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00HARARE5651	GOVERNMENT FLOUTS LAW AND SHUTS DOWN NEW RADIO [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING THE EVENING OF OCTOBER 4, THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE WILLFULLY IGNORED A COURT ORDER AND SHUT DOWN THE RECENTLY LAUNCHED PRIVATE BROADCASTER CAPITAL RADIO. HEAVILY ARMED POLICE (SEVERAL WERE CARRYING AK47 ASSAULT RIFLES) APPEARED AT THE RADIO'S MAKESHIFT STUDIO IN THE 5- [...]	2000-10-05 15:16:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ECPS ZI

00HARARE5675	CAPITAL RADIO CASE CONFOUNDS COURTS [...] (C) THE CAPITAL RADIO CASE HAS GENERATED A FLURRY OF CONFLICTING COURT RULINGS AND ORDERS, PRECIPITATED BY THE SUPREME COURT'S SEPTEMBER 22 RULING THAT DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL THE GOVERNMENT'S BROADCASTING MONOPOLY. AFTER CAPITAL RADIO'S OPERATION WAS SHUT DOWN, THE INFORMATION AND HOME AFF [...]	2000-10-06 11:21:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ECPS ZI
00THEHAGUE1736	ACICIP SPONSORED INTERNET TUTORIAL, SUMMER 2000 [...] EMBASSY THE HAGUE APPRECIATES REFTEL OFFER TO ATTEND ACICIP SPONSORED INTERNET TUTORIAL AND NOMINATES SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE NATIONAL JAN RAZOUX SCHULTZ TO PARTICIPATE SUMMER 2000. JAN, SHARING TELECOM RESPONSIBILITY WITH ECON FSO, WILL BE IN WASHINGTON ATTENDING FSI TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY [...]	2000-06-09 15:17:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD NL
00THEHAGUE1937	THE NETHERLANDS: EU DIGITAL SIGNATURE DIRECTIVE [...] Summary. Emboff met with Ministry of Economic Affairs official Martin Buys to discuss Dutch implementation of the directive. The GON is drafting legislation, therefore no public version is available. Buys said that the GON wishes to limit government involvement in electronic signatures, all [...]	2000-06-27 13:44:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT ETRD EUN
01ABUJA951	Satellite Licensing in Nigeria [...] EconOff met with Nigerian Communications Commission Special Assistant to the Chairman C.A. Ojobo on April 26 to discuss Intelsat and market access for satellite operators in Nigeria per reftel. According to Ojobo, the Nigerian government continues to support the privatization of Intelsat sla [...]	2001-05-03 08:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON NI
01HARARE1247	ZIMBABWE PARLIAMENT BECOMES RULING PARTY'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE RULING ZANU-PF IS TAKING A DIFFERENT TACK IN ITS CAMPAIGN TO CLAMP DOWN ON THE OPPOSITION BY FORCING THROUGH PARLIAMENT LEGISLATION THAT AIMS TO RESTRICT OPPOSITION ACTIVITIES. IN AN EXTRAORDINARY SESSION ON APRIL 3-4, ZANU-PF PARLIAMENTARIANS SUSPENDED THE LEGISLATURE'S OWN [...]	2001-04-05 17:45:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECPS KDEM PINR ZI
01VATICAN2022	VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE APRIL 07 - 12 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - POPE RESPONDS TO UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX "DON'T COME" LETTER - VATICAN RADIO CUTS AIRTIME AND ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - CHANGES IN POPE'S PARTICIPATION IN EASTER EVENTS - POPE DISBURSES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN AID - [...]	2001-04-12 09:25:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM EAGR ECPS SENV EAID PINR UP VT VTPREL
02ABUJA1024	NIGERIA: NITEL PRIVATIZATION HITS DEAD-END AS IIL [...] Summary: Investors International (London),Ltd. (IIL) was unable to meet the GON deadline for its $1.185 billion payment for NITEL. The GON must now decide what to do with NITEL, IIL, and the privatization process. Of immediate issue is whether the GON will refund IIL,s 10% deposit. Through [...]	2002-03-28 09:59:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON BEXP ECPS EINV PGOV NI
02ABUJA2567	NIGERIA'S PRIVATIZATION PROGRAM: STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-03 15:55:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV ECPS ENRG PGOV NI
02ABUJA2686	SUBJECT: NIGERIA: USTDA VISIT A SUCCESS STORY [...] Summary. United States Trade and Development Agency (TDA) Special Assistant for Projects Thomas Hardy completed agreements for feasibility studies for fertilizer and housing projects worth $722,000, discussed programs with the Ministers of Solid Minerals and Agriculture, and briefed senior s [...]	2002-09-17 18:15:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EAGR ECPS EAID EAIR EINV EPET EMIN KPAO NI
02ABUJA3345	NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP DECEMBER 19 [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-19 16:03:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ECPS NI
02ABUJA461	NIGERIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR INDICATORS [...] Market statistics: By most accounts, Nigeria's telecom sector witnessed significant growth in 2001, but accurate statistics are difficult to obtain. Although information regarding telecom companies and government agencies participating in the sector is current, data on growth trends is availab [...]	2002-02-08 16:07:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ETRD NI
02ABUJA787	NIGERIA: WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW #2 [...] (U) This is the second edition of what will be a weekly roundup of significant developments in Nigeria. --------------------------------------------- -- BENUE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY FINALLY ESTABLISHED --------------------------------------------- -- Â [...]	2002-03-12 14:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN ECPS KCRM NI
02AMMAN2200	JORDAN TELECOM PLANS LINKS TO BAGHDAD [...] (C) According to Jordan Telecom (JTC) CEO Pierre Mattei, JTC is planning to issue a request for proposals (RFP) to construct a fiber-optic telecommunications cable link between Amman and Baghdad within the next month. He said that at present all Iraqi telecom traffic is currently routed via t [...]	2002-05-06 05:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS PREL IZ JO
02AMMAN2420	NEW JORDANIAN TELECOM REGULATOR FACES CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) The GOJ's recent reform of its telecom regulatory infrastructure thrusts its now fully independent regulator into the role of decision-maker at a time of transition, opportunity, and challenge. As it finds its feet, the regulatory agency must find creative ways to encourage market entr [...]	2002-05-15 14:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS BEXP EINV JO
02AMMAN2706	MICROSOFT EXPANDS INVESTMENT IN JORDAN [...] (U) Estarta Solutions, the result of a merger between two prominent and well-established Jordanian IT companies, represents a significant expansion of Microsoft's investment and presence in Jordan. The new company bills itself as an international IT solutions company and consultant specializ [...]	2002-05-28 12:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS BEXP EINV JO
02AMMAN4786	U.S. FIRM INTERESTED IN CALL CENTERS IN JORDAN [...] (u) Summary. In an initiative that it sees both as a promising business venture and an element of support for regional peace, the U.S. firm Stream International is seriously looking at Jordan as a site for an international call service center that would employ over 300 technically skilled J [...]	2002-08-25 06:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECPS ECON IS JO OPIC
02AMMAN4945	SPREAD THE WORD: JORDAN ICT FORUM [...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 6. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Under the patronage of King Abdullah, the Ministry of Information Communications and Technology (MOICT) and the Information Technology Association of Jordan (INTAJ) are hosting an Information Communications Technology (ICT) Foru [...]	2002-09-03 05:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS BEXP JO
02AMMAN4996	JORDANIAN ATTENDEES: ITU PLENIPOTENTIARY CONFERENCE [...] (U) As per instructions REFTEL, we passed along to the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (MOICT) our intention to nominate James Carroll for reelection to the Radio Regulations Board. MOICT Adviser Roger Guichard told us that Minister of ICT Fawaz Zu'bi and MOICT Adviser A [...]	2002-09-04 13:55:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS AORC JO
02AMMAN6060	A VIRTUAL SUCCESS: JORDAN'S ICT FORUM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Jordan's second ICT Forum was held Sept. 30-Oct. 1 in Amman. Featuring addresses by King Abdullah, Intel CEO Craig Barrett, John Gage, Chief Researcher and Director of the Science Office for Sun Microsystems, and AOL Strategic Advisor George Vradenburg, the event attracted more [...]	2002-10-20 08:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS BEXP EINV JO
02AMMAN6250	ICT PROGRAMS IN JORDAN [...] (U) Per REFTEL request, we are providing information on telecom regulation, internet, and other IT-related questions posed, as well as a description of ICT projects related to education, business skills, business development, and e-government in Jordan. ----------------------------- THE TR [...]	2002-10-27 07:31:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EAID JO
02AMMAN6586	JORDAN TELECOM DEBUTS ON AMMAN STOCK EXCHANGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a well-subscribed initial public offering (IPO),Jordan Telecom (JTC) stock had its first day of public trading on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) November 3. The listing made JTC the largest company on the ASE in terms of operating capital, and placed the Amman bours [...]	2002-11-11 06:00:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS BEXP EINV JO
02COLOMBO1610	Telecommunication reforms and opportunities in Sri [...] Summary: Sri Lanka plans extensive reforms in the telecommunications sector with the aim of developing a technology-neutral, open and convergent telecommunications market. One of the most significant developments will be the opening of international voice services. Other planned reforms inc [...]	2002-09-03 09:54:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB BEXP ECPS ECON EINV ETRD CE ECONOMICS
02COLOMBO1891	Peace process update: Detainees go on [...] (C) This update of Sri Lanka's peace process reviews the following: -- Demanding immediate release, Tamil detainees go on hunger strike -- Amid strong hints that a resolution may be near, standoff involving captured soldiers continues -- Tigers reportedly attack office of pro-governmen [...]	2002-10-09 11:05:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM ECPS CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2337	Import of radio equipment for Tamil Tigers sparks controversy for GSL and Norwegian facilitators Ref: Colombo 1891 (U) Classified by Lewis Amselem, Deputy Chief of Mission. Reasons 1.5 (b, d). [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent import of radio equipment for the LTTE has stirred controversy, with critics asserting that the government and the Norwegian facilitators have gone too far in pleasing the Tigers. In response, the GSL says it assisted in the import of the equipment in exchange for the LTTEÂ [...]	2002-12-20 06:16:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ECPS CE NO LTTE
02COLOMBO2355	President backs military on Jaffna security [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga has come out strongly in favor of the Sri Lankan military's position on the need to maintain "high security zones" in Jaffna. For its part, the LTTE has announced that it wants to discuss the security zone issue at the next round of political-level talks. [...]	2002-12-30 10:08:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS ECPS CE NO LTTE
