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Recent News |
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 The
IV Regular Meeting of the Assembly
sets the Agenda for the future of CITEL |
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By Pablo Cob Saborío,
Executive President, ICE
The development of telecommunications in the Region has again begun,
with greater vigor and vitality. CITEL, as a regional forum, plays the
lead part in this sector and, through its Permanent Consultative
Committees (PCCs), carries out its technical and scientific activities
and, through COM/CITEL, its strategic and political activities,
seeking to build consensus and agreement among its Member States,
Associate Members, and the private and industrial sectors.
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Declaration
of San José |
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 The
representatives of the telecommunications administrations of the
member states of the Organization of American States (OAS), at the
Fourth Regular Meeting of the Assembly of the Inter-American
Telecommunication Commission (CITEL), held in San José, Costa Rica,
February 20-23, 2006,
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Authorities
and Structure of CITEL |
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With the participation of Senior telecommunication
authorities, the IV CITEL Assembly established the structure and
authorities of CITEL for the period 2006-2010.
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Important issues |
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ICE’s
contribution to the development of telecommunications in Costa Rica |
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By Claudio Bermúdez,
Assistant Manager Telecommunications
Sector, ICE
In 1963, by means of Law of the Republic No. 3226, the development
of telecommunication services in Costa Rica was entrusted to the Costa
Rican Electricity Institute (Instituto Costarricense de
Electricidad—ICE), an autonomous institution that was efficiently
supplying the country’s electricity service. The ICE was instructed to
develop telecommunications abiding by the principles of universality
of access, solidarity, subsidiarity and service at cost.
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Broadband
Wireless Networks |
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By Guillermo Rivero Gónzalez, ICE - Costa
Rica
Mobile communication facilities and the installation of Internet
Protocol (IP) are involved in the development of the main applications
that are provided in the so-called Information Society. These
applications based on mobility and Internet Protocol (IP) date back to
several decades. For example, Internet Protocol dates back to the
sixties and mobile communications and their first conceptualizations
hark back to the forties.
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Incident
Response and Cybersecurity Efforts in Brazil |
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By Cristine Hoepers General Manager,
CERT
In the past few years Brazil, as many other countries, has seen a
significant increase in computer security incidents and on-line crimes.
As criminals increase their techniques and skills, there is the need
of increasing coordination to respond to this threats. Several
initiatives are in place in Brazil to better prepare the country to
respond accordingly to these threats.
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Training |
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In
Memoriam: Professor Luis Manuel Peluffo Cánepa |
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When we speak of Prof. Luis Manuel Peluffo Cánepa, it is hard to know
which facets to underscore in a life of such success and challenge:
his work as a professor, engineer, or manager, or his virtues as a
person, father and friend. His humility, breadth of vision, insatiable
wish to innovate, wide-ranging knowledge, and his intellectual
clearness were captivating aspects of his style and led to his
participation at critical moments in the development of
telecommunications in Uruguay and in the establishment of the present
Inter-American Telecommunication Commission.
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Voice
over IP – Regulatory, technological and market considerations |
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By Colombian Association of Engineers (ACIEM)
Internet and IP-based communication protocols were born because of
the need for computer systems communication that, in the beginning,
could tolerate broad parameters for many of the variables regarding
the nature itself of the applications to be run on such systems.
Parameters, such as transmission cadence delay and variation , which
is fundamental to closely control for voice services, were not
critical in the data applications that existed at the time .
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Frequently
Asked Questions on CITEL fellowships |
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By Carol Dolinkas, Coordinator
Human Resources Development,
CITEL
CITEL offers fellowships for a variety of telecommunication
courses for participants at different points in their careers. However,
each CITEL fellowship is different, and many have varying requirements;
be sure to consult all of the requirements for the specific course to
which you plan to apply. In light of our
experience of applications for courses in previous years, we kindly
request that applicants read carefully the information below.
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Distance
Graduate Program on Telecommunications Management |
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By Ruben Kustra, Director
of the graduate program, ITBA
On April 3, 2006, the Buenos Aires Institute of Technology will
begin its distance learning graduate program on Telecommunications
Management. Please find attached the program.
Members from CITEL or the ITU will have a 30 % discount from
the fees in force.
