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XI
meeting of the Conference Preparatory Group to
Address Regional Preparations for World Conferences and Meetings |
From 10 to 12 July was
held the XI meeting of the Conference Preparatory Group to Address
Regional Preparations for World Conferences and Meetings (WGCP) in San
José, Costa Rica. This meeting considered in detail the preparation for
the Plenipotentiary Conference of 2006 (PP-06).
At the meeting it was possible to continue analyzing proposals for the
Conference and Inter-American Proposals on the following subjects were
approved:
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Financial
consequences of denunciation
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Proposal on
observers
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Rules of
procedure of conferences, assemblies and meetings
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Arrears and
special arrears accounts
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Implementation of results-based management in the ITU
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Decisions and Tesolutions
of previous Plenipotentiary Conferences
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Modification of the number of Member States of the ITU Council
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Revision of
RESOLUTION 25 “Strengthening the regional presence”
Also,
Draft Inter-American Proposals (DIAP) were approved on:
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Constitution of the
International Telecommunication Union (Articles
9, 14)
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Convention of the
International Telecommunication Union (Article
10)
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International Telecommunication
Regulations (ITR) (Articles
8 and 25 of the ITU
Constitution)
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Sector Member Contributions to
the budget of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
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Upcoming events |
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Nicholas
Negroponte -
Fourteenth lecture of the Lecture Series of the Americas |
The Department of External
Relations of the Organization of American States (OAS) cordially
invites you to the fourteenth lecture of the Lecture Series of the
Americas on Tuesday, July 25, 2006, at 11:00 AM
(EST) at OAS Headquarters featuring Nicholas Negroponte,
Founder and Chairman of the One Laptop per Child non-profit
Association, Co-founder and Former Director of the MIT Media
Laboratory. Mr. Negroponte will be speaking on “One Laptop per Child”.
The OAS gratefully acknowledges
the generous contribution of the San Martin de Porres University in
Lima, Peru to the lecture series. Please
visit the Lecture Series web site at www.oas.org/lecture for more
information on past and upcoming events.
more information
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Important issues |
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Workshop on electromagnetic radiation |
CITEL organized a Workshop on the Technical and Regulatory Aspects
Related to the Effects of Electromagnetic Non-Ionizing Emissions in
Lima on June 19, 2006 to analyze the potential effects of non-ionizing
electromagnetic radiation. The Ministry of
Transport and Communications of Peru has made available the video of
this Workshop at:
http://65.254.44.14/~vmc.mtc/. Please find
below some special articles on the subject.
more information |
International
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Technical Committee 106 |
By R. C. Petersen, IEC TC106
IEC Technical Committee 106 (TC106) was established in 1999 to
develop international standards for the assessment of human exposure
to electric, magnetic, and electromagnetic fields. The task includes:
characterization of electromagnetic environments with regard to human
exposure; measurement methods, instrumentation and procedures;
calculation methods; assessment methods for exposure produced by
specific sources (in so far as this task is not carried out by
specific IEC product committees); basic standards for other sources;
assessment of uncertainties. It covers the frequency range of 0 Hz to
300 GHz.
more information |
New
IEEE RF safety standard C95.1-2005 |
By C-K. Chou, Ph.D, IEEE, International Committee on
Electromagnetic Safety Technical Committee 95,Subcommittee 4
This new “IEEE Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human
Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic
Fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz” published on April 19, 2006 is a revision of
C95.1-1991 (1999 edition) and C95.1b-2004 “Amendment 2: Specific
Absorption Rate (SAR) Limits for the Pinna.” The revision is based on
scientific and medical literature published through December 2003, but
several 2004 and 2005 papers are included.
more information |
Introduction
to Measurements of Non-Ionizing Emissions |
By Alfredo F. Debattista, Consultora Federal de Comunicaciones
(Argentina)
Today, there is growing concern among users of communication
equipment, particularly cellular telephony users, and nongovernmental
organizations and the community in general regarding the effects of
non-ionizing emissions on human health, concern spurred by the growing
numbers of wireless sources of non-ionizing emissions.
