Listers,<br><br>
<p class="MsoNormal">International Telecommunication regulations are general
principles related to international telecommunication services and its
transport means.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The purpose and Scope includes among other things:<br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<ul><li><span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Interconnection
and interoperability of telecommunication facilities.</li><li><span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""></span></span></span>Giving
precedence for the <b>Radio Regulations</b> in case of contradiction.</li><li><span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""></span></span></span>Allowing,
within its framework, mutual agreements between countries.</li><li><span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""></span></span></span>To
set primary rules for accounting and settlements between members.<span style>
</span><span style> </span></li></ul>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:Wingdings"></span>The
ITR treaty was adopted in the <i>World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone</i>
<i>Conference</i> (WATTC) held in Melbourne, 1988. It however came into force on July 1</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in">1990, since then no updates have been made to the ITR provisions which leads to the following question:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in"><br></p><ol><li>As countries prepare for the World Congress on International Telecommunications to be held in Dubai in December 2012 (<a href="http://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Pages/overview.aspx">http://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Pages/overview.aspx</a>) What should Kenya's priorities be?</li>
<li>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 ?<br>
</li></ol><p>The floor is open<br></p>
<br>-- <br>Barrack O. Otieno<div>+254721325277</div><div>+254-20-2498789<br>Skype: barrack.otieno</div><div><a href="http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/" target="_blank">http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/</a>
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