02HANOI3098	VIETNAM: NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATES REPORT 2003 [...] THE FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THE DRAFT 2003 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT FOR VIETNAM. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF REPORT: UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 03098 01 OF 08 301021Z VIETNAM TRADE SUMMARY THE LANDMARK US-VIETNAM BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT THAT SEEKS [...]	2002-12-30 09:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS AORC VM FINREF BTA IPROP
02KATHMANDU1245	TIBETAN REFUGEE UPDATE: ASYLUM REQUEST, PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary. A group of Tibetan refugees arrested by Nepalese authorities in transit to Tibet from India seek a royal amnesty on the King's upcoming birthday, July 7. UNHCR, Post and other diplomatic missions are encouraging the GON to grant the requests. At the urging of UNHCR, Nepal releas [...]	2002-06-25 13:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL ECPS PROP PHUM NP CH
02KATHMANDU964	UPDATE: ATTACKS ON INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (U) Nearly 4,000 people--civilians, military, police and insurgents--have been killed in Nepal's six-year-old Maoist insurgency to date. According to Ministry of Defense figures, more than 10 percent of that number--572--were killed in the first half of May alone. (Note: MOD figures, espec [...]	2002-05-17 10:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ECON ECPS ENRG NP
02ROME586	AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS [...] (U) DURING HIS INITIAL MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 00586 01 OF 02 061352Z COMMUNICATIONS, THE AMBASSADOR PROMOTED MOTOROLA'S BID FOR THE TENDER FOR A NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY DIGITAL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, SOUGHT FAIR MARKET [...]	2002-02-06 13:30:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS IT
02ROME5989	GOI SELLS REMAINING STAKE IN TELECOM ITALIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNEXPECTEDLY, ON DECEMBER 9, THE GOI SOLD ITS RESIDUAL 3.5 PERCENT SHARE IN FORMERLY STATE- OWNED INCUMBENT OPERATOR TELECOM ITALIA. ECONOMIC AANALYSTS AND EMBASSY CONTACTS AGREE THAT THE SALE WAS DICTATED BY BUDGET NEEDS, RATHER THAN BY NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS POLICY CONSIDERA [...]	2002-12-16 08:31:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EFIN ECON KPRV ETRD IT WTRO USTR EUN KRV
02TEGUCIGALPA2563	PRE-QUALIFICATION FOR 25-YEAR HONDURAN CELLULAR [...] (SBU) Summary. Two American cellular companies were among six who applied for pre-qualification to bid on the GOH's 25-year cellular service contract. The winner of the bid will be the only competition for Honduras' current cellular provider, Celtel (majority owned by Motorola). Conatel plan [...]	2002-09-11 23:10:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINV KPRV HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3151	CELLULAR PROVIDERS PRE-QUALIFIED [...] (SBU) Summary. Bellsouth was one of three firms found to prequalify to participate in the upcoming 25-year wireless telephone service concession on November 7, along with the Chilean company ENTEL and a Swiss-Honduran consortium. Digicel Honduras, a company with partial U.S. ownership, was di [...]	2002-11-19 21:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV KPRV HO
03ABUDHABI2631	UAEG RESPONDS TO U.S. PROPOSALS FOR THE 2003 [...] (U) Classified by Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) This cable contains an action request; please see paragraph 7. 3. (C) Summary: Econoff delivered ref demarche 6/1 to UAE Ministry of Communications Undersecretary Abdullah Ahmed L [...]	2003-06-03 10:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS AORC TC
03ABUJA1357	CODEM ADVOCACY EFFORT STIFLED BY ALLEGED [...] (SBU) Summary. Since spring 2003 Mission Nigeria has heen pursuing advocacy in behalf of CODEM Systems, Inc., a New Hampshire-based telecommunications firm. CODEM has tendered bids on three separate contracts, the aggregate value of which approximates $80 million. Its proposal to Nigeria's Min [...]	2003-08-08 18:46:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	BEXP ECPS ETRD PGOV NI
03ABUJA1386	CODEM PROVIDES FURTHER INDICATIONS OF [...] (C) Summary. On August 12 CODEM's Nigeria-based representative gave us further documentation that suggests that the Ministry of Communications is grossly understating the bid of CODEM's competitor for the $35 million contract mentioned in reftel. From the Ministry's understatement, as well a [...]	2003-08-14 16:27:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	BEXP ECPS ETRD PGOV NI
03ABUJA1679	USAID SUCCESS STORIES SURPRISE NIGERIANS, COUNTER [...] Summary. Nigerians reacting to Mission-sponsored media reports June - September 2003 on U.S.-Nigeria partnership successes on health, HIV/AIDS, agriculture, education, and conflict resolution, say they are amazed at the level of support given to Nigeria by the U.S. Government. They expressed [...]	2003-09-29 15:54:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS KPAO NI OEXC OIIP OPRC
03ABUJA2207	Success Stories Take Media Beyond Visas [...] Summary. Dozens of PAS success story placements over the last six months broadened Nigerians' perception of USG involvement in southern Nigeria. Beyond the routinely negative visas stories, audiences now see, and want more, stories on the positive USG programs in agriculture, health and edu [...]	2003-12-24 10:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS KPAO NI OEXC OIIP OPRC
03ABUJA221	NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP JANUARY 31 [...] (U) This periodic economic report from Abuja and Lagos includes: --Dutch Firm Wins BPE Management Contract for NITEL --Think Tank Offers Economic Rebuilding Plan --Nigeria Airways in Trouble Again --Political Conventions Delay 2003 Budget Dutch Firm Wins BPE Management Contract for NITEL [...]	2003-01-31 14:03:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR ECPS EFIN NI
03ABUJA284	NIGERIA: TELECOMMUNICATIONS EXPANSION A SUCCESS [...] Summary: While there is still a long way to go to bridge the telecommunications divide between Nigeria and the developed world -- or even between Nigeria and the rest of Africa -- the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has made a promising start. Quiet support from USAID/Nigeria, the L [...]	2003-02-10 09:28:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECPS ECON PGOV NI
03ABUJA682	NIGERIA: MOTOROLA'S SUCCESS MARKS MAJOR [...] (C) On March 31, the GON awarded Motorola a $49.9 million contract to expand Nigerian Telecommunications' (NITEL) cellular telephone network. This award is a major advocacy victory for the Mission as well as an important landmark on Nigeria's road to greater transparency. It is the most sign [...]	2003-04-14 17:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	BEXP EINV ECPS ETRD ECON PGOV NI
03AMMAN1544	JORDANIAN TELECOMS PREPARED FOR CONFLICT PRESSURES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In recent meetings with Jordanian telecom operators, we were assured that fixed-line and wireless telecom networks were prepared for pressures on their systems in the event of a conflict in neighboring Iraq. Plans have been made to protect physical infrastructure, fleets, offi [...]	2003-03-13 15:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV BEXP JO
03AMMAN1882	TFIZ01: VENTING ON THE WEB: JORDAN INTERNET USE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The two major Internet providers in Jordan report a sharp upsurge in Internet use, particularly email traffic, over the past week. Technical support managers said that sophisticated software is allowing users to access and download inflammatory TV news reports, which are then g [...]	2003-03-30 07:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS PREL KPAO IZ JO
03AMMAN2196	TF1Z01: JORDAN TELECOM REGULATOR NIJEM ON THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Muna Nijem, the head of the Jordanian Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) concluded a week of meetings recently in Washington with FTC, DOS, and World Bank officials in which she emphasized her commitment to make the TRC, with USG assistance, the strong body the sect [...]	2003-04-10 14:39:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV ECON JO
03AMMAN2429	Survey of Jordan's Wireless Internet [...] As per instructions REFTEL, we consulted with Jordanian telecom regulatory officials to respond to survey questions regarding Wi-Fi regulations in Jordan. Follow-up questions can be directed to Greg Garramone, Econ Section (GarramoneGG@state.gov). The responses begin para. 2. 2. Jordan [...]	2003-04-23 05:30:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD JO
03AMMAN3055	JORDAN TELECOM EXPLORING IRAQI MARKET OPTIONS [...] (sbu) Summary: Senior management staff from Jordan Telecom called on ECONOFF May 15 to inquire about commercial opportunities for provision of mobile telecoms service in Iraq and to ask for requirements and procedures for importing telecoms equipment into Iraq on a commercial basis. JTC see [...]	2003-05-22 12:29:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD EAID JO IZ
03AMMAN3556	EMBASSY AMMAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY OFFICER [...] (U) As per instructions REFTEL, Economic Officer Greg Garramone covers telecommunications and information policy for Post. His contact information is as follows: OFFICE:962-6-592-0101, ext. 2557; MOBILE:962-79-522-0808; FAX: 962-6-592-7653; E-Mail: GarramoneGG@state.gov. Effective August 7, [...]	2003-06-16 13:10:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ETRD JO
03AMMAN3989	ARAB TELECOM REGULATORS INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Telecommunications Regulatory Commission chief Muna Nijem approached USAID director and Econ Couns on June 30 about U.S. Government support for an effort she is leading to create a network of Arab telecommunications regulators. Nijem said the idea to create a network was developed dur [...]	2003-07-01 14:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EAID JO XF
03AMMAN4029	PALESTINIAN BUSINESS GROUP VENTS FRUSTRATION [...] (U) Summary. Under Secretary of Treasury John Taylor and Under Secretary of Commerce Grant Aldonas met with a group of Palestinian business leaders on the margins of the World Economic Forum on June 21, 2003 (attendees list at end of cable). The business leaders discussed their skepticism [...]	2003-07-03 07:07:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECPS JO IS IZ
03AMMAN4212	Jordan Takes Major Step in Its Education [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Jordanian Cabinet approved an $80 million project as the first step in the provision of providing broadband connectivity to all learning centers in the country. The centerpiece of the Jordan Education Initiative (JEI),launched by King Abdullah at the World Economic Forum ( [...]	2003-07-10 13:17:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EAID JO
03AMMAN4348	Creating Gender Sensitive ICT Synergies [...] (U) SUMMARY: UNIFEM (United Nations Development Fund for Women) plans to launch an "E-Village" project that will integrate a number of information and communications technologies (ICT) efforts underway in Jordan with the construction of a computer assembly plant in a village near Madaba. Deem [...]	2003-07-15 12:03:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EAID JO
