Afghanistan The Afghanistan Emergency Communications Project assisted in drafting a telecommunications law that will move the country's telecommunications reform program rapidly forward. A regulatory body has been established, competition is thriving in the Internet, international and mobile sectors. At present, there are two existing mobile operators and two more will be launched in January of 2006. Currently fifty percent of the country is under mobile coverage and the government communications network is connected to every province of the country. Project information Ghana In Ghana, World Bank/IFC policy dialogue brought the finalization of the National Telecommunications Policy and issuance of mobile licenses against a negotiated license/spectrum fee, resulting in a 40 percent jump in teledensity from 9 percent in November 2004 to 12.4 percent in June 2005. As a result of the success achieved through this technical assistance, an eGhana project is currently under preparation. Project information Tunisia The Information and Communication Technologies Project assists Tunisia in the development of Tunisia's ICT sector by supporting ICT institutional and sector reforms, improving e-security mechanisms, developing multiple e-government applications and portals, and, by promoting the participation of the private sector in ICT development. Project information Bangladesh The Bangladesh regulator issued new licensing procedures and interconnection regulations with the support of the Bank, as well as licenses to new operators to provide fixed services in four regions outside Dhaka. The country has seen increased competition and explosive growth in mobile communications in the last year. Project information OECS The ICT Development Project for the OECS Region was launched and will strengthen national and regional regulatory frameworks, as well as access, quality and use of telecommunication and ICT services in the OECS. Project information Nicaragua In Nicaragua, Bank assistance will finance a new rural telecom initiative to provide service to 300 towns in the Atlantic Region, as well as a project to continue the extension of services to rural areas. Project information Vietnam The Vietnam ICT Development Project is expected to accelerate the use of ICT and support institutional development in order to increase efficiency and effectiveness of public administration and to foster private sector development. Project information Samoa In Samoa, CITPO’s Samoa Telecommunications and Postal Sector Reform project saw the number of customers increase from stagnancy by forty percent of previous levels. In particular, at the current growth rates, the overall number of telecommunications customers is expected to reach 35,000 by the end of 2005, which would exceed expectations set during project negotiations by about 10,000 customers. Also, a new Telecommunications Bill, prepared with the support of the project, has also been passed by Parliament in June 2005. Project information |
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