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HIPSSA Activity WA-5.2.1 - Development of guidelines on access to sub-marine cables in West Africa

The objective of this study will be to develop a regulatory Guideline on Open Access to Submarine Cables and associated Licensing and Interconnection Framework in West Africa to guide ECOWAS and WATRA Member States to harness the benefits for consumers of broader access to international bandwidth at affordable prices.

Validation Workshop - Palm Spring Resort Liberia in Monrovia, Liberia, 7-9 December 2010

The objective of this workshop is to review, amend and validate the WATRA Guideline on Access to Submarine Cables. After validation, it will be presented for adoption to WATRA Conference of Regulators annual meeting in May 2011 before it can be sent for consideration by ECOWAS Ministers in charge of Telecommunication and ICT.

Validation workshop takes place in Monrovia, Liberia at the Palm Spring Resort Liberia from 7 to 9 December 2010.

All the relevant information for this meeting (invitation letter, pre-registration form, venue, general information, etc.) are posted on the following page dedicated to the event.

 

Documents for validation

 

Reference documents

Recruitment of ITU experts for the development of Guidelines on Access to Submarine Cables

For the implementation of this HIPSSA Project activity, a Call for Application was published in order to recruit short term experts.

Experts' terms of reference

HIPSSA Project Activity:  West Africa (WA-5.2.1)
 
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Contact Details

Mr. Jean-François LE BIHAN
HIPSSA Project Coordinator, ITU-EC Project-Harmonized Policies for ICT in ACP countries

Tel.: +251 11 551 4977 / 4855
Fax.: +251 11 551 7299
E-mail: Jean-Francois Lebihan

ITU Regional Office for Africa
Gambia Rd, Telecom Bldg,
3rd Floor
P.O. Box 60 005
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia

Mr. Sandro BAZZANELLA
Project Manager,
ITU-EC Project-Harmonized Policies for ICT in ACP countries

Tel.: +41 22 730 6765
Fax.: +41 22 730 5484
E-mail: Sandro Bazzanella

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Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT)
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CH-1211 Geneva 20
Switzerland

 

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