03AMMAN4588	IRAQI MOBILE TENDER CONFERENCE SET FOR AMMAN [...] Action recommendation at paragraph 4. 2. (U) The Coalition Provisional Authority of Iraq (CPA) announced July 21 that a bidders' conference for companies with an interest in a recently-issued mobile telecom services tender in Iraq would be held in Amman July 31. The tender, which will be [...]	2003-07-24 13:20:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINV ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN4931	CPA Iraqi Mobile Telecom Tender Conference [...] (U) SUMMARY: CPA telecommunications officials held a conference in Amman July 31 for prospective bidders on licenses to provide mobile telecommunication services in Iraq, attracting over 400 participants. During the conference, attendees expressed frustration over the short bid submission pe [...]	2003-08-06 08:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS JO ENV
03AMMAN5232	CPA TELECOM TEAM RECEIVES OFFERS OF HELP FROM GOJ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The CPA telecommunications team met with the Jordanian Minister of Information and Communications Technologies, Minister of Planning and a representative from the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission(TRC) on July 30. Discussion with GOJ officials centered around partnerships [...]	2003-08-18 14:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EAID JO CPA
03AMMAN5798	ARAB TELECOM REGULATORS NETWORK: READY FOR PRIME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Jordanian Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) hosted the first preparatory meeting for the Arab Telecommunications Regulators Network (ATRN) on August 28-29 in Amman, Jordan. Delegates from twelve countries created a permanent Secretariat and produced a series [...]	2003-09-10 09:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECPS KMPI JO
03AMMAN7226	MINISTER OF ICT AND ADMIN DEVELOPMENT PLEASED WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reappointed Minister of Information and Communications Technology and Minister of Administrative Development Fawwaz Al-Zou,bi on Nov. 2 provided to the Ambassador an unusually candid insight into the formation of the new Jordanian government and the challenges facing administrat [...]	2003-11-04 17:09:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EAID PGOV PREL JO
03AMMAN7392	THIRD (OR FOURTH?) MOBILE LICENSE TENDER PROVOKES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan's Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) has announced a tender for what is being billed as a third mobile telephony license in anticipation of the January 1, 2004 end of the current mobile telephony duopoly under its WTO obligations. The tender has provoked unfa [...]	2003-11-13 10:19:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV JO
03AMMAN8254	OUTCOME OF SUCCESS STORIES INITIATIVE IN JORDAN [...] SUMMARY: LAST SEPTEMBER (FY03),THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION OF THE U.S. EMBASSY IN AMMAN PARTICIPATED IN A STATE DEPARTMENT PROJECT DESIGNED TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPACT OF U.S. ASSISTANCE AROUND THE WORLD. IN COOPERATION WITH THE JORDANIAN MEDIA (TELEVISION, RADIO, PRINT, AND INTERNET),10 U.S.-FUN [...]	2003-12-17 15:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO OIIP ECPS OEXC JO KMDR EAID PREF
03ANKARA6390	INVESTMENT DISPUTES: PROGRESS FOR CARGILL/ADM, [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOT announced October 9 that it will will increase the quota for non-sugar sweetener producers to 15 percent of the total sugar quota for the year that began September 1, which means Cargill and ADM can avoid potentially ruinous production cuts. Cargill, however, is still [...]	2003-10-10 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECPS ETRD PGOV TU
03ANKARA7157	DEFENSE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: The annual Defense and Economic Cooperation Agreement (DECA) inspections occurred the week of October 20-24, 2003 in Ankara, Izmir and Incirlik. While talks between the two sides became tense during discussions of a small number of specific issues, the overall mood of the inspec [...]	2003-11-18 07:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR ELAB ECPS ECON TU
03ANKARA7417	MEETING WITH WORLD BANK ECONOMIST [...] (C) Summary: Resident World Bank economist James Parks told econoffs that the GOT has yet to meaningfully re-engage with the Bank in several sectors, though in others there is a continuing dialogue. Parks raised the question of how to avoid a sharp fall in the lira, given the likely size of nex [...]	2003-12-03 15:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EAGR ENRG ECPS TU
03BRASILIA311	DEFINING DTV HITS A BUMP; MISSION STRATEGY FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 23, new Minister of Communications Miro Teixeira proposed that the GoB form an inter-ministerial group to study and present findings on the viability of a made-in-Brazil digital television (DTV) standard. The announcement immediately followed Teixeira's review of a [...]	2003-01-29 16:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD EINT BR
03BRASILIA3405	GOB TAKES STEPS TO REDEFINE REGULATORS, STATUS [...] (U) SUMMARY: A GoB draft bill aims to better demarcate the powers and responsibilities of Brazil,s nine federal regulatory agencies. The most material change would shift authority for awarding and monitoring concessions from the agencies to the corresponding GoB Ministries. The bill,s main [...]	2003-10-22 14:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV EWWT ECPS ECON BR
03COLOMBO174	PLACEMENT OF PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION [...] As reported in reftel (B),Colombo provided Worldnet coverage of the State of the Union address to three Sri Lankan telecasters for use during prime-time on 1/29. ITN (government-owned, island-wide penetration) and Rupavahini (government-owned, island-wide penetration),took extensive clippi [...]	2003-01-30 08:28:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR OIIP ECPS OEXC
03COLOMBO183	MEDIA REACTION: State of the Union Address; [...] "Flights of fancy? We hope not" Independent English daily, Daily Mirror, commented (1/31): "The key phrase is `where it began'. Yes, it all began in the United States, a country responsible for the mayhem that the world is in today and the coming cataclysm. "It is the United States lopsi [...]	2003-01-31 06:00:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP ECPS OEXC
03COLOMBO604	IMI: SRI LANKA LIBERALIZES INTERNATIONAL [...] Summary: In early March, Sri Lanka opened the international voice telephony market, ending the monopoly held by Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT),a partially state-owned venture. The entry of competitors into the international telecom services market has resulted in significant reductions in call r [...]	2003-04-09 07:03:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB ECON ECPS ETRD CE WTO ECONOMICS
03COLOMBO742	WI-FI SURVEY, SRI LANKA [...] Post response to reftel Wi-Fi survey request follows: A) Has host country allocated unlicensed radio- frequency spectrum for use by Wi-Fi and similar wireless technologies or is it planning to do so? If so are there separate allocations for indoor and outdoor use? Alternatively, is host [...]	2003-05-05 04:09:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD CE ECONOMICS
03HANOI340	VIETNAM COUNTRY GATEWAY LAUNCHED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Marking another step in Vietnam's efforts to increase access to the internet, Vietnam and the World Bank launched the Vietnam Country Gateway Project in January. Understanding the importance of information technology to economic and social development, this project plans on p [...]	2003-02-12 08:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD EAID VM
03HARARE224	PLACEMENT OF PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION [...] President Bush's State of the Union Address received good placement in both the print and electronic media (radio). All four state-run radio channels - 3FM, SpotFM, FM Zimbabwe, and Radio Zimbabwe - carried excerpts of the Presidents speech starting with the 17 [...]	2003-01-30 13:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC OIIP KPAO ECPS KMDR OEXC ZI
03HARARE261	MEDIA REACTION POWELL EVIDENCE AGAINST IRAQ; [...] Secretary of State Colin Powell's February 5 presentation to the UN Security Council was barely visible in the Zimbabwean media. An AFP report published on page 4 of the government-owned "Herald" and a wire service-based report read on the government- owned Zim [...]	2003-02-06 10:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR ECPS OIIP OPRC OEXC ZI
03KABUL1022	AFGHANISTAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR UPDATE - [...] (C) The Ministry of Communications (MOC) is facing an assortment of challenges as the government of President Karzai enters the Afghan year 1382. The Ministry,s relations with its sole telecom service provider, Afghan Wireless Communications Company (AWCC),continue to deteriorate while a sec [...]	2003-04-20 04:56:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EINV ECON ELAB AF
03KUWAIT1499	KUWAIT: WIRELESS INTERNET SURVEY RESULTS [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-19 12:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD KU
03LAGOS2462	SECOND FIDDLE NO LONGER [...] (U) Summary: Two major players, MTN Nigeria Communications Limited and Econet Wireless Nigeria Limited, dominate Nigeria's mobile communications industry. The latter has long played second fiddle to its much larger competitor, but Econet executives insist that with Vodacom Group's purchase of [...]	2003-12-05 17:41:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV NI
03LAGOS2565	A POTENTIAL POWERHOUSE AMONG NIGERIAN PRIVATE [...] (U) Summary. Odua Telecommunicaions, a subsidiary of Nigeria's Odua Investment Group, is one of a handful of private telephone operators. The firm won several 3.5 GHz licenses in June 2002 and hopes to break new ground in Nigeria's southwest by introducing improved fixed wireless services. I [...]	2003-12-17 15:03:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON SCUL NI
03MONTREAL245	QUEBEC TELECOMS STRUGGLE WITH OVERCAPACITY, LACK OF [...] SUMMARY: QUEBEC'S TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY, A SECTOR WHICH AT ITS PEAK IN 1999 SUPPORTED 114,500 JOBS, CUT MORE THAN 21,000 JOBS IN 2002. ANALYSTS ARE PREDICTING ANOTHER ROUGH YEAR WITH LOW INVESTMENT RATES AND A POSSIBLE INCREASE IN BANKRUPTCIES IN SMALLER COMPANIES. END SUMMARY. 2. MON [...]	2003-02-25 12:19:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ETTC CA BEXP
03OTTAWA1079	TELECOM POLICY: [...] (U) This message is sensitive, but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Canada is clearly shifting its policy on telecommunications competition toward a more pro-competitive model. -- Following extensive public hearings, in late April a key Parliamentary committee [...]	2003-04-15 14:09:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD CA
03OTTAWA1114	CANADA: WI-FI SURVEY RESULTS [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-17 20:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD CA
03OTTAWA1596	CANADA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITIONS FOR WORLD [...] Canada will support U.S positions on Agenda items 1.5 and 1.24 at the World Radiocommunication Conference. According to Industry Canada's Director for Terrestrial Engineering Doug Sward, Canada has been on board with these two issues throughout their preparations for the Conference. Sward wil [...]	2003-06-05 18:19:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS
