[kictanet] Kenya IGF on line Discussions Day 1: International Telecommunications Regulations (ITR's)

[Barrack Otieno]

Listers,

International Telecommunication regulations are general principles related
to international telecommunication services and its transport means.

The purpose and Scope includes among other things:



   -  Interconnection and interoperability of telecommunication facilities.
   - Giving precedence for the *Radio Regulations* in case of contradiction.
   - Allowing, within its framework, mutual agreements between countries.
   - To set primary rules for accounting and settlements between
members.


 The ITR treaty was adopted in the *World Administrative Telegraph and
Telephone* *Conference* (WATTC) held in Melbourne, 1988. It however came
into force on July 1

1990, since then no updates have been made to the ITR provisions which
leads to the following question:



   1. As countries prepare for the World Congress on International
   Telecommunications to be held in Dubai in December 2012 (
   http://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Pages/overview.aspx) What should  Kenya's
   priorities be?
   2. Should Kenya make its stand as a country or should we bargain through
   the Africa Telecommunications Union as per Dr. Ndemos proposal during a
   discussion on the list what are the implications of taking a stand as a
   country or as a regional block ?

The floor is open

-- 
Barrack O. Otieno
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