SIXTH SOUTH ASIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATORS' COUNCIL (SATRC) MEETING

• facilitate the exchange of views on the key regulatory issues of concern to the SATRC members.
• discussion on the Action Plan for the SATRC member countries
• review of the on-going activities by the member countries

The sixth SATRC meeting focused mainly on key issues such as Universal Service Obligation, Numbering, Licensing, Tariff rebalancing, Policy and Regulation for Broadband, Grey Market in International Telephone Service. The SATRC Action Plan (SAP) will be presented and the methodology of its implementation will be indicated.

At the 5^th SATRC meeting, it was decided that the key regulatory issues of the member countries will be converted to the SATRC Action Plan taking into account the report of the Working Groups, presentations from APT, ITU and previous reports of the SATRC meetings. The Action Plan will be discussed at the meeting. New technologies and the changing economies of the industry and its markets have been major contributing factors to the structural changes in telecom within South Asia. For the telecom networks to function effectively, a high degree of cooperation is required among the regulators of the region. In view of such a vital requirement, it is imperative that the regions regulators discuss and resolve key regulatory issues within the sub-region and find new frontiers of cooperation and development for the benefit of the people in the sub-region.We take pleasure in inviting your high level officers dealing with the above topics in your administration to actively participate in the meeting.

Meeting Documents