A PAN-AFRICAN gathering of telecoms regulators, operators, manufacturers and financiers will take place early this year, aiming to answer some of the key African telecoms questions.
According to the Institute for International Research (IIR), which is sponsoring the African Telecommunications Summit 2004, the conference aims to answer questions about regulatory measures, investment potential, and the provision of reliable and cost-effective telecoms for all. The IIR’s Robyn Lambert says that the summit will provide a forum for African regulators, operators and manufacturers to debate, brainstorm and ultimately come up with workable, equitable and financially viable solutions to these issues.”The summit will allow people to hear first hand what operators and regulators are doing in their respective countries,” she says.Among the experts that will offer presentations at the summit are the chief executives of MTN, Transtel and Sentech, as well as the chairman of the Independent Communications Authority of SA and executives from Cell C, Vodacom, BMI-T, Nepad and the Universal Service Agency.There will also be professors from the universities of Cape Town and the Witwatersrand and representatives from Kenya, Nigeria, Malawi, Botswana and the West African Telecommunication Regulatory Authority.The summit will take place from January 28 to 30 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg and will feature keynote addresses, case studies and panel discussions.- ITWebThe IIR’s Robyn Lambert says that the summit will provide a forum for African regulators, operators and manufacturers to debate, brainstorm and ultimately come up with workable, equitable and financially viable solutions to these issues. “The summit will allow people to hear first hand what operators and regulators are doing in their respective countries,” she says. Among the experts that will offer presentations at the summit are the chief executives of MTN, Transtel and Sentech, as well as the chairman of the Independent Communications Authority of SA and executives from Cell C, Vodacom, BMI-T, Nepad and the Universal Service Agency. There will also be professors from the universities of Cape Town and the Witwatersrand and representatives from Kenya, Nigeria, Malawi, Botswana and the West African Telecommunication Regulatory Authority. The summit will take place from January 28 to 30 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg and will feature keynote addresses, case studies and panel discussions. – ITWeb
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