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Upcoming
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 XII
meeting of PCC.I
will
consider critical aspects on telecommunications |
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The
XII meeting of the
Permanent Consultative Committee I:
Telecommunications (PCC.I) will be held in the
Inter-American Development Bank (BID) headquarters in
Washington DC, United States of America from March
12 to 14, 2008. Among the objectives of
PCC.I we highlight the coordination
of standards for telecommunication networks and services, with the aim
of achieving the interoperability of such networks and services within
the region and new policy, regulatory, and
economic matters arising as a result of the rapid evolution of
telecommunications.
more information
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XI
meeting of PCC.II
will analyze the implementation of the WRC-07
decisions |
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The XI meeting of the
Permanent Consultative Committee II:
Radiocomunications including
Broadcasting will be held in the Organization of
American States headquarters in Washington DC,
United States of America from April 22
to 25, 2008.
We highlight that among the aspects to be
considered at the meeting are: implementation
of the WRC-07 decisions, the establishment
of the structure for the preparation
of WRC-11,
broadband powerline communications;
use, operation and
aplication of band
C by the CITEL Administrations,
implementation of Digital Television
and monitoring
the Effects of Electromagnetic Non-ionizing
Emissions.
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Important issues |
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Software
Defined Radios in the 5 GHz band |
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By David A. Case, Cisco Systems
Software Defined Radios (“SDRs”) are becoming an increasingly
larger share of transmitting devices. SDRs offer benefits to consumers,
businesses, the SDR manufacturers, and to regulators. This article
provides a brief overview about SDRs.
more information |
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WRC-07
Decisions and Next Steps for Protecting the Satellite C-band |
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By Joslyn Read, SES NEW SKIES
The ITU 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-07)
concluded its work last November having made a number of important
decisions affecting satellite users around the world. One of the most
highly debated issues at WRC-07 was Agenda Item 1.4 which tasked ITU
Members to identify additional radio-frequency spectrum for existing
and future International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT).
more information |
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Progress
with Digital Terrestrial
Television (DTT)
studies in Venezuela |
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By CONATEL-Venezuela
 In
connection with DTT, the
Ministry has decided to give greater impetus to projects to
develop it and digital radio in Venezuela, establishing the general
and specific lines of the work plan that will lead to a decision on
the digital television standard to be adopted for implementation in
Venezuela.
more information |
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Cooperation
Agreement between CITEL and ICANN: settling grounds for fruitful
interactions |
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By
Pablo Hinojosa,
ICANN
During the course of 2007,
ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers,
and CITEL, the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission, completed
the process of signing a Cooperation Agreement. Although both
organizations have a long history of cordial communications, this
agreement settles ground for a more stable way to interact with each
other, particularly in terms of information sharing and reciprocate
participation in meetings.
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Training |
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Adoption
of a costing model to calculate regulated
prices in telecommunications |
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By Victor Mayorga, ACIEM-Colombia
 Historical
costing models estimate costs for the
network elements of a company’s operation on the basis of the
company’s accounting and financial statements. These costs generally
consist of the compilation and review of the operators’ historical
accounting data, depending on the rules provided to the industry by
the country’s accounting authority.
more information |
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Preliminary
calendar of OAS/CITEL scholarships for Telecommunication training in
the Americas’ region for 2008 |
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By Carol Dolinkas,
Coordinator of Human Development of CITEL
Below, please find attached the Preliminary
calendar of OAS/CITEL scholarships for Telecommunication
training in the Americas’ region for 2008.
Please check the CITEL web site for the announcements.
more information
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What's
happening in the region? |
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Colombia:
Ministry of
Communications has issued a DOMINIO.CO management policy
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The Ministry of Communications has presented a
policy on the operating model for the management of dominio.co. The
document summarizes the considerations taken into account in deciding
to implement the system’s outsourcing. (Ministry of Communications, 22
January 2008)
more information |
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Venezuela:
Engineer
Elda Rodriguez will become Head of CONATEL |
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On January 18, Elda Rodríguez
Fernández was appointed Director of the National Telecommunication
Commission (CONATEL) by the Office of the President of the Bolivarian
Republic of Venezuela, as established in Decree No. 5,820, published
in Gaceta Oficial No. 38,853. (CONATEL, 21 January
2008)
more information |
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Brazil:
ANATEL issues list of small municipalities to have 3G |
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On Friday, January 18, the
National Telecommunication Agency (Anatel) determined the 2,740
Brazilian municipalities with populations of under 30,000 to be served
by broadband wireless services. The providers winning the bid for the
frequency bands allocated to mobile telephony services, conducted from
December 18 to 20, 2007, in Brasilia, must serve said municipalities
for up to eight years from the publication of the licensing terms and
conditions. (ANATEL, 18 January 2008)
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Brazil:
now has over 120 million cellular telephones |
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According to data of the National Telecommunication Agency (Anatel),
in 2007, Brazil passed the 120 million mark for mobile telephony
activations. Brazil’s 120,980,103 figure for cell phones recorded in
December represents growth of 21.08% compared to 2006.
(ANATEL, 17 January 2008)
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Colombia:
Ministries launch
sectoral online government plans
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With support from the Agency for
Connectivity Program of the Ministry of Communications, different
ministries and their related entities have presented online government
sectoral action plans, outcomes of sectoral assessments prepared,
which will contribute to the modernization of Colombia’s governmental
administration. (Ministry of Communications, 10
January 2008)
more information |
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Venezuela:
Socorro Hernández appointed new head of Ministry of
Telecommunications and Information Technology |
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President Hugo Chávez has
appointed Socorro Hernández, President of CANTV, as the new head of
the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology to
replace Jesse Chacón, who will now become the head of the Office of
the Presidency of the Republic. (CONATEL, 4 January
2008)
more information |
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