INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
	
	Geneva,  3rd of July 1998 	
	No.  250-8	

Telecommunication Trade and Finance Colloquium
for Latin America and Caribbean  –  Final Report
Brasilia (Brazil), July 1997		
	
The Final Report (Volumes I and II) is the resume of the Latin America and Caribbean Telecommunication Finance and Trade Colloquium organised by the Telecommunications Development Bureau, 14-16 July 1997, took place in Brasilia, Brazil with the participation of 120 delegates from 33 countries. The objectives were: to encourage and stimulate new sources and innovative modalities of financing; to facilitate partnership through bilateral and private meetings between the private and public sector; to foster telecommunication sector liberalisation.
	
Date of publication:	July 1998	
Language:	Bilingual (English, Spanish)	
Pages:	Volume I   (around 100)
Volume II  (around 850)	
Format:	A4 (21  29.7 cm)	
Article number:	Volume I:
Volume II:	13281 
13282	
ISBN number:	Volume I:
Volume II:	92-61-07187-2
92-61-07457-X	
Price in Swiss Francs:
(Volume I)	Catalogue price:    26.–
Member States and Sector Members:   22.–
Least developed countries:   6.–	
Price in Swiss Francs:
(Volume II)	Catalogue price:    135.–
Member States and Sector Members:   115.–
Least developed countries:   27.–	

Telecommunication Trade and Finance Colloquium for Latin America
and Caribbean  –  Final Report
Brasilia (Brazil), July 1997

Taking into account the significance of financing problems and global developments in the trade in telecommunication services in Latin America and the Caribbean, the objectives of the Colloquium were: to encourage and stimulate new sources and innovative modalities of financing; to facilitate partnership through bilateral and private meetings between the private and public sector; to foster telecommunication sector liberalisation so as to facilitate the entry of new telecommunication operators. Volume I includes the Message from the BDT Director, summary of conclusions and recommendations, programme and the list of participants. Volume II includes the abstracts and presentations.
Investment in telecommunications and global trade
Relationship between telecommunication investments and trade in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean and their impact on the economic development of those countries.
Influence of new technologies on trade between the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Lessons learned from past experience and prospects.
International agreements on tariffs for trade in services (GATS) and trade in technologies, their impact on the economy as a whole and, in particular, on the economy of the telecommunication sector.
Universal service
Definition of universal service.
Universal service/Universal access to services.
Methods of funding universal service.
The private sector and the development of investment and trade in telecommunication
The lessons of South America, successes and failures. Possible renegotiation of partnership agreements (case studies).
The private-sector view: private-sector projects in the region.
Practical machinery for implementing these proposals, bilateral and multilateral agreements.

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Article number:	 13281  Volume I
	 13282  Volume II	No. 250-8	
Telecommunication Trade and Finance Colloquium for Latin America
and Caribbean  –  Final Report
Brasilia (Brazil), July 1997

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