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Assembly of CITEL |
The
Fourth Regular Meeting of the CITEL Assembly, will
be held February 20-23, 2006, in San José, Costa Rica.
You can download the draft
agenda and
calendar at this time.
In particular, we would like to remind you that the on February 20,
2006 the Special Sessions of the Assembly “An Agenda for the Future”
will take place. You can download the
calendar
here. The formal
inaugural session of the fourth regular meeting of the Assembly,
will take place in the National Theater of
the City of San José, Monday, February 20,
2006, 7:30 p.m.. High officials participating in the opening ceremony
will include: the President of the Republic
of Costa Rica, the Assistant Secretary
General of the OAS, the Minister of Foreign
Affairs of Costa Rica, the Minister of
Science and Technology of Costa Rica, the
Mayor of San José, the Executive Chair of
the ICE and the Chair of COM/CITEL. |
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Important issues |
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Comunications
and information accesible to all |
By Carlos Killian, Director for Latin
America and the Caribbean, IA450
At present, reference is being made to social integration geared
to achieving community integration –along a vertical axis where the
local community is integrated into the global community in which it is
included-, where the means to produce communication and to transmit
information are essential for the development of communities. These
means would be provided by digital and multimedia telecommunication
infrastructure, which at present is turning out to be more efficient,
with low installing and operating costs and with very wide bandwidth
and optimal speed.
more information |
Connexion
by Boeing Service Coverage Expands to the Americas Region |
By Jack Arends, Communications Specialist, Connexion by Boeing
As the year 2006 begins, Connexion by Boeing’s aeronautical mobile-satellite
service (AMSS) is poised to expand its availability on more of the
world’s airlines, as well as its service coverage to more of the
world’s regions, including the Americas. In addition, after conducting
a series of successful trials aboard maritime vessels last year, the
company has announced its intention to complement the commercial
airline service by bringing Connexion by Boeing’s high-speed,
real-time Internet capabilities to the maritime industry.
more information |
Brazil’s
Tariff System for the Fixed Switched Telephony Service (FSTS) |
By Marcos Bafutto,
Supervisor Public Services, ANATEL,
Brazil
Two systems approved by the National Telecommunication Agency (ANATEL)
are now in force. Tariffs are divided into end user tariffs and
network usage tariffs. End user plans are divided into basic plans
established by ANATEL–which include price caps–and alternative (optional)
plans established by the concessionaire. The basic service plan
includes local telephony and LDN and LDI.
more information |
Trust
and confidence in cyberspace |
By William McCrum, Deputy Director General,
Spectrum Engineering, Industry Canada
Since 1999, all schools and libraries in Canada have been
connected and roughly 62% of the households have access to Internet.
In addition, Canada has one of the lowest communication costs among
the other countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD). As citizens, businesses and government go on-line,
security concerns arise, particularly concerns over the increasing use
of broadband. Although an estimated 71% of communities in Canada are
still without broadband, there is an operating plan that targets 100%
usage by the end of 2005. Once this goal is achieved, dealing with
cyber security and vulnerability to attack will become an imperative
issue.
more information |
Satellites
constitute an essential instrument for development |
“Satellites
constitute an essential instrument for development,” affirmed Mr.
Sergio Autrey, Director General and CEO of Satmex, who visited CITEL’s
offices in Washington, D.C., on February 8, 2006.
more information |
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Training |
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Offer
of scholarchips for the Course on “Spectrum Management in the
Civil Sector” |
The Secretariat of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission
(CITEL) of the Organization of American States on behalf of the
General Coordinator for the Development of Human Resources, informs
you that the announcement to request fellowships
for the Course on “Spectrum Management in the Civil Sector”
offered by the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) under the auspices of the United
States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI), Regional
Training Center of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission
(CITEL) has already been issued.
CITEL/OAS will cover 4 roundtrip economy class air tickets to Washington,
D.C., United States of America. USTTI will provide a scholarship of
US$400.00 to subsidize hotel and living expenses and will waive the
US$150.00 administrative fee.
more information |
Development
of a copper access and switched access cost model |
By Aldo Castaña,
Engineering and technology University,
Catholic University of Uruguay
This document describes a possible cost model for these types of
access, meaning that other such models may exist. Models developed in
this connection would be very similar.