03OTTAWA1858	TELECOM REGULATION: COMPETITIVE ACCESS TO MULTI-UNIT [...] As reported reftel, Canada is clearly shifting its policy on telecommunications competition toward a more pro- competitive model. A decision announced by the GOC's telecom regulator on June 30 reinforced this trend by clarifying the terms of access of telecom service providers to multi-unit [...]	2003-06-30 19:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD CA
03OTTAWA800	1377 REVIEW: CANADA CONSIDERING RESPONSE TO ISP [...] Econoff contacted CRTC Executive Director for Telecommunications Shirley Soehn to solicit information on how Canada planned to address the issues raised Reftel. Soehn noted that the CRTC received an Application from the Canadian Association of Internet Providers (CAIP) regarding the "anti-comp [...]	2003-03-20 20:18:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD
03RANGOON1000	FIRST CYBER CAFES IN BURMA: "VIRTUAL" ACCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: With the government's support and prodding, several select private sector computer firms are testing the uncharted waters of public Internet access. GOB support for information technology and the country's nascent IT sector is encouraging, if a bit precocious considering the cou [...]	2003-08-20 02:42:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS SCUL ECON PGOV BM
03ROME1084	U.S./ITALY BILATERAL TALKS ON COMMUNICATIONS POLICY: FROM BROADBAND TO WI-FI TO CYBER SECURITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DURING RECENT BILATERAL MEETINGS ON COMMUNICATIONS POLICY, THE GOI UNDERSCORED ITS EAGERNESS TO WORK WITH THE USG ON ISSUES LEADING UP TO THE WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONFERENCE IN JUNE AND THE WORLD SUMMIT ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY IN DECEMBER, WHEN ITALY, AS EU PRESIDENT, WIL [...]	2003-03-17 12:39:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD IT
03ROME1119	ANNUAL SECTION 1377 REVIEW OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS [...] THE HIGH COST OF MOBILE TO FIXED TERMINATION RATES, WHICH IS THE FOCUS OF COMPTEL'S FILING UNDER SECTION 1377 OF THE TRADE ACT, WAS A THEME OF THE MARCH 6-7TH U.S./ITALY BILATERAL TALKS ON COMMUNICATIONS POLICY. THE GOI IS COMMITTED TO BRING RATES DOWN, BEGINNING WITH THE FIRST TRANCHE OF RATE [...]	2003-03-18 17:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD IT
03ROME1226	ITALY: SECTION 1377 REVIEW OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS [...] IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS POSED IN REFTEL B, POST RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING WRITTEN COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY (ITALY'S EQUIVALENT OF THE FCC): 2. QUESTION: HOW DOES ITALY DEFINE "SIGNIFICANT MARKET POWER" IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND HOW DOES THIS RELATE TO ITS REGULATORY CO [...]	2003-03-24 15:36:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD IT EUN
03ROME1312	AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH TELECOM ITALIA MANAGING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AT A MARCH 19 LUNCH WITH TELECOM ITALIA MANAGING DIRECTOR RICCARDO RUGGIERO, THE AMBASSADOR RAISED ADVOCACY CASES INVOLVING U.S. TELECOM FIRMS TERADYNE, LUCENT AND MOTOROLA. HE ALSO STRESSED THAT MANY U.S. TELECOM FIRMS WERE INTERESTED IN SELLING TO AND WORKING WITH TELECOM IT [...]	2003-03-27 13:28:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD BEXP EIND IT
03ROME1528	HEAD OF ITALIAN PRIVACY AUTHORITY CRITICAL OF PNR AGREEMENT AND CONCERNED ABOUT SAFE HARBOR APPLICATION [...] (U) THIS CABLE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST - SEE PARAGRAPH 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: DURING A MARCH 26 CONFERENCE HOSTED BY THE ITALIAN PRIVACY AUTHORITY, CHAIRMAN STEFANO RODOTA AND SECRETARY GENERAL GIOVANNI BUTTARELLI EXPRESSED SERIOUS CONCERN REGARDING CONTINUED U.S.-EU DIVERGENCE IN PRIVACY [...]	2003-04-10 05:40:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD IT EUN
03ROME1534	ITALY -- WIRELESS INTERNET SURVEY [...] WI-FI HAS BEEN SLOW TO GET OFF THE GROUND IN ITALY, COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRY OFFICIALS ACKNOWLEDGED DURING THE MARCH 6-7TH U.S/ITALY BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS. MINISTRY OFFICIALS HAVE PUBLICLY CRITICIZED THE COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY (ITALY'S FCC EQUIVALENT) FOR THE DELAY IN TH [...]	2003-04-10 10:56:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD IT
03ROME200	ITALY MORE RECEPTIVE TO GALILEO M-CODE OVERLAY [...] (C) GALILEO AND THE M-CODE OVERLAY ISSUE CAME UP DURING SEPARATE MEETINGS ON JANUARY 14 AND 15 ON OTHER ISSUES (REPORTED SEPTEL) WITH MINISTER OF PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES (I.E. INDUSTRY) MARZANO AND GIOVANNI BRAUZZI, HEAD OF THE ITALIAN MFA NATO AFFAIRS OFFICE. MARZANO DISPLAYED CLEAR INTEREST IN [...]	2003-01-16 15:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	TSPA TSPL PREL ECPS ETRD IT EUN NATO AVIATION
03ROME2436	PNR, SAFE HARBOR: ITALY PRIVACY DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary General of the Italian Privacy Authority Buttarelli expressed strong opposition to the interim PNR agreement in a meeting with Econcouns May 27. Buttarelli believes that Commission officials made a mistake in agreeing to PNR as this violates national laws. The princip [...]	2003-06-04 05:16:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD IT EUN
03ROME250	SCENE-SETTER U.S-ITALY COMMUNICATIONS BILATERAL [...] THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS INTENDED AS AN OVERVIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ITALYS COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TO HELP WASHINGTON AGENCIES PREPARE FOR MARCH 6-7, 2003 BILATERAL MEETINGS IN ROME. 2. SUMMARY. ITALY HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST DEVELOPED COMMUNICATIONS MOBILE AND FIXED LINE MARKE [...]	2003-01-21 15:25:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD IT EUN
03ROME2652	ITALY PRIVACY DRAFT EXECUTVE ORDER WOULD [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST, SEE PARAGRAPH FIVE. 2. (SBU) IN A WORRISOME AND UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT, THE GOI HAS ISSUED A LEGISLATIVE DECREE WITH A PROVISION THAT, IF ADOPTED IN ITS CURRENT FORM, WOULD REDUCE THE REQUIREMENT FOR TELECOM COMPANIES TO MAINTAIN TELEPHONE DATABASES FROM FIVE [...]	2003-06-12 09:25:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD IT EUN
03ROME3567	GALILEO: AMBASSADOR ARAGONA ADVOCATES ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL TALKS TO RESOLVE M-CODE OVERLAY ISSUE [...] (C) Summary: Italian MFA Political Director Gianfranco Aragona informed a U.S. delegation on July 16 that he still believes technical solutions exist to the U.S.-EU dispute over the Galileo Public Regulated Service (PRS) signal overlay of the M-code. Aragona recognized US security concerns [...]	2003-08-06 15:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS NATO TSPA
03ROME3916	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: SEPTEMBER 4 INFORMAL [...] (U) ACCORDING TO THE GOI'S DRAFT AGENDA FOR THE INFORMAL MINISTERIAL ON TELLECOMMUNICATIONS, THE MINISTERS WILL ASSESS THE STATE OF BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT AT THE EUROPEAN LEVEL, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO DELAYS IN CERTAIN AREAS. THE MINISTERS WILL ADDRESS THE USE OF EU STRUCTURAL FUNDS F [...]	2003-08-28 15:03:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS IT EUN
03ROME4227	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: SEPTEMBER 4 INFORMAL [...] (U) MINISTERS AT THE INFORMAL TELECOM MINISTERIAL, HELD IN VITERBO, ITALY, ON SEPTEMBER 3-5, AGREED TO A SET OF GUIDELINES THAT WOULD MAKE BROADBAND MORE ACCESSIBLE. COMMISSIONER LIIKANEN'S REMARKS 2. (U) EU INFORMATION SOCIETY COMMISSIONER ERKKI LIIKANEN EMPHASIZED THAT THE COMMISSION WAS [...]	2003-09-17 08:49:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS IT EUN
03ROME4495	ITALIAN VIEWS ON GALILEO NEXT STEPS [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-30 16:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	TSPA ECPS IT NATO EUN
03ROME4746	GALILEO/M-CODE: INCREASED HIGH-LEVEL ITALIAN [...] (C) AT THE END OF AN OCTOBER 9 MEETING ON ANOTHER SUBJECT WITH PM BERLUSCONI'S CLOSEST ADVISOR, PRIME MINISTRY UNDERSECRETARY GIANNI LETTA, AMBASSADOR SEMBLER TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THE USG'S CONTINUED GREAT CONCERN OVER LACK OF PROGRESS ON RESOLVING THE GALILEO/M-CODE OVERLAY DISAGR [...]	2003-10-17 06:03:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ETRD IT TSPA TSPL PREL EUN
03ROME5344	IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION: GOI MAY SWEETEN TELECOM [...] (C) SUMMARY: TELECOM ITALIA OFFICIALS, EAGER FOR ANY PROGRESS ON THEIR PROPOSAL TO CONNECT IRAQ TO THE MEDNAUTILUS FIBER OPTIC NETWORK (SEE REF A),TOLD ECONOFF ON NOVEMBER 21 THAT THE GOI IS SO COMMITTED TO THE $15 MILLION PROJECT THAT IT MAY INCLUDE THE PROPOSAL IN THE 200 MILLION EURO DONATI [...]	2003-11-25 10:51:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	ECIN ECON ECPS IS IT IZ PGOV PREL IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME5557	ITALIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES CONTROVERSIAL MEDIA [...] (U) ON DECEMBER 2, ITALYS PARLIAMENT, BY A VOTE OF 155 TO 128, APPROVED A HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL MEDIA- COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR REFORM LAW. KNOWN AS THE GASPARRI BILL (NAMED AFTER THE COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER),THE LAW NOW TREATS THE MEDIA MARKET AS A SINGLE BROAD, INTEGRATED MARKET, WITH NO DISTI [...]	2003-12-12 12:45:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON PGOV IT ITALIAN POLITICS
03TEGUCIGALPA2250	Big Bang, Motorola Wants Out - Honduras Telecom [...] (U) Summary. Within the next week, President Maduro is expected to make a "Big Bang" announcement on the opening of the telecommunications market to private carriers wishing to enter into joint ventures and begin servicing communities as sub-contractors of Hondutel. Two American companies alr [...]	2003-09-22 19:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV KPRV HO

03TEGUCIGALPA2612	Telecom Procurement Practices, Less Than Fair? [...] (U) Summary and action request. In an effort to promote transparency in its procurement practices, the Government of Honduras (GOH) decided to contract the UNDP to manage procurements for major infrastructure projects by the state owned telephone company, Hondutel. Unfortunately, in the firs [...]	2003-11-05 22:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV KPRV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2942	UNDP Responds to Embassy Inquiries on Telecom [...] (SBU) Summary. Post thanks Washington agencies for a rapid response to reports of possible unfair procurement practices by UNDP Honduras. We have been able to discuss the Hondutel telecom tenders involving Harris Communications and Midwest Cable with UNDP General Coordinator for telecom bids [...]	2003-12-18 21:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV KPRV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA980	WIRELESS INTERNET SURVEY: HONDURAS [...] In response to reftel request, Post provides the following information regarding the use of Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) technologies in Honduras. 2. According to the National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel),Honduras has not yet allocated any unlicensed radio-frequency spectrum for us [...]	2003-04-25 20:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD HO
