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Upcoming events |
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Calendar of CITEL for 2009 |
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2009 will also be a year with multiple challenges
for the telecommunications community. Please find in
the link the main activities of our calendar. |
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Important issues |
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Mobile/Handheld DTV Project
Moves Forward
By Jerry Whitaker, Advanced Television
Systems Committee |
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The work to develop a
comprehensive standard for mobile and handheld
services—known as ATSC Mobile DTV—has reached
a milestone with publication of the A/153 Candidate
Standard document set. ATSC Mobile DTV is being
developed to support a variety of services including
free (advertiser-supported) television and
interactive services delivered in real-time,
subscription-based TV, and file-based content
download for playback at a later time. The standard
can also be used for transmission of new data
broadcasting services. |
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Mechanisms to resolve
cases of harmful interference among satellite
systems
By Alonso Picazo, Sub Working Group on
Harmful Interference to Satellite Systems |
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resolution of harmful interferences resulting from
emissions of satellite systems, in most cases,
requires a solution by means of co-operation between
the Administrations and the satellite operators. So
as to meet the need to develop measures regionally
for the treatment of harmful interferences resulting
from unauthorized emissions of satellite systems in
the Americas, the Permanent Consultative Committee
II: Radiocommunications including Broadcasting
approved the following mechanisms to resolve cases
of harmful interference among satellite systems: |
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Internet Protocol Television
Services (IPTV)
By the PCC.I Rapporteur Group on Advanced
Services |
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IPTV is a system where digital signal with stored
live audiovisual content is delivered to a number of
customers using the IP protocol over a specific
network infrastructure. In other words, IPTV is
audiovisual content which, rather than being
transmitted using traditional formats, is
transmitted to the viewer via technologies used in
computer networks. |
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Training |
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Preliminary program of
scholarships in telecommunications for 2009
By Carol Dolinkas, General Coordination of
Human Resources Development of CITEL |
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Please find below the preliminary program of courses
in telecommunications with scholarships of OAS/CITEL
for 2009. |
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Frequently asked questions on
OAS/CITEL scholarships
By Carol Dolinkas, General Coordination of
Human Resources Development of CITEL |
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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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Kaleidoscope: Innovations for Digital Inclusion
Por Secretaría de Comunicaciones de Argentina |
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Argentine Government has invited the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU) to host Kaleidoscope
2009 from August 31 to September 1, 2009 in Mar del
Plata. This event organized by the Telecommunication
Standardization Bureau (ITU-T).
“Innovations for Digital Inclusion” will be the
focus of the event, the second in an academic
conference series organized by ITU-T to increase
dialogue between information and telecommunication
technology (ITC) standardization experts and
academia, who meet once a year in different parts of
the world. |
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What's happening in the
region? |
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Chile: Supreme Court Upholds SUBTEL’s Appeal for
More Competition in Telecommunications |
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“A major victory for competition and consumers. A
milestone for the telecommunication industry,” noted
Assistant Secretary of Telecommunications Pablo
Bello. This pro-Government judgment constitutes a
crucial step in ensuring greater competition in the
mobile telephony and third generation services
market, making it possible for the public policy
objective proposed by Subtel – additional companies
in this industry – to be implemented in the
medium-term. Subtel plans to conduct the 3G bid in
April 2009. (SUBTEL, 27 January 2009) |
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Brazil: Cellular Telephony Figures Rises by 24.5%
in 2008 |
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Cellular teledensity reaches 78.11%. The 2007
figure was 63.59%. Growth that year was 22.83%.
With 29,661,300 new activations in 2008, Brazil now
has 150,641,403 Personal Mobil Service (SMP)
subscribers. This 24.52% growth is an all-time
high. The number of new subscriptions is 40.83%
higher than for 2007, when 21,061,482 new
subscriptions to the service were added. In
December, the base grew by 2.44%, i.e., 3,589,006
new cellular telephony subscriptions. Of the over
150 million accesses, 122,731,549 (81.47%) are
pre-paid and 27,909,854 (18.53%) post-paid. (Anatel,
16 January 2009) |
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Venezuela: List of Approved Makes and Models of
Equipment and Devices Has Been Updated |
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The National Telecommunication Commission (CONATEL)
hereby advises operators, equipment manufacturers,
and the general public that the “List of Approved
Makes and Models of Equipment and Devices” has been
updated in the Commission’s official Internet
portal, pursuant to the provisions of Resolution No.
253, Article 8, which contains the List of Foreign
Entities or Agencies Recommended for Approval and
Certification of Telecommunication Equipment,
published in Gaceta Oficial [Official Gazette] No.
37,698 of 27 May 2003. The updated list includes 35
new equipment models in addition to those published
in the previous updated lists. It is available at
the following address:
http://www.conatel.gob.ve/homologacion de
equipos.asp. (CONATEL, 15 January 2009)
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New Associate Members of CITEL |
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Brazil: ClearTech Ltda. |
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On January
15, 2009
ClearTech Ltda
became an associate
member of PCC.I.
Provision of the following
services: reception and processing of detailed
records of calls; preparation of account clearing
operations, pricing, pro rata calculations, and
review of telephone call charges; issuance of
traffic statements; and reconciliations of the use
by one telecommunication services provider of the
telecommunication networks and services of another
telecommunication services provider; data handling,
technical support, maintenance, consultant services,
and other information technology services. |
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