This document is part of the
material of the distance course "Cost and
evaluation of projects of network services " that will be held
on 2006 by the Regional Training Center and Node of the
Center of Excellence of the ITU: Engineering and technology
University - Catholic University of Uruguay. In
info @ CITEL Nr. 19 we included a first introduction. CITEL/OAS
offers 15 complete
fellowships of the registration fee of US$ 200.
more information |
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What's
happening in the region? |
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Brazil:
Anatel Adopts Regulations Strengthening MMDS as a Platform for
Convergent Services |
At its
381st Meeting, the Governing Council of the National Telecommunication
Agency (Anatel) adopted new Regulations on Conditions for the Use of
Radio Frequencies in the 2170 to 2182 MHz and 2500 to 2690 MHz bands.
The Regulations reserve these bands primarily for use of the
Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service (MMDS), establish the
possibility of providing multimedia services, and even provide for use
by operators of the limited mobility facility. (Anatel,
8 February 2006)
more information |
Colombia:
FTA: Colombian Ministry of Communications indicates that, in the
telecommunications area, the interests of the country and the sector
were served |
Colombia
succeeded in finalizing the telecommunications chapter as text fully
serving the interests of the sector and the country, said Martha Pinto
de de Hart, Minister of Communications, during her summation at the
close of FTA negotiations in the telecommunication area. (Ministry of
Communications, 7 February 2006)
more information |
Peru:
Users may use any operator to make their
fixed and/or mobile telphone calls |
The users of telecommunication services may select
the fixed or mobile telephony operator of their choice to place their
local, national, and international calls. The user need only dial the
code of the operator of his or her choice (15XX), followed by the
fixed or mobile number he or she wishes to call. This measure will
benefit subscribers to fixed telephony service lines and users of
mobile telephony service lines, since the user will be able to
communicate from either terminal, regardless of whether the call is
pre-paid or billed later. This facility is being made available to
users today by virtue of the obligation imposed by the MTC that
operators recognize and activate the interoperable codes (15XX) of the
other local operators. (Ministry of Transport and
Communications, 30 January 2006)
more information |
Colombia:
Ranks Tenth in the E-Participation Index |
Colombia ranked tenth in the
E-Participation Index, according to the Global E-government
Readiness Report 2005, published by the United Nations (UN) in
December 2005. The report is based on a survey of the UN’s 191
countries that evaluated over 50,000 features of e-government portals
worldwide. (Ministry of Communications, 26 January
2006)
more information |
Peru:
Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) approves mandatory
easement regulations for telecommunication services |
The Telecommunication Law currently in force
provides for the right of operators of telephony and bearer services
to occupy private and public property under a mandatory easement
arrangement. However, given that said operators were not authorized to
request the imposition of mandatory easements for installing public
telecommunications infrastructure, the Ministry approved the Mandatory
Easements Regulation. It is hoped that this measure will overcome the
various inconveniences for users of telephony and bearer services
caused by refusals to allow the construction and installation of
telecommunication networks and equipment, which also harm franchisees
and their ability to continue operating. (Ministry
of Transport and Communications, 23 January 2006)
more information |
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New
Associate Members of CITEL |
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United
States of America:
ICO Global Communications (Holdings) |
On January 1, 2006, ICO Global
Communications (Holdings) with venue in
USA,
became an associate member of PCC.II.
ICO Global Communications (Holdings) is a satellite communications
company based in Kirkland, Washington. ICO, through its subsidiaries,
will offer advanced wireless voice, data, and internet services with
handsets similar to existing cellular phones. The company's wholly
owned subsidiary, ICO North America, will apply its technology --
redundant to terrestrial networks -- in order to uniquely address
growing national security and public safety needs. The ICO North
America MSS system, scheduled to be operational in July of 2007, is
being built by Space Systems/Loral, Inc. ("SS/L"). SS/L and ICO North
America have completed certification of all applicable FCC milestones,
to date.
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Summary |
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IV
Assembly of CITEL
Comunications
and information accesible to all
Connexion
by Boeing Service Coverage Expands to the Americas Region
Brazil’s
Tariff System for the Fixed Switched Telephony Service (FSTS)
Trust
and confidence in cyberspace
Satellites
constitute an essential instrument for development
Offer
of scholarchips for the Course on “Spectrum Management in the Civil
Sector”
Development
of a copper access and switched access cost model
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IV
Assembly of CITEL
San José, Costa Rica, February 20 to 23, 2006
XVII
Meeting of COM/CITEL
San José, Costa Rica, February 23, 2006
X
Meeting of the Conference Preparatory WG
San José, Costa Rica, February 24, 2006
Meeting
of the Working Group on Preparations for World Conference on
International Telecommunications
San José, Costa Rica, February 24, 2006 |
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