03THEHAGUE1499	TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY OFFICER (TPO) AT POST [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-12 13:12:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD NL
03ZAGREB1391	BROADBAND FIXED WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-17 14:27:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EINT ECPS HR
04ABUDHABI1179	UAEG TO COLLECT ROYALTIES FROM NEW TELECOM [...] (U) Following the April 12 announcement that the UAEG would end Etisalat's monopoly of the telecom sector (ref),the UAEG revealed today that it would hold a 60 percent equity stake in any new telecom service provider that enters the UAE market. The announcement followed the first meeting Ap [...]	2004-04-18 11:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS AORC TC
04ABUJA1676	(U) ACTING ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS [...] (U) Further to reftel, we recommend that EXIM take account of alleged IPR violations of U.S. copyrights when considering whether to lend or guarantee loans to potential Nigerian importers of U.S. goods and services or their Nigerian banks. The illicit proceeds from software piracy possibly ex [...]	2004-09-30 11:38:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON SCUL NI
04ABUJA1679	(U) ACTING ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS [...] (U) Further to reftel, we recommend that EXIM take account of alleged IPR violations of U.S. copyrights when considering whether to lend or guarantee loans to potential Nigerian importers of U.S. goods and services or their Nigerian banks. The illicit proceeds from software piracy possibly ex [...]	2004-10-02 06:46:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON SCUL NI
04ABUJA2043	DHL EXECUTIVE BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON NIGERIA [...] Summary. Nigeria is DHL's second largest market in all of Africa. Despite DHL's difficulty and unpredictability in dealing with several government ministries and agencies, DHL makes money in Nigeria. Lagos is DHL's West and Central Africa hub, although it bases its fleet of aircraft elsewh [...]	2004-12-11 05:30:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EAIR ELTN ECON AMGT NI
04ACCRA1980	WESTEL FILES USD 60 MILLION EXPROPRIATION CLAIM [...] (C) SUMMARAY: Western Wireless International (WWI) told post they filed on September 21 for international arbitration to settle subsidiary Westel's seven-year-old dispute with the GoG. According to Westel's Managing Director Bill Taylor, WWI will not fund any further expansion in Ghana and is [...]	2004-10-05 12:37:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS GH
04ACCRA2303	GOVERNMENT OF GHANA'S MIXED RESPONSE TO WESTERN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has responded to Western Wireless International's (WWI) filing for international arbitration under UNCITRAL rules (reftel). The MoJ claims that WWI is restricted by contract to settling disputes with the GoG in Ghanaian courts under Ghanaian law an [...]	2004-11-23 15:19:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV GH
04AMMAN3429	A KALEIDOSCOPE OF ARAB ICT ISSUES: EB/CIP DAS [...] SUMMARY: Earlier this year, Amb. David Gross, U.S. Coordinator for Communications and Information Policy, attended and gave keynote addresses at annual conferences of the Arab Telecommunications Regulatory Network (ATRN) and the Arab Regional IT Association (ARAITA). On the margins of these c [...]	2004-05-05 16:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EAID PGOV JO
04AMMAN388	TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE: BURNS STAFFER PROPOSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sen. Conrad Burns (R-MT) staffer Myron Nordquist and Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) CEO Muna Nijem discussed a possible training session for Iraqi regulators to be held in Amman soon. The proposed training session could further Nijem's goal of establishing a regio [...]	2004-01-15 19:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EAID KPAO JO
04AMMAN5403	MOBILE TELEPHONY COMPETITION EXPANDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jordan's Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) has granted a new mobile telephony license, on a preliminary basis, to a consortium of local Jordanian businessmen and Kuwaiti investors. The new entrant should further enhance the competitiveness of Jordan,s telecommunicati [...]	2004-06-30 15:42:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EAID PGOV KPRV JO
04AMMAN8596	ICT EVENTS SPOTLIGHT EMERGENT SECTOR OF JORDAN'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: Three recent and ongoing events have thrust Jordan,s growing information and communications tecnology sector once more into the spotlight. The industry, which has benefited from active royal patronage and substantial USAID and other donor support, has successfully carved out a nic [...]	2004-10-18 14:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EAID EINV BEXP PGOV JO
04ANKARA1929	TURK TELEKOM PRIVATIZATION UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: According to a Privatization Authority (PA) official, the PA is trying to apply lessons learned from the aborted privatization of Tekel,s tobacco operations (Ref) to the Turk Telekom (TT) privatization: Managing the expectations of potential investors, public officials and o [...]	2004-04-02 06:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN PGOV TU
04ANKARA4332	TURKEY INVESTMENT ISSUES: GOOD NEWS FOR CARGILL, [...] (SBU) In recent months, the Turkish Government has taken several steps to resolve outstanding disputes with U.S. companies and to open its economy to foreign investment. The most notable recent step was the passage of industrial zones legislation that Cargill believes will solve the zoning pr [...]	2004-08-03 15:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EMIN ECPS BEXP TU
04ANKARA6480	TURKEY TELECOM SECTOR: LIBERALIZATION IS HARD TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A combination of poor service and high costs for telecom and information technology users impedes foreign investment and hampers Turkey's global competitiveness. While many Turkish officials express commitment and optimism, telecom sector liberalization is proceeding slowly, [...]	2004-11-19 14:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN EINV TU
04ANKARA6673	TURK TELECOM FINALLY TO BE PRIVATIZED? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The long-awaited opening of the tender process for the privatization of Turkey's fixed line telecom monopoly, Turk Telecom (TT),was announced on November 25, with the Privatization Administration (PA) seeking bids through the end of next May for a 55 percent block sale to a "s [...]	2004-12-01 15:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECPS PGOV TU
04ANKARA7038	DEFENSE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: The annual Defense and Economic Cooperation Agreement (DECA) inspections occurred on November 24 in Ankara and the week of December 6-10 in Izmir and at Incirlik Air Base outside of Adana. Due in part to new leadership and attitude on the Turkish side and a new US strategy, and i [...]	2004-12-17 15:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS ELAB MARR TU
04BRASILIA1207	INTERFERENCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-17 18:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	ECPS PREL BR
04BRASILIA181	LULA FINALLY MAKES HIS BIG CABINET SHUFFLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Thirteen months into his term, Brazilian President Lula da Silva on January 23 announced his long-awaited first cabinet shuffle. The changes affect twelve of 35 cabinet posts and address all three of Lula's goals: bringing the PMDB party officially into the governing coaliti [...]	2004-01-26 15:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ECPS SOCI BR
04BRASILIA226	ANATEL COUNTERS SPECULATION ON TELECOM MERGER [...] A barrage of Brazilian press articles have speculated that President Lula dismissed National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) President Schymura in large part due to the latter's insistence that Brazil's three regional fixed-line local telephone service giants be blocked from buying Embrate [...]	2004-02-03 09:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD ECON BR
04BRASILIA2905	AMBASSADOR AND MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS DISCUSS THE GOB'S DIGITAL FUTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. ON NOVEMBER 4, AMBASSADOR PAID A COURTESY CALL ON MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS EUNICIO OLIVEIRA. IN RESPONSE TO THE AMBASSADOR'S PITCH FOR THE GOB TO CONSIDER FAVORABLY THE US STANDARD FOR DIGITAL TELEVISION, THE MINISTER REPLIED THAT BRAZIL WAS KEEPING ITS OPTI [...]	2004-11-24 16:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV BEXP PGOV ETRD BR
04BRUSSELS3741	NEW COMMISSION STEPS ON HOMELAND SECURITY [...] This is an action message, see paragraphs 2 and 19. Introduction, Summary and Action Request ---------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) This message provides a snapshot of the state of play of homeland security initiatives and organizations within the Commission. It is organized [...]	2004-09-03 14:47:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ECPS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04DJIBOUTI487	CISCO SYSTEMS INTERESTED IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY [...] (U) Shehab Meshki, Cisco Systems Regional Sales Manager for East Africa, briefly visited Djibouti March 23-25, 2004. The main purpose of the visit was to make initial contact with key government and business persons to evaluate the possibilities for Cisco investment in Djibouti. Meshki also [...]	2004-04-04 11:52:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EINV ECON ECPS EINT DJ
04DJIBOUTI488	RECENT TELECOM DEVELOPMENTS IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) SUMMARY: Djibouti has begun to market itself as a potential hub for trade activity. It is trying hard to bring the country up to speed for the 21st century with significant reform and development in the telecommunications sector. Already home to a hub for the SEA-ME-WE#3 (South East Asia [...]	2004-04-04 11:59:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECPS EINT TINT ETRD ECON CH DJ
04DJIBOUTI898	THE NEW DJIBOUTI TELECOM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Djibouti Telecom announced the completion of its infrastructure extension on 21 June 2004. The extension is part of the new look that foreign management is bringing to Djibouti Telecom over the course of its two-year transitional period before privatization. This step is part of [...]	2004-07-01 04:57:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ECPS EINV DJ
04HALIFAX190	NO END IN SIGHT TO LENGTHY ATLANTIC CANADA TELECOMS STRIKE [...] SUMMARY: How Bell Canada fares in its talks with its unionized workforce could have an impact on a 13-week strike by communication workers in Atlantic Canada, employed by Aliant Communications. Industry watchers believe Bell, the major shareholder in Aliant, is pressuring the Aliant negotiat [...]	2004-07-22 20:13:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECPS EIND CA