more information |
Research
on non-ionizing emissions in telecommunications in Peru |
By Víctor Cruz Ornetta, INICTEL
Over the past few years, telecommunication services in Peru have
grown considerably. According to the Ministry of Transportation and
Communications (Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones—MTC) and
the Organization Overseeing Private-Sector Investment in
Telecommunications (Organismo Supervisor de la Inversión Privada en
Telecomunicaciones—OSIPTEL), in terms of amount of infrastructure and
number of beneficiaries, nationwide the principal services consist of
AM-OM radio, with 644 broadcasting stations, FM radio with 1,686
broadcasting stations, television with 1,110 broadcasting stations,
and mobile services with 1,556 base stations and 6,092,382 users. This
growth has triggered concern about the electromagnetic fields used for
wireless transmission.
more information |
RF
Safety and Risk Communications – The Wi-Fi industry perspective |
By John Roman, Task Group on Health and Science,
Wi-Fi Alliance
There has been a significant amount of scientific study over the
past fifteen years regarding whether there are health hazards
associated with the use of RF based technologies. Scientific panels
from more than 16 countries have reviewed the data and have made
consistent findings: that there are no health hazards associated with
RF based technologies when used within established safety guidelines.
more information |
Cooperation
initiatives to promote the harmonious and orderly deployment of mobile
network infrastructure |
By David Gómez Campal, Telefónica Móviles Corporación España
The problems associated with the deployment of the mobile network
in general, and the location and functioning of mobile telephone
service antennas in particular, are causing growing concern among the
different agents involved (sector, government, regulator, local
administrations and the population). This
article summarizes the principal causes of this conflictive situation
and the negative repercussions that it gives rise to, and then
describes a proposed solution for the Latin American region, based on
best practices at the global level.
more information |
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Training |
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Why
is there a need to consider next-generation networks? |
By Aldo Castaña, Catholic University
of Uruguay
Among the driving principles
behind innovation toward converging networks, we shall examine the
following five:
more information |
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What's
happening in the region? |
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LACNIC:
Contributions
on activities and ways of participation |
LACNIC invites all players of the regional Internet
community to send contributions on its activities and ways of
participation. These contributions may be sent till Tuesday July
25, 2006 at
[email protected]. For more information:
http://www.lacnic.net/sp/consulta2006.
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Brazil:
Anatel opens up bidding process for broadband in the ranges of 3.5
GHz and 10.5 GHz |
On July 17, the National
Telecommunication Agency (Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações—Anatel)
has opened up the bidding process aimed at granting authorization for
the use of radio frequency blocks in the bands of 3.5 GHz and 10.5
GHz. Likewise, selection of those interested in operating broadband in
these ranges shall begin. The concession shall be granted for a
15-year period, with option to extend it only once. (ANATEL, 17 July
2006)
more information |
Peru:
Piura now has wireless
telecommunication infrastructure |
Piura is the first city of
the country’s hinterland that now has a private virtual multiservice
network with wireless infrastructure; in other words, this new
platform shall bring together voice transmission, Internet and
videoconferencing under one single connection. This network uses WiMax
technology and is aimed mainly at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs),
which can benefit from a variety of value-added services such as
broadband on demand, advanced traffic reports, and managed security
services.(Ministry of Transports and Communications, 17 July 2006)
more information |
Colombia:
Deadline for submitting requests for use of the spectrum in
the 3.5 GHz band in the department service area has been changed |
The Ministry of
Communications changed the deadline for submitting requests for use of
the Radio Spectrum in the Department Service Area for the 3.5 GHz band
by means of Resolution 1616 of July 11, 2006. The new date is August
14, 2006.(Ministry of Communications, 12 July 2006)
more information |
Peru:
Deputy Minister of Communications of Peru inaugurates rural Internet
Project in the district of Acos Vinchos |
On Wednesday, July 5, the
people of the district of Acos Vinchos in the Region of Ayacucho
happily and eagerly welcomed implementation of the Rural Internet
Project, which they will be able to use to promote social, economic,
and cultural development. The Deputy Minister of Communications, Dr.
Juan Antonio Pacheco-Romaní, traveled to this district to inaugurate
this State initiative, which shall also be extended to other
localities of the department.(Ministry of Transports and
Communications, 6 July 2006)
more information |
Colombia:
General Guidelines for Drawing up a National ICT Policy |
The Ministry of
Communications has published the paper "GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR DRAWING
UP A NATIONAL ICT POLICY" which defines the eight action elements
needed to develop a national ICT policy, as well as the various work
fronts on which each must focus. (Ministry of Communications, 6 July
2006)
more information |
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