps": "Contactless, Apple Pay",
      "sim": "EE / Vodafone eSIM",
      "english_score": 10.0,
      "tip_culture": "10-15% restaurants",
      "update_frequency": "quarterly"
    },
    "Bangkok": {
      "country_code": "TH",
      "transport_score": 7.2,
      "cashless_pct": 68,
      "speed_mbps": 91.4,
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      "g5_coverage_pct": 62,
      "g5_source": "GSMA 2025",
      "starlink": "Available",
      "starlink_source": "Starlink.com/map 2026-06",
      "vpn_required": false,
      "restrictions": [
        "Some gambling/adult sites blocked"
      ],
      "social_blocked": [],
      "freedom_score": 36,
      "freedom_source": "Freedom House 2025",
      "taxi_app": "Grab",
      "pay_apps": "PromptPay, QR code, cash",
      "sim": "AIS / DTAC tourist SIM",
      "english_score": 5.8,
      "tip_culture": "20-50 THB casual, 10% upscale",
      "update_frequency": "quarterly"
    },
    "Dubai": {
      "country_code": "AE",
      "transport_score": 8.8,
      "cashless_pct": 92,
      "speed_mbps": 138.4,
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      "g5_coverage_pct": 88,
      "g5_source": "GSMA 2025",
      "starlink": "Limited — regulatory",
      "starlink_source": "TRA UAE regulatory restrictions 2026",
      "vpn_required": false,
      "restrictions": [
        "VoIP calls restricted",
        "WhatsApp/FaceTime calls blocked"
      ],
      "social_blocked": [
        "WhatsApp calls",
        "FaceTime",
        "Skype calls"
      ],
      "freedom_score": 21,
      "freedom_source": "Freedom House 2025",
      "taxi_app": "Uber / Careem",
      "pay_apps": "Apple Pay, Visa",
      "sim": "Du / Etisalat eSIM",
      "english_score": 9.2,
      "tip_culture": "10-15% restaurants",
      "update_frequency": "quarterly"
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    "Singapore": {
      "country_code": "SG",
      "transport_score": 9.8,
      "cashless_pct": 96,
      "speed_mbps": 238.1,
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      "g5_coverage_pct": 96,
      "g5_source": "GSMA 2025",
      "starlink": "Unavailable — banned",
      "starlink_source": "IDA Singapore: not licensed 2026",
      "vpn_required": false,
      "restrictions": [
        "Some adult/gambling sites blocked"
      ],
      "social_blocked": [],
      "freedom_score": 49,
      "freedom_source": "Freedom House 2025",
      "taxi_app": "Grab / ComfortDelGro",
      "pay_apps": "PayNow, PayLah, Visa",
      "sim": "Singtel / StarHub eSIM",
      "english_score": 9.8,
      "tip_culture": "Not customary (service charge included)",
      "update_frequency": "quarterly"
    },
    "New York": {
      "country_code": "US",
      "transport_score": 8.4,
      "cashless_pct": 88,
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      "g5_coverage_pct": 78,
      "g5_source": "GSMA 2025",
      "starlink": "Available",
      "starlink_source": "Starlink.com/map 2026-06",
      "vpn_required": false,
      "restrictions": [],
      "social_blocked": [],
      "freedom_score": 83,
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      "taxi_app": "Uber / Lyft",
      "pay_apps": "Apple Pay, Venmo, Zelle",
      "sim": "T-Mobile / Verizon eSIM",
      "english_score": 10.0,
      "tip_culture": "18-20% restaurants, mandatory",
      "update_frequency": "quarterly"
    },
    "Houston": {
      "country_code": "US",
      "transport_score": 5.2,
      "cashless_pct": 84,
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      "g5_coverage_pct": 74,
      "g5_source": "GSMA 2025",
      "starlink": "Available",
      "starlink_source": "Starlink.com/map 2026-06",
      "vpn_required": false,
      "restrictions": [],
      "social_blocked": [],
      "freedom_score": 83,
      "freedom_source": "Freedom House 2025",
      "taxi_app": "Uber / Lyft",
      "pay_apps": "Apple Pay, Venmo",
      "sim": "T-Mobile eSIM",
      "english_score": 9.6,
      "tip_culture": "18-20% mandatory",
      "update_frequency": "quarterly"
    },
    "Tokyo": {
      "country_code": "JP",
