NRAs And Industry Discuss Regulation, Economy

15 November 2009

Delegates to ITU’s 9th Global Symposium for Regulators, held 10-12 November in Beirut, Lebanon, spoke of the pressing need for governments to open markets to greater competition and use incentives to stimulate investment in the broadband networks that are becoming the lifeblood of the so-called knowledge economy.

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Conformity and Interoperability Database to Support Purchasing of ICT Products, Increase Competition

5 November 2009

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) yesterday announced measures that will give purchasers of ICT equipment a much clearer picture of its ability to inter-operate with other ICT devices.

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ICT Development Strategies Agreed at Asia-Pacific Meeting

8 May 2009

ITU’s Asia-Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) concluded in Kuala Lumpur. The main objective of the meeting was to develop regional strategies to foster the development of ICTs as inputs to the forthcoming conference scheduled for 2010.

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ITU Forum Focuses on NGN, Internet Public Policy to Drive ICT

29 April 2009

The Lisbon Concensus, adopted at the fourth ITU World Telecommunication Policy Forum (WTPF-09) addressed telecommunications policy and regulatory issues associated with technological change and convergence in the rapidly evolving world of ICT.

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ITU Advocates Infrastructure Sharing to Counter Investment Drought

2 December 2008

The International Telecommunication Union has published its annual report, detailing a set of regulatory strategies designed to lower the costs of network rollout.

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Interview: US FCC Chair Kevin Martin

13 March 2008

Telecommunications web site CommsDay spoke with Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin at the ITU’s Global Symposium of Regulators. The world’s oldest telecom regulator oversees about one-quarter of the global telecom market and is arguably the most influential NRA.

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Source: CommsDay


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