04HANOI2758	MPT DISCUSSES WTO TELECOM OFFER WITH USTR TEL DIR [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 27 USTR Telecommunications Director Jonathan McHale consulted with the Ministry of Posts and Telematics (MPT) on Vietnam's fourth WTO offer. They also reviewed the current situation of Vietnam's telecom market (see septel) and MPT's progress in meeting their BTA re [...]	2004-10-07 07:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD EINT EINV VM WTO
04HANOI3098	VIETNAM: MPI CONFRONTS MPT ON INDEPENDENT [...] SUMMARY: A seminar to present the results of a telephone user survey became a venue for a government think tank and others including a local law firm to criticize the Ministry of Posts and Telematics (MPT) for its failure to regulate the telecom sector effectively. MPT had declined to partici [...]	2004-11-17 08:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD EINV VM WTO
04HANOI886	ICT REFORM: WILL REALITY MATCH ENCOURAGING WORDS? [...] SUMMARY. Ambassador David Gross, Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy (CIP),came to Hanoi February 27 for discussions on Vietnam's telecom and ICT market. He met a Vice Minister of Posts and Telematics (MPT),a Vice President of Vietnam's state-owned telephone [...]	2004-03-29 06:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT EINV VM IPROP WTO
04HANOI910	MPT Describes Vietnam's Telecom Situation [...] (SBU) SUMMARY and Introduction. On February 17, 2004, the Ministry of Post and Telematics (MPT) addressed a series of questions prepared and submitted in advance by Post on the following topics: services and licenses, interconnection, charges and dispute resolution, spectrum allocation, and [...]	2004-03-31 10:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT EINV VM SOE
04HARARE8	GOZ GOING AFTER COUNTRY'S LARGEST CELLULAR PHONE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Government maneuvers may be underway to withdraw the operating license of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (EWZ),the nation's largest cellular phone operator, over alleged foreign exchange abuses. The exercise could represent a broadening of GOZ efforts to destroy Strive Misiyiwa, t [...]	2004-01-05 12:58:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON EINV ECPS KPAO ZI
04HARARE80	ECONET IN CLEAR FOR NOW [...] (SBU) Econet's local chief executive Douglas Mboweni told poloff on January 12 that the telecommunications firm had yet to hear a word from the GOZ about government media press reports suggesting it was in danger of losing its cellular phone system operating license (reftel). Company represe [...]	2004-01-14 12:33:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON PGOV ZI
04KINSHASA1140	ECONOMIC REPORT - MARCH THROUGH JUNE 2004 [...] SUMMARY. Prices and the exchange rate remain stable even through political difficulties. The mining sector has been extremely active. Mining company America Mineral Fields (Amfi) wins approval and signature of its USD 300 million contract and then changes its name to Adastra Minerals. The UK g [...]	2004-06-21 14:24:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ELTN EMIN EPET ETRD PGOV PREL CG
04KINSHASA1399	ECONOMIC REPORT - LATE JUNE THROUGH 23 JULY [...] Summary. Bank of Commerce and Development (BCD) liquidation and conflict in eastern DRC temporarily raise exchange rates. Prices remain relatively stable. The diamond sector continues to see increased activity with CEEC projecting exports of USD 1 billion by 2006 (up from current USD 700-800 [...]	2004-07-29 06:15:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ELTN EMIN ETRD PGOV PREL CG
04KINSHASA1474	CIVIL SERVANTS REMAIN AT WORK DESPITE CONTINUING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Summary. Despite the failure of negotiations between the GDRC and various unions earlier this year, most civil servants have returned to work. Isolated strikes have since occured in several public enterprises and service [...]	2004-08-04 14:14:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ECPS ELAB EWWT PGOV CG
04KINSHASA1802	ECONOMIC REPORT - SEPT 18 THROUGH SEPT 24 [...] Summary. Prices are stable, with no inflation reported. Exchange rates continued to rise, with parallel markets trading at FC 400-420 per USD. The Australian firm, Anvil Mining, is seeking joint venture opportunities in the DRC. Banro Corporation plans to begin its gold exploration operati [...]	2004-09-27 12:38:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID ECPS EFIN ELAB ELTN EMIN EPET CG
04LAGOS1093	NIGERIA ECONOMIC UPDATE, MAY 21 [...] (U) This update includes: -- Econet and Vodacom Sign Five-Year Management Deal -- SAA Accepts Memorandum of Understanding -- New Money Laundering Law Signed --------------------------------------------- ---- Econet and Vodacom Sign Five-Year Management Deal ------------------------------- [...]	2004-05-21 16:16:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EAIR EINV EFIN ECON NI
04LAGOS1153	NIGERIA ECONOMIC UPDATE, JUNE 1 [...] (U) This update includes: -- New International Routes for Local Airlines -- NITEL Introduces New Tariffs Effective June 1 -- Recharge Cards Import Ban Effective January 2005 --------------------------------------------- ------- New International Routes Approved for Local Airlines -------- [...]	2004-06-01 13:42:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECPS ETRD ECON NI
04LAGOS1467	HARRIS CORPORATION DUKING IT OUT FOR A [...] (SBU) Summary: Harris Communications, a U.S. firm, faces Japanese NEC for a multi-million dollar contract with Globacom for microwave telecommunications equipment. Whether the playing field is level is an open question. End summary. 2. (SBU) Harris Communications Systems Nigeria Ltd. (Ha [...]	2004-07-19 13:05:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON NI
04LAGOS1562	SCRATCH CARD FEVER [...] (SBU) Summary: For the past month, between 5 and 10 million MTN mobile phone scratch cards have been held up in Lagos ports over a payment dispute between MTN and the Nigerian Customs Service. In the country's cash economy and largely wireless telephony environment, scratch cards are an impor [...]	2004-07-30 09:31:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV NI
04LAGOS1611	MORE SCRATCH CARD FEVER: THE PLANNED JANUARY [...] (SBU) Summary: As the GON's January 1, 2005 import ban on recharge cards draws near, the Nigerian Communications Commission is beginning to license companies to produce the cards locally. Wary of the reliability of most local card producers, major Nigerian telecom companies are exploring alter [...]	2004-08-05 13:37:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV NI
04LAGOS1632	NIGERIA: MORE OPTIONS FOR NIGERIAN TELECOMS [...] (U) Summary: Two Nigerian telecoms companies (MTS First Wireless and Oduatel) will begin services this month. MTS expects to attract many customers due to its unique area code numbering system and its innovative 24- hour, zero dial-up internet service. Oduatel expects to carve a unique niche b [...]	2004-08-10 15:05:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON NI
04LAGOS170	A NEW PLAYER: VODACOM ENTERS NIGERIAN [...] (U) Summary: South Africa's Vodacom Group recently announced plans to purchase a 51 percent stake in Nigeria's second largest mobile service provider, Econet Wireless Nigeria Limited. The US$250 million deal represents Econet's best chance of overtaking its one major competitor, MTN Nigeria C [...]	2004-01-23 15:47:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV NI
04LAGOS2104	Nigeria: TELECOM COMPANIES FACE NIGERIA MARKET [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-14 14:20:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON NI
04LAGOS2264	AVIATION FUEL SHORTAGES GROUND MANY DOMESTIC [...] (U) An end appears in sight for the Nigerian jet fuel shortage, as a tanker is in the process of delivering 14,800 metric tons to Lagos. Conoil Producing Limited, the downstream firm selected to supply aviation fuel to the country for this quarter, failed to make its October delivery. As a r [...]	2004-11-09 15:06:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV NI
04LAGOS2329	NIGERIA: SECOND ATTEMPT AT NITEL TELECOM [...] (U) Summary: Nearly three years after a failed attempt to privatize state-owned Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL),the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) is again seeking investors for the company. Currently under a three-year management contract with Dutch company, Pentascope BV, NI [...]	2004-11-18 12:14:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV NI
04LAGOS524	NITEL: NEW MANAGEMENT, LITTLE CHANGE [...] (U) Summary: One year into its three-year management of Nigeria's national carrier, Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL),the Netherlands' Pentascope International has generated surprisingly little change. Executives remain optimistic, but given Pentascope's slow progress in implementi [...]	2004-03-10 16:30:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV NI
04LAGOS617	NIGERIA: TELECOMMUNICATIONS ROUNDUP [...] (U) Summary: Recent conversations suggest the Nigerian telecommunications industry is evolving rapidly. Officials at Nigeria's Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) say they hope to take NITEL public in June; M-Tel executives say they expect to complete the installation of a 1.2 million line mob [...]	2004-03-22 13:09:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON NI
04LAGOS676	NIGERIA: GLOBACOM: SIX MONTHS ON [...] (U) Summary: Late February marked the six-month anniversary of Globacom's introduction of global system for mobile communications (GSM) services. The firm won mobile, fixed, and international gateway licenses in August 2002 (as Nigeria's second national operator) but experienced lengthy delay [...]	2004-03-26 14:39:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV NI
04MADRID2133	SPAIN: TELECOM AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY [...] This cable summarizes selected developments in the Spain's telecommunications and information technology sectors. In this issue: -- New Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce responsible for telecom issues (para 2) -- Spain,s public television under review (para 3) -- New government [...]	2004-06-07 15:27:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINV EINT ETRD SP
04NEWDELHI7026	INDO-US CYBERSECURITY FORUM PREPARATORY [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 14-18, 2004, Department Senior Coordinator for International Critical Infrastructure Protection Policy Michele Markoff and DOD Director of International Information Assurance Programs Tim Bloechl participated in preparatory meetings with the GOI for the November 9-10 [...]	2004-11-04 04:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCIP TINT PREL ECPS KCRM IN US
04NEWDELHI7755	PROPOSED BUS SERVICE STALLED BY DOCUMENT DISPUTE; RAIL LINK MOVING SLOWLY [...] (C) Summary: The December 7-8 talks in New Delhi on beginning a bus service between the two parts of Kashmir made no progress after the governments failed to break the impasse over documentation and modalities for crossing the LOC. Each side offered what they termed compromise solutions, but [...]	2004-12-08 13:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECPS IN PK INDO PAK
04OTTAWA2967	CANADIAN BROADCAST REGULATION ON THE ROPES? [...] A Quebec court ruled on October 28 that the GOC's measures to prevent Canadians from subscribing directly to U.S.-origin satellite television services are unconstitutional. Industry lawyers are scrambling to interpret the repercussions of this ruling, which could be read as striking down an [...]	2004-11-04 19:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD CA
