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LIRNEasia on policy influence : TRAI completely removes ADC
TRAI announced last Thursday(27/03/2008) that ADC (Access Deficit Charge) will be completely removed from April 1.
LIRNEasia was the only non-Indian entity that sent responses to the TRAI consultation paper no. 2/2008 dated 21st January 2008 on Access Deficit Charge (ADC).
Here, as the response to the first question LIRNEasia said
We agree with phasing out of the [...]
Telecom Cook Islands Completes Commercial Deployment Of GSM Softswitch
Telecom Cook Islands Ltd, the sole provider of telecommunications in the Cook Islands, has completed commercial deployment of ADC’s UltraWave GSM softswitch. Telecom Cook Islands, which has been in operation since July 1991, is a private company owned by Telecom New Zealand Ltd. (60%) and the Cook Islands Government (40%).
The new softswitch – which upgrades [...]
Colloquium on Research and Policy Processess
Rohan Samarajiva and Helani Galpaya discuss how research can influence the policy process.
We are an evidence-based policy organization. We work around:
Inputs (money, people, etc etc)
Outputs (reports, training courses, etc)
Outcomes (positive changes in the policy process)
IDRC: Putting money into research organizations which produce knowledge produces development. Not just putting money into ICTs.
Ways that research can affect [...]
Colloquium: “Diversifying Participation in Network Development: Moving Beyond the Market”
Harsha de Silva & Payal Malik 20 May 6pm
PM: specifically looking at subsidy mechanisms for diversification, hence ‘moving beyond the market . Instruments looking at are hte universal service obligation fund (USF) and hte access deficit charge (ADC). There has been a diminishing of market efficiency gap (i.e, efficiency is improving). Slide # 3 shows [...]
USO fund may finance rural mobile telephony
NEW DELHI, APRIL 13: The government is in the process of amending the Indian Telegraph Act to extend the Universal Service Obligation (USO) fund support to cellular mobile services (both GSM and CDMA).
As of today, the government is giving USO fund support to only the fixed line operators offering services in the rural areas.
“We [...]
TRAI for lower Access Deficit Charge (ADC) to promote growth
Rediff.com Dec 9, 2004
http://in.rediff.com/money/2004/dec/09telecom.htm
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said on Thursday that the current access deficit charge of 11 per cent must be brought down to lower the tariffs and enable the sector achieve higher mobile growth like China.
The ADC is paid by operators to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd mainly to undertake rural telephony [...]
Minutes of Colloquium
Friday October 15 2004, 5.30pm, SLIDA premises, Colombo 7
1. WDR Expert Forum 2004
September’s WDR Expert Forum at Mount Lavinia was a success
Next expert forum in Sri Lanka: Sept. 30 , Oct 1 and 2 [half day], 2005
Sector and Regulatory Performance Indicators: may be WDR theme for
2005/6; proposed workshop for this in early 2005 ? Pondicherry.
2. [...]
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