Mr Clive MULLINGS Member of Parliament, Office of the Prime Minister The opportunity is taken to congratulate the ITU Secretary General Dr Hamadoun Touré and Deputy Secretary General Mr Houlin Zhao, whose exemplary leadership have secured their re-election. Appreciation is also expressed to the ITU, and indeed to the Government of Mexico on the successful staging of Plenipotentiary 2010. The marked hospitality of the people of Mexico have made us feel most welcome. Jamaica is dedicated to the use of Information Communication Technologies to drive development, increase knowledge and meet the challenges of our time. Since becoming a Member State of the ITU in 1963, Jamaica has been committed to the best uses of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) for the advancement of Jamaicans and the people of the world. In the early 1980s, Jamaica implemented structural reform aimed at fostering private sector activity and increasing the role of market forces in resource allo-cation. Importantly, liberalisation of the telecommu-nications industry was achieved in 1999, the success of which has resulted in a total teledensity rate in ex-cess of 100%, indicating near universal access to voice telephony. Further, Jamaica now boasts a robust and advanced telecommunications infrastructure which includes a 100% digital telecommunications network, extensive 3G and WiMax broadband coverage, multi-ple Thank you Mr Chairman; Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU); Honourable Ministers; Excellences, Distinguished Delegates; Ladies and Gentlemen; It is a distinct privilege to address this prestigious Plenipotentiary and to extend best wishes on behalf of the Government of Jamaica. satellite uplinks, a submarine fibre optic transmis-sion ring around the island and multiple international submarine cable links. We are now processing new applications for international fibre cable landing fa-cilities. These milestones are important in the journey to achieving one of the outcomes of Jamaica’s Vision 2030, that is, to have a technology enabled society to the benefit of all aspects of national development. Success to date has allowed Jamaica to play a leading role in advancing the ICT Agenda in the Caribbean. 214