ICT Policy Africa

5.6 EQUITY PARTICIPATION...................................................................................................... 26
5.7 MARKET STRUCTURE............................................................................................................ 27
5.8 BROADBAND SERVICES........................................................................................................ 31
5.9 REGIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE ......................................... 32
5.10 FACILITY SHARING ............................................................................................................. 33
5.11 RIGHTS OF WAY .................................................................................................................... 33
5.12 MULTIMEDIA SERVICES ..................................................................................................... 33
5.13 STANDARDISATION ............................................................................................................ 33
5.14 DISASTER MANAGEMENT................................................................................................. 33
5.15 TELECOMMUNICATION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT........................................... 34
4.16 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ................................................................................................. 34
6. POSTAL SERVICES...................................................................................................................... 35
6.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 35
6.2 POLICY OBJECTIVES............................................................................................................... 35
6.3 STRATEGIES ............................................................................................................................. 35
6.4 LIBERALISATION OF POSTAL SERVICES .......................................................................... 36
6.5 MARKET STRUCTURE............................................................................................................ 36
6.6 POSTAL SECURITY.................................................................................................................. 39
6.7 PHILATELIC SERVICE ............................................................................................................ 39
6.8 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION..................................................................................... 40
7. RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM .......................................................................................... 41
7.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 41
7.2 POLICY OBJECTIVES............................................................................................................... 41
7.3 STRATEGIES ............................................................................................................................. 41
8. UNIVERSAL ACCESS.................................................................................................................. 44
8.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 44
8.2 POLICY OBJECTIVES............................................................................................................... 44
8.3 STRATEGIES ............................................................................................................................. 45
8.4 FINANCING UNIVERSAL ACCESS ..................................................................................... 45
8.5 ESTABLISHMENT OF ICT CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE .................................................... 46
9. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR POLICY IMPLEMENTATION ........................... 47
9.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 47
9.2 ROLE OF GOVERNMENT....................................................................................................... 47
9.2.1 ICT POLICY ADVISORY SECRETARIAT ..................................................................................... 47
9.2.2 ICT SECTOR REGULATOR ........................................................................................................ 48
9.2.3 ICT APPELLATE TRIBUNAL ...................................................................................................... 48
9.3 ROLE OF DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS ............................................................................... 48
9.4 ROLE OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY .............................................................................................. 48
9.5 ROLE OF INVESTORS AND OPERATORS .......................................................................... 48
9.6 ROLE OF CONSUMERS AND USERS ................................................................................... 49
ANNEX I– MARKET STRUCTURE............................................................................................ - 1 ANNEX 2 - GLOSSARY OF TERMS........................................................................................... - 4 -

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