      "transport_score": 9.9,
      "cashless_pct": 78,
      "speed_mbps": 204.3,
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      "g5_coverage_pct": 92,
      "g5_source": "GSMA 2025",
      "starlink": "Available",
      "starlink_source": "Starlink.com/map 2026-06",
      "vpn_required": false,
      "restrictions": [],
      "social_blocked": [],
      "freedom_score": 80,
      "freedom_source": "Freedom House 2025",
      "taxi_app": "GO / S.RIDE",
      "pay_apps": "IC card (Suica), PayPay, cash",
      "sim": "IIJmio / Sakura eSIM",
      "english_score": 5.2,
      "tip_culture": "Never tip — considered offensive",
      "update_frequency": "quarterly"
    },
    "Beijing": {
      "country_code": "CN",
      "transport_score": 9.1,
      "cashless_pct": 97,
      "speed_mbps": 103.7,
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      "g5_coverage_pct": 88,
      "g5_source": "GSMA 2025",
      "starlink": "Unavailable — banned",
      "starlink_source": "Chinese law prohibits Starlink",
      "vpn_required": true,
      "restrictions": [
        "Great Firewall — VPN required for most foreign services",
        "Foreign VPNs technically illegal but tolerated for business",
        "Download speeds throttled on foreign sites"
      ],
      "social_blocked": [
        "Google",
        "Gmail",
        "WhatsApp",
        "Instagram",
        "Facebook",
        "YouTube",
        "Twitter/X",
        "Telegram",
        "Signal",
        "Dropbox"
      ],
      "freedom_score": 9,
      "freedom_source": "Freedom House 2025",
      "taxi_app": "Didi (requires Chinese phone number)",
      "pay_apps": "WeChat Pay, Alipay (foreigners need workaround)",
      "sim": "China Unicom tourist SIM",
      "english_score": 4.8,
      "tip_culture": "Not customary",
      "update_frequency": "quarterly"
    },
    "Seoul": {
      "country_code": "KR",
      "transport_score": 9.6,
      "cashless_pct": 94,
      "speed_mbps": 218.6,
      "speed_source": "Speedtest Global Index Q1 2026",
      "g5_coverage_pct": 94,
      "g5_source": "GSMA 2025",
      "starlink": "Available",
      "starlink_source": "Starlink.com/map 2026-06",
      "vpn_required": false,
      "restrictions": [
        "Some gambling/adult sites blocked"
      ],
      "social_blocked": [],
      "freedom_score": 83,
      "freedom_source": "Freedom House 2025",
      "taxi_app": "KakaoTaxi / Uber",
      "pay_apps": "KakaoPay, Samsung Pay, Visa",
      "sim": "SKT / KT eSIM",
      "english_score": 6.8,
      "tip_culture": "Not customary",
      "update_frequency": "quarterly"
    },
    "Lagos": {
      "country_code": "NG",
      "transport_score": 4.8,
      "cashless_pct": 52,
      "speed_mbps": 18.3,
      "speed_source": "Speedtest Global Index Q1 2026",
      "g5_coverage_pct": 12,
      "g5_source": "GSMA 2025",
      "starlink": "Available",
      "starlink_source": "Starlink.com/map 2026-06",
      "vpn_required": false,
      "restrictions": [
        "Twitter/X banned 2021-2022 (now restored)"
      ],
      "social_blocked": [],
      "freedom_score": 43,
      "freedom_source": "Freedom House 2025",
      "taxi_app": "Uber / Bolt",
      "pay_apps": "Flutterwave, GTBank, cash",
      "sim": "MTN Nigeria tourist SIM",
      "english_score": 8.8,
      "tip_culture": "5-10% appreciated",
      "update_frequency": "quarterly"
    },
    "Nairobi": {
      "country_code": "KE",
      "transport_score": 5.4,
      "cashless_pct": 74,
      "speed_mbps": 22.1,
      "speed_source": "Speedtest Global Index Q1 2026",
      "g5_coverage_pct": 18,
      "g5_source": "GSMA 2025",
      "starlink": "Available",
      "starlink_source": "Starlink.com/map 2026-06",
      "vpn_required": false,
      "restrictions": [],
      "social_blocked": [],
      "freedom_score": 51,
      "freedom_source": "Freedom House 2025",
      "taxi_app": "Uber / Bolt",
      "pay_apps": "M-Pesa (dominant), Visa",
      "sim": "Safaricom eSIM",
      "english_score": 8.6,
      "tip_culture": "10% appreciated",
      "update_frequency": "quarterly"
    }
  }
}