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Forum on telecommunication regulation
in Africa and in the Arab States |
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Rabat, Morocco - 17-19 September 2001 |
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FINAL COMMUNIQUE
The Forum on Telecommunication Regulation in Africa and
in the Arab States took place in Rabat, Morocco, from 17 to 19 September 2001,
at the invitation of the National Telecommunication Regulatory Agency (ANRT) of
Morocco. The Forum was attended by more than 180 delegates from 44 countries and
from international organizations.
The Forum, which was held under the high patronage of
His Majesty King MOHAMED VI, was honoured by a royal message from His Majesty,
read by the Counsellor of His Majesty, in the presence of the Prime Minister and
a number of ministers.
Morocco was elected as Chairman of the Forum, Saudi
Arabia and Zambia as Vice-Chairmen, and Cameroon as Rapporteur.
The Forum heard and discussed some thirty presentations
from regulators, ministries, operators and consultants, addressing more
specifically the topics of interconnection and spectrum management.
In the light of the debates held during its three days
of meetings, the Forum:
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on the basis of the report by the Chairman of the Ad
Hoc Committee on the creation of an African regulators' association,
approves the creation of the “African Telecommunication
Regulators' Network” for the African countries, and
adopts the principles governing the functioning of the Network, which
are set out in annex hereto; |
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instructs the National Telecommunication Regulatory
Authority (ANRT) of Morocco to assure the permanent secretariat of the
Network; |
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instructs the Chairman of the Forum to disseminate to
the members of the Network any information of common interest, initiate
and coordinate training activities and exchanges of expertise in the
field of telecommunication regulation, gather requests and needs, and
identify relevant resources; |
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expresses its gratitude to ITU for the support BDT has
provided in the field of telecommunication regulation, and requests it
to continue providing such assistance to the Network; |
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accepts the kind invitation extended by Burkina Faso to
host the next meeting, at a date to be determined. |
The Forum expresses its sincere thanks to the
Government and people of the Kingdom of Morocco, to the organizers and sponsors
of the Forum.
The Forum adopts a Motion of Thanks instructing its
Chairman to transmit an official telegram of gratitude to His Majesty King
MOHAMED VI.
Done at Rabat, Wednesday 19 September 2001
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