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What's
happening in the region? |
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Colombia:
New CRT Commissioner |
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Mr. Felix Castro Rojas,
electronics engineer, was sworn in by the Minister of Communications
Martha Elena Pinto de De Hart as new Expert Commissioner of the
National Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (CRT). (National
Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, 16 March 2006)
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Colombia:
Ministry of Communications Launches Digital Development Observatory |
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Today, at the initiative of the
Digital Colombia Corporation and with support from the Ministry of
Communications, 31 governmental, private sector, and academic entities
presented to the country the Digital Development Observatory, a think
tank devoted to the examination and review of information and
communications technology (ICT) public policies and experiences.
(Ministry of Communications, 16 March
2006)
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Brazil:
Now Over 88 Million Cellular Telephony Subscribers, Although February
Had Lowest Growth Figures in 25 Months |
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For Personal Mobile Service (PMS)
providers, February closed with 594,407 new cellular accesses, the
lowest figure since January 2004, the last time new subscriber figures
fell below 600,000. (ANATEL, 16 March 2006)
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Brazil:
Anatel Launches Public Consultation on Radio Frequency Bands for Trunk
Services |
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The
National Telecommunication Agency (Anatel) launched Public
Consultation No. 682, on the Draft Regulations on Channel Assignments
and Conditions of Use of Radio Frequencies in the 460 MHz, 800 MHz and
900 MHz Bands for the Limited Private Mobile Service (LPMS) and
Limited Specialized Mobile Service (SME), which are to replace
Ministry of Communications Decree No. 100, of February 17, 1997.(ANATEL,
15 March 2006)
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Colombia:
Draft Resolution on Proper and Rational Use of the Radio Spectrum in
Departmental Service Areas |
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The Ministry
of Communications is publishing for comment by interested parties a
draft resolution adopting measures for proper and rational use of the
radio spectrum in the departmental service areas established in
resolution 2064 of 2005, and containing other provisions. (Ministry of
Communications, 9 March 2006)
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Chile:
Minister Sergio Espejo Becomes Minister of Transport and
Telecommunications |
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In accordance with Chile’s
republican traditions, Chile’s recently invested President Michelle
Bachelet headed the swearing-in or commitment ceremony for her
ministerial team, officially appointing attorney Sergio Espejo Yaksic
as her Minister of Transport and Telecommunications. (SUBTEL,
13 March 2006)
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Chile:
Pablo Bello Arellano
new Under Secretary of Telecommunications |
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The elected
President Michelle Bachelet appointed Econ.
Pablo Bello Arellano as new Under Secretary
of Telecommunications for her government. He
began on March 11 with the other members of the ministerial team of
the President. (SUBTEL, 13 March 2006)
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Chile:
Implementation of a Tool to Streamline and Computerize Information
Transfer with Telecommunication Companies |
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The “Information Transfer System
(STI)” makes it possible to transfer huge amounts of information,
facilitating the work of SUBTEL and assisting in modernizing its
procedures. (SUBTEL, 8 March 2006)
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Colombia:
Carlos Herrera, new Executive Director of
CRT |
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The lawyer
Carlos Alberto Herrera Barros was was
sworn in by the Minister of Communications Martha Elena Pinto de De
Hart as new Executive
Director of the National
Telecommunication Regulatory Commission -CRT-.
(National Telecommunication Regulatory
Commission, 1 March 2006)
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New
Associate Members of CITEL |
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United
States of America:
WiMAX Forum |
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On February 16, 2006, the
WiMAX Forum with venue in
United States of America,
became an associate member of PCC.II.
The WiMAX Forum is an industry-led,
non-profit corporation formed to promote and certify compatibility and
interoperability of broadband wireless products.
Their member companies support the industry-wide acceptance of the
IEEE 802.16 and ETSI HiperMAN wireless MAN standards. |
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Uruguay:
Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC) |
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On March 1, 2006, the Latin
American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC) with venue in
Uruguay,
became an associate member of PCC.I.
The Latin
American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC) is the
organization that administers IP addresses, autonomous number systems,
inverse resolution, and other resources for Latin America and the
Caribbean (LAC) on behalf of the Internet community. |
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