Telecommunication regulators promote infrastructure sharing

TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATORS PROMOTE INFRASTRUCTURE SHARING
[SOURCE: International Telecommunication Union press release]
The Global Symposium for Regulators closed today, focusing on best practices in regulatory measures to foster and encourage sharing of infrastructure resources as a means of stimulating investment and growth in the ICT sector. The 8th annual Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-08) was chaired by General Choochart Promphrasid, Chairman of the National Telecommunication Commission (NTC) in Pattaya, Thailand. GSR-08 was organized by the International Telecommunication Union in collaboration with the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) and NTC of Thailand. Around 600 participants from 96 countries attended the Symposium, indicative of the high level of interest in the work of regulatory authorities around the world in spurring ICT and telecommunications development. Among 149 regulatory authorities worldwide, GSR-08 hosted the oldest — from the United States — and the latest newcomer — from Laos. Regulatory reforms over the past decade have led to unprecedented take-up of mobile telephony, especially in developing countries. Yet, much of the world’s population remains without voice services and very few people in the developing world have access to broadband Internet.
http://www.itu.int/newsroom/press_releases/2008/05.html

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[SOURCE: TelecomTV, AUTHOR: Grahame Lynch]
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