04PANAMA861	PANAMA'S TELECOM/TECH SECTOR: AN OVERVIEW [...] Summary: Panama's telecommunications and technology sector is growing, and now represents 6% of GDP. The regulatory authority "Ente" has maintained a fairly good record for enforcement over the sector, though the former monopoly, Cable & Wireless Panama (CWP) has been slow in negotiating int [...]	2004-04-13 20:32:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PRETORIA3051	U.S. MULTI-NATIONALS CONTINUE ICT CHARTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Representatives of U.S. multi-national corporations (MNCs) and the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Charter Working Group continue to negotiate proposed equity ownership requirements. The MNCs have presented a list of barriers to transferring equity and suggested [...]	2004-07-08 04:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD ECON SF
04PRETORIA3726	LOCAL REPS FOR U.S. ICT COMPANIES ENDORSE NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Representatives for U.S. information and communication technology (ICT) companies operating in South Africa endorsed new charter language on equity in an August 11 meeting. The new language outlines conditions that must be met before companies may implement alternative equity [...]	2004-08-17 15:15:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD ECON SF
04PRETORIA4027	HUGE TRANSNET LOSSES FORECAST SELL-OFF OF STATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Transnet's Annual Report revealed a bloated, inefficient and undisciplined state-owned enterprise (SOE) that suffered a R6.3 billion loss last year. CEO Maria Ramos plans to divest all non-core businesses and focus on providing integrated, seamless transport and logistics ser [...]	2004-09-07 05:30:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS EINV ECON SF
04PRETORIA4028	MINISTER UNLEASHES MASSIVE TELECOMS LIBERALIZATION [...] (U) SUMMARY. In a surprise announcement, Minister of Communications Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri announced sweeping policy decisions to liberalize South Africa's telecommunications sector by February 2005. Her announcement benefits Value-Added Network Service (VANS) providers who will be allowed to [...]	2004-09-07 05:30:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD ECON EINT SF
04PRETORIA4193	TELECOM LIBERALIZATION GOES RURAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. South Africa Minister of Communications Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri has approved four under-serviced area licenses (USALs) three years after the government first announced its strategy to promote telecommunication services in rural areas and include black entrepreneurs in a traditio [...]	2004-09-16 14:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD EINT ECON SF
04PRETORIA4936	SBC TO SELL TELKOM SHARES, EXIT SOUTH AFRICA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U.S. telecommunications firm SBC Communications and Telkom Malaysia announced November 8 that they would sell their remaining interest in Telkom SA and exit South Africa. An empowerment consortium led by senior ANC officials and influential empowerment figures (Andile Ngcaba, [...]	2004-11-12 05:16:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD ECON EINV SF
04PRETORIA5029	SAG PENSION FUND PICKS UP SBC TELKOM SHARES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The sale of a 15.1 percent stake in Telkom took a twist when the Public Investment Commissioners (PIC) announced November 16 that they had acquired the stake for R6.6 billion ($1.1 billion). PIC CEO Brian Molefe said the Commissioners purchased the shares on behalf of an empo [...]	2004-11-18 12:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD ECON EINV SF
04PRETORIA5041	NEXUS TO WITHDRAW OBSTACLES TO SNO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A telecommunications consultant to Nexus Connexion, the empowerment shareholder in South Africa's second national/network operator (SNO),said that Nexus would remove its legal challenges to the SNO by the end of 2004 and have a license to operate by February 2005. Nexus is w [...]	2004-11-19 05:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD ECON EINT SF
04PRETORIA5359	TRI-PARTITE ALLIANCE INFIGHTING HEATS UP [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent harsh and public disagreements between President Mbeki and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) over Zimbabwe, Black Economic Empowerment, and COSATU's political role have highlighted long-simmering tensions within the ruling alliance. In the near term, [...]	2004-12-13 13:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SF ELAB PGOV ECPS ECON
04PRETORIA5555	REGULATOR PROPOSES TELECOM REGULATIONS FOR VANS [...] (U) SUMMARY. A series of Ministerial decisions to liberalize South Africa's telecommunications sector by February 2005 led to an industry-wide colloquium to discuss the intent behind the determinations. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) considered feedback from [...]	2004-12-30 12:39:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD ECON EINT SF
04QUEBEC128	QUEBEC CITY RADIO STATION CLOSURE SPARKS POLITICAL AND [...] Summary: A local radio station ordered to close by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) as stirred up an expected storm of controversy in the Quebec capital, and has also captured extensive national and international press attention since the decision was fi [...]	2004-08-13 19:06:00	Consulate Quebec	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SCUL PHUM ETTC ECPS
04RANGOON1470	BURMA STRIVES TO BECOME A (CENSORED) HI-TECH HUB [...] (C) Summary: Burma's generals are pushing to develop an IT and software sector well beyond the country's needs and abilities. Though a side effect of this effort has been improved communications and expanded access of some Burmese to the Internet, too many basic problems remain for this campa [...]	2004-11-16 10:10:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS TSPL PGOV SCUL ECON BM
04ROME1935	ITALY ENACTS CONTROVERSIAL MEDIA SECTOR REFORM BILL [...] Summary. President Ciampi signed the new text of the Berlusconi government's controversial media reform bill - known as the Gasparri Law - on May 4, after having rejected an earlier version on grounds of unconstitutionality (ref b). Critics argue that the law was designed exclusively to all [...]	2004-05-19 11:30:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD PGOV IT EUN
04ROME2993	INFORMAL PRIVACY CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON INTRA-EU [...] (SBU) On July 16, Italy,s Privacy authority hosted an informal meeting, in preparation for a formal session in Brussels this fall, to address PNR issues. Participants included EU Privacy Authorities, the European Airline Association and several European airlines. The morning conference, whi [...]	2004-08-03 09:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS IT EUN
04SANAA2458	ROYG SUPPORTS USG CANDIDACY TO UNIVERSAL POSTAL [...] MFA responded positively to retel demarche by diplomatic note on September 15. Test of MFA note follows in paragraph 2. 2. Begin Text: The Ministry has the pleasure to inform that based on the distinguished friendship and cooperative relations between the two countries, it has decided [...]	2004-09-17 09:47:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS PREL YM
04SANTODOMINGO5153	DOMINICAN TAX REFORM AND TELECOMS [...] Embassy Santo Domingo thanks Department for information about meeting on September 7 with Verizon concerning the tax package currently before the Dominican congress, as well as the September 14 message detailing efforts to date by telecoms companies in Santo Domingo. 2. The Ambassador recei [...]	2004-09-15 18:46:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS BEXP EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO5480	IMF VISIT TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REVEALS LITTLE [...] (C) Summary: An IMF team led by Steven Phillips (protect) to Santo Domingo this week reported that the Dominican Republic continued to face an acute crisis. The GODR had made only limited progress toward an integrated plan that could serve as the basis for resuming its IMF program. The team [...]	2004-10-01 22:22:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS BEXP EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO5604	DOMINICAN INTERNAL REVENUE DIRECTOR GENERAL TO [...] (U) Summary: During a visit by Ambassador Hertell to Director General of Internal Revenue Juan Hernandez, Hernandez indicated that the Dominican Republic continues to experience difficulties with tax collections and stated his intention to clamp down on tax cheats. He responded to the Ambassa [...]	2004-10-12 11:17:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO596	TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES UNHAPPY WITH NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Executives from three Dominican telecommunications companies, all with majority U.S. investment, briefed emboffs January 27 on a recent presidential decree they said effectively imposes a 10 percent tax on telecommunications companies' gross revenues. They asked for USG advoca [...]	2004-01-30 11:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EFIN PREL EINV ECON DR
04TAIPEI3093	TAIWAN: TIME FOR TIFA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan's recent change in attitude towards making efforts to resolve long-standing bilateral trade concerns with the U.S. has led to real improvements in the environment for intellectual property protection, agricultural trade, telecommunications liberalization, and pharmaceutica [...]	2004-10-05 09:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON KIPR EAGR ECPS PGOV IPR
04TAIPEI4005	CROSS-STRAIT TELECOMMUNICATIONS - INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Cross-Strait telecommunications thrive with over 50 million direct dial calls placed across the Strait every month that account for 35 percent of Taiwan's outgoing international calls. Many Taiwan telecom firms have partnered with PRC counterparts to provide special cross-Strait service [...]	2004-12-17 07:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON EINV PREL CH TW
04TEGUCIGALPA2267	HONDURAS: UNDP PROCUREMENT DEBATE CONTINUES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 27, the Honduran National Association of Industries (ANDI) issued a two-page open letter denouncing the United Nations Development Program,s (UNDP) handling of the ongoing bid process for container inspection systems at Puerto Cortes. Post has already received comp [...]	2004-10-12 20:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECPS EINV PGOV EWWT KJUS KMCA HO UNDP
04TEGUCIGALPA2312	ACTION REQUEST: LUCENT SEEKS USG CONCURRENCE TO [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see para 5. 2. (SBU) On October 7, EconChief met with Carlos Aviles, Senior Manager for Lucent in Latin America, and Juan Carlos Galan, New Business Manager for Lucent, to discuss a pending Lucent proposal to donate CDMA-based switching technology to Hon [...]	2004-10-15 14:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV ECON HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2427	HONDURAS TELECOMMS UPDATE OCTOBER 2004 [...] (C) Summary: On October 12, EconChief met with Jose Renan Caballero, Chief Telecommunications Advisor on the President,s Modernization Commission, to discuss recent developments in the telecommunications sector. Caballero was candid regarding Alcatel, Communitel, Megatel, the new telecommuni [...]	2004-10-29 17:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECPS EINV PGOV ELAB KJUS KMCA HO UNDP
