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Upcoming events |
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 Activities
of CITEL on December 2005 |
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December 2005 is a month of many activities for
CITEL.
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Working Group on
Preparation for the World Conference on International
Telecommunications (WCIT) of Permanent Consultative Committee I,
Telecommunication Standardization, will hold a meeting on the
morning of December 5, 2005, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Conference
Preparatory Working Group (WGCP) will begin its IX meeting on the
afternoon of December 5, 2005, and will continue with two sessions
that will take place December 7 and 9, 2005, during the meeting of
COM/CITEL.
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The
XVI meeting of the Permanent Executive Committee of CITEL (COM/CITEL)
will take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from December 6
to 9, 2005.
more information |
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Important issues |
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The
Brazilian process for certification and the implementation of CITEL
Mutual Recognition Agreements |
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By Marcos de Souza Oliveira, Anatel
The Brazilian process of certification is defined by the
regulations of Anatel. The Regulation approved by Resolution 242
establishes the general rules and procedures related to the
certification and authorization of telecommunications products
more information |
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Canadian
Experience with MRA Implementation |
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By
Efrain Guevara,
Industry Canada
Canada currently participates in both Phases of the Inter-American
Mutual Recognition Agreement (CITEL MRA). The Regulatory Authority in
Canada is Industry Canada (IC), and the Accreditation Authority is the
Standards Council of Canada (SCC). The scope of Canada’s participation
is terminal equipment (i.e. equipment that is wired-connected to the
public switched network) and radio equipment.
more information |
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Homologation and
certification of telecommunications equipment in the Bolivarian Republic
of Venezuela |
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By Antonio Delgado y Rubén Arenas,
CONATEL-Venezuela
The process of homologation and certification of
telecommunications equipment became effective in the year 2001, after
the approval of the Organic Law of Telecommunications (Ley Orgánica
de Telecomunicaciones - LOTEL) in the year 2000.
more information
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Fraud
in Telecommunication |
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By Giovani Mancilla Gaona,
Colombia Telecomunicaciones.
Messages have always been
subjected to a variety of illegal practices, such as attempts to pry
into them in order to take advantage of the contents, clone, or
distort them, etc. The history of communication is marked by efforts
to combat these different kinds of phenomena with security measures,
coding, and encryption, to name but a few of the methods used. However,
the latter can always be countered with techniques aimed at reversing
them (intrusion, decoding, decryption, etc…), so that ultimately
information may be appropriated by unauthorized persons.
more information
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GSM
on 450 MHz – bringing wireless services to the rural parts of our
globe |
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By Javier Camargo, Ericsson
Administrative Services, Mexico
In September 2005 a magic
milestone was reached in telecom history with the addition of the 2nd
billionth wireless subscriber. By the end of 2005 estimations say that
the number of mobile subscriptions will be equal to a third of the
planets population. Over 75% of these 2 billion subscribers use GSM,
this is by far the dominant cellular technology, adding more than 30
million subscriptions to the installed base per month.
more information
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The
Dominican Republic holds its first national forum on the transition
from analogue to digital broadcasting |
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By Javier García,
Instituto Dominicano de las
Telecomunicaciones
The Dominican Republic organized its first forum on the transition
from analogue to digital television broadcasting on August 4-5, 2005.
This important event marks a step forward in the country´s progress
towards the implementation of the new digital technology.
more information
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What's
happening in the region? |
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Venezuela:
Five years after the opening of telecommunications: more access to
services
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On November 27, five years of
the opening of the telecommunications were reached. This event has
allowed to advance on the planned goals related to the access of
citizens to more and better telecommunication services and its
provision by news players. (CONATEL,
27
November
2005)
more information |
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Brazil:
Anatel Provides Information on the Use of VoIP for Voice
Service |
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The National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) wishes to indicate
that no regulatory restrictions are in place to prevent providers of
multimedia telecommunication services from using Voice over Internet
Protocol (VoIP) to provide voice communications.(ANATEL, 9
November
2005)
more information |
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Colombia:
Mobile Telephony Users Now Number 18.3 Million |
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Mobile telephony users in Colombia now number 18.3 million, according
to a July-September quarterly report issued today by the Ministry of
Communications.(Ministry of Communications, 9
November
2005)
more information |
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Venezuela:
CONATEL Launches General Electronic Forum on a Draft Technical
Standard on Environmental Conditions for Telecommunication Equipment |
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The National Telecommunication Commission (CONATEL) reports the launch
of the General Electronic Forum “Draft Technical Standard on
Environmental Conditions for Telecommunication Equipment,” which will
be open from November 8 to December 30, 2005. (CONATEL,
8 November
2005)
more information |
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Venezuela:
All Telecommunication Market Sectors Grew in Third Quarter 2005 |
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The preliminary third quarter 2005 results presented by the National
Telecommunication Commission (CONATEL) point to the telecommunication
sector’s continuous growth this year. Operating revenue in that
quarter was USS2,526.34 billion bolivars, with private investment of
434.335 billion bolivars, equivalent, at the official exchange rate,
to US$1.175 million and US$202 million respectively. (CONATEL,
8 November
2005)
more information |
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Brazil:
Anatel Pays Tribute to Servers as Part of the Celebrations to Mark its
Eighth Anniversary |
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The National Telecommunication Agency (Anatel) has moved forward the
celebrations to mark its eighth anniversary to 4 p.m. today, to be
held in Brasilia, in Anatel’s Cultural Auditorium. Tribute will be
paid, to include certificates of appreciation for services rendered,
to 108 servers that have completed five years with the Agency.(ANATEL,
3 November
2005)
more information |
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Colombia:
Fixed Wireless Access |
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The Ministry of Communications is publishing the results of licensing
for use of the radio spectrum to provide fixed wireless access,
pursuant to the provisions of Resolution 001671 of August 4, 2005. (Ministry
of Communications, 3 November
2005)
more information |
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Colombia:
One More Step in Broadband Promotion Policy |
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"We are facilitating broadband service development with the aim of
spurring Colombia’s extremely low rates of broadband penetration.
Attribution of the 3.5 GHz band is just one more step in policy to
promote broadband,” said Martha Pinto, Minister of Communications, in
a forum organized by ASONET[KRL2] on access to the 3.5 GHz band.(Ministry
of Communications, 3 November
2005)
more information |
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