The Department of Communications is hosting a Telecommunications Colloquium to discuss the pricing of telecommunication services in South Africa. Telecommunications stakeholders from both the public and private sector in the country have been invited to participate in the discussions. The event will take place as follows:
Date: Thursday, 14 & Friday 15 July 2005
Time: 09:00 – 17:00
Venue: Gallagher Estate, Midrand
The issues that will be discussed include:
1. How the policy and regulatory framework can contribute towards reducing the cost of telecommunications.
2. How Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure issues such as optimal network model, broadband and unbundling of the local loop can contribute to reducing the cost of telecommunications.
3. Affordable universal service.
As a developing country, South Africa needs investment for socio-economic development purposes, and as such it is important to interrogate the challenge of reduction of cost of doing business especially in the Information Communication Technologies sector. The Colloquium will assist in gaining vital information to determine the way forward in cost reduction and also in ways in which we can gain higher rate of investment in the economy.
Date: Thursday, 14 & Friday 15 July 2005
Time: 09:00 – 17:00
Venue: Gallagher Estate, Midrand
The issues that will be discussed include:
1. How the policy and regulatory framework can contribute towards reducing the cost of telecommunications.
2. How Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure issues such as optimal network model, broadband and unbundling of the local loop can contribute to reducing the cost of telecommunications.
3. Affordable universal service.
As a developing country, South Africa needs investment for socio-economic development purposes, and as such it is important to interrogate the challenge of reduction of cost of doing business especially in the Information Communication Technologies sector. The Colloquium will assist in gaining vital information to determine the way forward in cost reduction and also in ways in which we can gain higher rate of investment in the economy.