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  "schemaVersion": "1.1",
  "ledgerVersion": "2026-09-20.2",
  "reviewedAt": "2026-09-20",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-20",
  "canonicalPath": "/route-evidence-ledger/",
  "title": "Albania Route Evidence Ledger | Volt Mobile",
  "h1": "Albania route connectivity evidence ledger",
  "description": "A transparent register of what is known, unknown and still requires measurement for mobile data on important Albania travel routes.",
  "evidenceNotice": "This ledger does not promise coverage, speed, 5G, carrier attachment or uninterrupted service on any route. Context sources cannot replace an eSIM-specific field measurement. Unknown means not yet verified, not unavailable.",
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    "unknown",
    "context-only",
    "field-observation",
    "corroborated",
    "contradicted",
    "expired",
    "corrected"
  ],
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    "context",
    "traveler-preparation"
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  "correctionPolicy": {
    "mode": "append-only",
    "summary": "Published claim IDs remain stable. Material corrections create a new claim version, identify the claim they correct and preserve the prior record."
  },
  "distribution": {
    "mediaType": "application/json",
    "path": "/feed/route-evidence-ledger.json",
    "licensePath": "/terms/#travel-data-licensing"
  },
  "methodology": {
    "name": "Verified Uncertainty Reduction",
    "summary": "Each route is reviewed against six traveler decisions. A question is resolved only when the evidence is route-specific, inspectable, recent enough for its claim and applicable to the tested eSIM, device and network.",
    "requirements": [
      "Name the route segment, date window, device, eSIM package and attached network.",
      "Publish the observation method and distinguish provider claims, independent maps and field measurements.",
      "Record contradictory observations instead of selecting the most favorable one.",
      "Expire route claims when their evidence window closes.",
      "Keep an explicit unknown state when evidence is missing or does not apply."
    ]
  },
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      "id": "itu-rural-connectivity-2025",
      "label": "ITU — Closing the Rural Connectivity Gap in Albania",
      "url": "https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Regional-Presence/Europe/Documents/Publications/2025/Clean_Closing%20Rural%20Connectivity%20Gap%20Policy%20Paper%20_June%202025.pdf",
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      "observedAt": "2025-06-01"
    },
    {
      "id": "akep-market-2023",
      "label": "AKEP — Electronic communications market indicators",
      "url": "https://akep.al/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/R2023_Treguesit-Statistike-te-Tregut-te-Komunikimeve-Elektronike-DTMRr_-003.pdf",
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      "id": "nperf-one-albania",
      "label": "nPerf — One Mobile Albania coverage map",
      "url": "https://www.nperf.com/en/map/AL/-/208118.One-Mobile/signal",
      "authority": "Independent crowdsourced measurement platform",
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      "observedAt": "2026-09-20"
    },
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      "id": "volt-coverage-boundary",
      "label": "Volt Mobile coverage limitations",
      "url": "/coverage/",
      "authority": "Volt Mobile service boundary",
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      "id": "volt-installation",
      "label": "Volt Mobile installation guide",
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      "label": "Can the tested eSIM attach on this route?"
    },
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      "id": "network",
      "label": "Which underlying network was actually attached?"
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    {
      "id": "continuity",
      "label": "Where did usable data become intermittent?"
    },
    {
      "id": "navigation",
      "label": "Was latency sufficient for live navigation?"
    },
    {
      "id": "freshness",
      "label": "Is the route evidence current for the trip window?"
    },
    {
      "id": "offline",
      "label": "What should be prepared offline before departure?"
    }
  ],
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      "unknown": "No reviewed Volt eSIM field run currently establishes attachment, handover, latency or dead zones for the full corridor.",
      "preparation": "Install before departure, save accommodation details and the airport transfer route offline, and retain access to the installation guide.",
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            "service": "Volt Mobile Albania travel eSIM",
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        "navigation",
        "freshness"
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      "known": "National and rural-connectivity context indicates that geographic coverage differences matter outside dense urban areas.",
      "unknown": "No reviewed Volt eSIM field run currently identifies usable and unusable segments on the mountain approach.",
      "preparation": "Download offline maps for the complete approach, save lodging and emergency details, and do not make arrival access depend on continuous mobile data.",
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      "known": "The route combines rural and mountain segments for which country-level service descriptions are not route proof.",
      "unknown": "No reviewed Volt eSIM field run currently verifies attachment, handover or navigation usability across the corridor.",
      "preparation": "Carry offline maps and bookings, agree meeting points in advance, and do not make arrival depend on live route guidance.",
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      "name": "Tirana to Berat",
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        "navigation",
        "freshness"
      ],
      "known": "Regulatory and independent map context exists at national level.",
      "unknown": "No reviewed Volt eSIM field run currently verifies route continuity or compares attached networks on this itinerary.",
      "preparation": "Save the route and destination address offline before departure and keep the eSIM installation checklist available.",
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