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Recent News |
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Workshop on electromagnetic radiation |
By Héctor Mario Carril, Rapporteur, Workshop
Coordinator
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.
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Results
of the VII meeting of PCC.II |
By Mikhail Marsiglia,
Alternate Chair of PCC.II
The VII
meeting of the Permanent Consultative Committee II, Radiocommunications including
Broadcasting was held June 20 to 23, in Lima, Perú, thanks to the kind
invitation of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
more information |
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Important issues |
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Access
of disabled persons to communications in the Dominican Republic |
By Rosa Peña Paula, Executive Director,
CONADIS
Accessibility to information and communication is one of the
aspects of disability that is a matter of concern. The challenges
posed every day by technological breakthroughs themselves require
raising awareness about the realities and needs of this population
group, which could easily be excluded from these breakthroughs.
more information |
Venezuelan
rulings on the issue of cybersecurity |
By Domenico Pirillo y Karina Da
Costa, CONATEL-Venezuela
On the issue of cybersecurity in Information and Communication
Technologies, currently Venezuela has the following rulings: Law on
protection of communications privacy;
Administrative Procedure containing the rulings associated with the
request of information on the mobile telephony service; Law on Data
Messages and Electronic Signatures and its Regulation
and the Special Law against Informatics Crime.
more information |
Digital
Terrestrial Television (DTT) Broadcasting – Progress in the Americas |
By Robert Graves,
Chairman, ATSC Forum
In the Americas, terrestrial television broadcasting is one of the
most ubiquitous and important mass communications media for delivering
news, information, cultural programs, and entertainment free of charge.
With a population of more than 800 million, there are currently over
400 million television sets in the Americas, and this number continues
to grow. Broadcasts reach more than 90% of households in most
countries.
more information |
Report
on the advances towards the implementation of digital terrestrial
television in the Dominican Republic (DTT) |
By Javier García, Senior
Engineer, INDOTEL
Through Resolution No. 003-06, dated January 12th, 2006, the
Directive Council of the Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (INDOTEL)
created the “Interinstitutional Committee for the Transition from
Analog Television Broadcasting to Digital in the Dominican Republic”.
Within 180 days of its creation, this Committee must present its
recommendation to the Directive Council of the INDOTEL with regards to
the standard that should be adopted by the country.
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Training |
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User
Authentication |
By Claudia Patricia Santiago Cely, Julio
Garavito Colombian School of Engineering
Authentication is the procedure a user must follow to gain access
to the resources of a system or computer network. This procedures
involves identification (telling the system who the user is) and
authentication (proving that the user is who he/she claims to be).
Authentication in itself does not check the user’s rights to access;
these rights are confirmed in the authorization process.
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WiFi
Networks: Introduction |
By
Pablo I. Fierens PhD, Center for Advanced Studies in Communications (CAT)),
Buenos Aires Institute of Technology (ITBA)
Under the denomination “WiFi Networks”, where WiFi comes from
Wireless Fidelity, we group a variety of wireless local area networks
which are based on the IEEE 802.11 standards.
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What's
happening in the region? |
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Brazil:
As of July 1, Aice will be Available to 25% of the Brazilian
Population |
As of July 1, inhabitants of 32
localities with populations of over 500,000, 25% of the Brazilian
population, will have a new fixed telephony option. The new basic
fixed telephony plan option will be offered on a prepaid basis only
and subscriptions will cost 40% less than current residential
subscriptions. (ANATEL, 26 June 2006)
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Peru:
At the VII meeting of PCC.II of CITEL, Peru signed a
memorandum of understanding with Mexico for cooperation in information
and communication technology |
On
June 23, 2006 Peru signed a Memorandum of Understanding with
Mexico to cooperate in information and communication technology (ICT).
This Memorandum will benefit us because, as it involves a Latin
American country with similar characteristics, the best solutions to
common problems can be identified jointly.
more information |
Colombia:
A Resolution has been Issued Containing the Conditions for Regional
WiMax |
The Ministry of Communications has issued
Resolution 1449 of June 23, containing the conditions for awarding up
to two spectrum use permits for the provision of wireless broadband
services. (Ministry of Communications, 23 June 2006)
more information |
Brazil:
May is Mobile Telephony’s Best Month of the Year, with over 1.8
Million New Activations |
May 2006 showed 1,793,149 new mobile telephony activations, closing
with a total of 92,377,336 accesses in service nationwide. There were
74,393,448 prepaid subscribers (80.53%), while postpaid subscribers
accounted for the remaining 19.47% (17,983,888 activations).(ANATEL,
19 June 2006)
more information |
Colombia:
Costs are Reduced for Use of the Spectrum for Wireless Internet |
The National Government has decided to reduce operator broadband usage
costs in order to facilitate the process of providing mass access to
wireless Internet service. (Ministry of
Communications, 14 June 2006)
more information |
Colombia:
Government Commitment to Reduce Computer Cost |
The Minister of Communications, Martha Pinto de de Hart, has announced
that, as part of the Government’s strategy to increae computer
penetration in Colombia, the tax reform bill to be introduced in
Congress will again contain a provision for exemption of low cost
computers from VAT. (Ministry of Communications, 13
June 2006)
more information |
Brazil:
Anatel Proposes a National Plan to Install Telephones for the Hearing
Impaired |
The National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel)
launched a public consultation on the Draft Plan for Fixed Switched
Telephony Universal Service Targets in Institutions for the Hearing
Impaired (Public Consultation No. 716, of June 5, 2006). In its first
phase, the Plan may benefit over 700 institutions identified by the
federal government’s Secretariat for Human Rights for installation of
TDDs, devices for the permanently deaf for communication via written
messages. (ANATEL, 6 June 2006)
more information |
United
States: Strategies for Enhancing U.S. Competitiveness in the
Global Marketplace to be set at “Options for Action” Summit |
Government agencies
and private interests are investing heavily in developing economies as
a means to influence the cross-border trade of goods and services.
The “Options for Action Summit” to be held in Gaithersburg, MD, on
July 18-19, 2006, will attempt to leverage outreach efforts into a
coordinated action plan aimed at boosting U.S. competitiveness in
markets around the world. Jointly organized
by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the conference will
bring together on the NIST campus in Gaithersburg executives from a
diverse range of industries, government and donor agencies, standards
setting bodies, and the academic community. Participants will focus
on advancing U.S. technology interests and their influence of
international standards and regulations and in testing, marking and
certification programs. (ANSI, 5 June 2006)
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Chile:
Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications inaugurates a modern
mobile telephony antenna in Cabildo |
On Friday, June 2, in the framework of the
"Communications Bridges for Chile 2006-2010," an initiative for the
construction of a total of 10 mobile telephony antennas nationwide,
Sergio Espejo, Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications,
inaugurated a modern antenna installed in the locality of Cabildo
(Region V), which will benefit 20,000 persons. (SUBTEL, 2 June 2006)
more information |
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