Asia-Pacific Telecommunity

The First Meeting of the ITU Regulatory Forum for South Asian countries was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1995.

The proposal for the establishment of a South Asian Regulators' Council and its proposed Terms of Reference were discussed during the ITU Regulatory Forum for South Asian countries held in Male, Maldives from 8-9 October, 1996. It was suggested that the Regulators' Council should function under the auspices of the APT. There was unanimous agreement among the members about the need to form the South Asian Telecommunication Regulators' Council. However, the members felt that they needed to consult their respective governments for formal approval of the proposal for the establishment of a South Asian Telecommunication Regulators' Council.

By the Third Meeting of the South Asian Regulatory Forum in Kathmandu, Nepal from 21-22 May, 1997, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal had sent in their endorsement. Following this, Iran, India, and Sri Lanka have also sent in their endorsement, while Pakistan has submitted the proposal to the Government for approval. The meeting decided that the South Asian Regulators Council would work under the auspices of the APT.

Members of the South Asian Telecommunications Regulators' Council (SATRC) consist of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Terms of Reference (Revised during third SATRC meeting - 19 – 21 March, THIMPHU, BHUTAN)

The First SATRC meeting was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from the 1st to the 3rd of May 1998.

The Second SATRC meeting was held in New Delhi, India from the 29th to the 30th of April 1999.

The Third SATRC meeting was held in Thimphu, Bhutan from the 19th to the 21st of March 2001 .

The Fourth SATRC meeting was held from the 17th to the 19th of December 2002 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The Fifth SATRC meeting was held from 3 to 5 September 2003, in Kathmandu, Nepal

The Sixth SATRC meeting was held from 20 to 23 September 2004 in Islamabad, Pakistan

The Seventh SATRC meeting was held from 13 to 15 December 2005 in Male, Maldives

The Eighth SATRC meeting was held from 23 to 25 August 2006 in Bhutan.

For more information or any suggestion on SATRC Activities, please contact:

APT Secretariat
Asia-Pacific Telecommunity
12/49 Soi 5, Chaengwattana Road,
Bangkok 10210, Thailand
Tel. +662 573 0044
Fax +662 573 7479
E-Mail : aptsatrc@aptsec.org