04VILNIUS1497	SUCCESS STORY: AT&T AND LITHUANIAN TELECOM [...] Summary. AT&T and Lietuvos Telekomas, Lithuania's largest fixed-line telecommunications service provider, concluded a new mobile call termination agreement, settling a dispute over rates in Lithuania. Telekomas had threatened to block all AT&T incoming traffic if the two failed to arrive at [...]	2004-12-08 13:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD BEXP LH
04WELLINGTON598	NEW ZEALAND'S MOBILE TERMINATION RATES UNDER [...] (SBU) Summary: The New Zealand Commerce Commission has launched an investigation into whether a lack of competition has placed the country among nations with the highest rates for terminating mobile phone calls. The commission could recommend regulation of termination charges. Telecom, the f [...]	2004-07-15 01:07:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD NZ
04WELLINGTON882	NEW ZEALAND WATCHDOG BACKS CURBS ON MOBILE PHONE [...] Summary: A draft decision issued October 18 by the New Zealand Commerce Commission put telecommunications companies on notice that the agency stood ready to intercede to cut the fees charged to complete mobile telephone calls. Fees now charged by the country's mobile-phone service providers t [...]	2004-10-20 17:30:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD NZ
04YEREVAN1456	ARMENIA SEEKS TO END ARMENTEL MONOPOLY [...] (SBU) In eleventh-hour negotiations to reach an agreement in the Armentel dispute, Minister of Justice David Harutiunian agreed to put off the June 30 deadline for reaching a settlement until September 28, 2004. Despite the extension, the government's threat still stands: If the sides do not [...]	2004-06-29 11:47:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS KPRV EINV EFIN BEXP AM
05ABUDHABI1315	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF AMBASSADOR DAVID GROSS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy and Consulate General welcome the visit of Ambassador David A. Gross, U.S. Coordinator of International Communications and Information Policy. The UAE has both a rapidly growing economy and a rapidly growing population, which makes it an attractive market for U.S. com [...]	2005-03-23 08:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ECPS OTRA TC
05ABUDHABI2067	UAE OPENS TELECOM SECTOR FOR COMPETITION [...] (U) The UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) announced this week it has approved the establishment of a new telecommunications company that will compete with Etisalat, which up until now was the sole telecommunications entity in the UAE. According to a May 7 Gulf News report, TRA [...]	2005-05-09 13:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EINT ETRD EFIN PGOV KPRV TC
05ACCRA1110	WESTEL UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: In an effort to avert the high cost of arbitration, Westel's Managing Director, Bill Taylor, and the GoG are working towards an agreement to end their seven-year-old dispute. According to Taylor, Westel submitted a terms sheet acceptable to the GoG in March, but Westel's Seatt [...]	2005-06-03 11:09:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV KMCA GH ECPS
05ACCRA1134	GHANA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS, MAY 2005 [...] (U) This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for May 2005. The issues covered are: -- GoG Moves Forward on MCA Program Development -- Ghana Hosts G8/NEPAD Summit on Agriculture -- GoG/donors discuss new Poverty Reduction Strategy -- Local Poultry Producers Sue G [...]	2005-06-07 17:28:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KMCA EAGR EFIN ECPS ENRG GH
05ACCRA1389	WESTEL UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After three months of negotiations, Westel has broken off talks with the GoG and is once again pursuing international arbitration. With the June 30 arbitration filing date looming, Westel reached an agreement with the GoG that included the mobile spectrum it has sought since th [...]	2005-07-14 17:32:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON KMCA GH ECPS
05ACCRA181	WESTEL UPDATE: GOG AGREES TO PARTICIPATE IN [...] (SBU) The GoG has agreed to participate in the arbitration case filed against it by Westel parent Western Wireless International (WWI). This reversal of the GoG's previously stated position was announced in a letter to Westel Director Bill Taylor December 17. This decision followed AF/W Offic [...]	2005-01-25 18:22:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINV GH
05ACCRA1812	GHANA ECON HIGHLIGHTS AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2005 [...] (U) This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for August and September 2005. The issues covered are: -- ExxonMobil Exits Ghana, Thirteen other African Countries -- Visit of US Coast Guard Port Security Liaison Officers -- MCC gives $3 million to Develop GoG Compa [...]	2005-09-08 12:25:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD ECPS KMCA GH
05ACCRA1868	GOG BUYS WESTEL TO END SEVEN-YEAR-OLD DISPUTE [...] (SBU) Summary: Western Wireless International (WWI),the primary shareholder in Ghana's embattled second national operator Westel, has sold its interest in the company to the parastatel Ghana National Petroleum Company (GNPC) for USD 10 million. WWI dropped its international arbitration case [...]	2005-09-15 12:47:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH ECON KMCA ECPS EINV
05AMMAN3399	JORDAN'S STIFLED (BUT EXPANDING) MEDIA SECTOR [...] (C) Jordan,s media sector has seen rapid expansion recently, driven by government measures to open the broadcast sector to private ownership and a booming advertising market. Private radio has begun broadcasting in Jordan for the first time, while plans are underway for Jordan,s first private [...]	2005-04-28 14:31:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PHUM ECON ECPS KMPI JO
05AMMAN538	FIRST NEW BANK LICENSES IN DECADE PROVOKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The past two years have seen the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) perform an increasingly difficult, but so far successful, balancing act. On the one hand, CBJ has remained committed to consolidation of the fragmented Jordanian banking sector and resisted pressure from domestic mag [...]	2005-01-23 12:31:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL EINV ECPS KPRV JO
05ANKARA1209	TURKEY: LOW INTERNET PENETRATION DUE TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Internet penetration in Turkey remains low, due mainly to high cost of hardware and relatively high subscription fees. Although the state telecom firm, Turk Telekom (TT),has launched higher- speed and more affordable broad-band internet service, Internet Service Providers (ISP [...]	2005-03-07 15:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINT ECPS TU
05ANKARA2072	TURKEY'S TELECOM BOARD CHALLENGES - INTEREST IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Turkish Telecom Regulatory Authority is planning a visit to the FCC as part of its efforts to increase capacity and expertise. While the state company Turk Telekom's privatization and the sector's liberalization slowly proceed, the Telecom Regulatory Authority struggles to [...]	2005-04-11 11:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV ECON TU
05ANKARA2812	TURK TELEKOM'S PRIVATIZATION: OPTIMISM AND GLOOM [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's Privatization Administration has extended to June 24 from May 31 the deadline for bids in the sale of the 55% stake in state telecom company Turk Telekom. While there is lively demand from eight separate bidding groups for the tender, in combination with broad recognit [...]	2005-05-17 13:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS BEXP EFIN TU
05ANKARA395	TURKEY'S TELECOM INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONNECTIVITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The severing of a key fiber optic cable link with Europe shows continued weakness in Turkey's telecom infrastructure and connectivity. Turk Telekom's progress in building up alternative links appears to have lessened the impact of this outage, but the system remains vulnerable [...]	2005-01-25 15:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV TU
05ANKARA4141	TURKEY'S LIBERALIZATION WOES: SMOKE, BUT NO FIRE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite a modest but tangible political will to privatize, and efforts by the Privatization Administration, Competition Authority, and other sectoral regulatory bodies, Turkey's program of sectoral reform, liberalization, and privatization remains delayed and troubled. Across [...]	2005-07-18 04:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN ECPS PGOV TU ENGR

05ANKARA5536	TURKEY AND TURK TELEKOM: EMBASSY ASSISTS AT&T [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy helped AT&T obtain GOT regulatory approval for its merger with SBC and with researching timely resolution of problems with downed leased lines in Turkey. The Turk Telekom privatization has been delayed due to some legal attacks launched by labor unions, but all parties ar [...]	2005-09-23 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV BEXP TU
05ANKARA6550	MERMOUD IN ANKARA: INVESTMENT, TELECOM, NUKES [...] (SBU) Summary. In October 21 Ankara meetings, Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Frank Mermoud found improvements and opportunities in Turkey's telecom, energy, and other investment sectors. Turkey has made significant progress on improving its investment environmen [...]	2005-11-02 10:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECPS EINV EFIN ENRG TU
05ANKARA6701	THEY SAID IT COULDN'T BE DONE - TURK TELEKOM [...] (U) Summary: In a major step forward for economic reform in Turkey, the $6.55 billion sale of a 55% share of Telekom (TT) deal was finalized on November 14. In a ceremony attended by the Ministers of Transport and Finance, the Saudi-owned Oger Group and TT signed the final concession contract [...]	2005-11-14 16:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EFIN EINV BEXP TU
05ANKARA7335	VODAFONE WINS TURKISH MOBILE OPERATOR TELSIM [...] (SBU) Summary: In another demonstration of Turkey's growing attractiveness to foreign investors and a welcome injection of competition into the mobile phone market, British giant Vodafone won the competition for Turkey's second largest GSM operator Telsim with a $4.55 billion bid. The sale al [...]	2005-12-14 15:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV BEXP TU
05ANKARA94	TURK TELEKOM: FROM MONOPOLY TO COMPETITION [...] (SBU) Summary. State telecommunications monopoly Turk Telekom (TT) has been taking steps to maintain its dominance in Turkey's newly liberalizing telecom market, including by making significant investment in new technology in order to strengthen its "natural monopoly" position in the market. [...]	2005-01-06 16:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV TU
05ATHENS3162	2006 INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM: AMBASSADOR MEETS [...] (U) Summary: On December 12, Ambassador met with GoG Minister of Transportation and Communication, Michalis Liapis to discuss Greece's offer to host the 2006 UN Internet Governance Forum in Athens. Ambassador stated USG desire for a successful and open forum with a balance of issues and offer [...]	2005-12-14 08:57:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS GR IGF
05ATHENS428	MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION ON CIVAIR ISSUES: FAA CATEGORY TWO STATUS AND PRIVATIZATION OF OLYMPIC AIRWAYS [...] (C) Ambassador Ries called on Minister of Transportation and Communication Michalis Liapis on February 7. During the meeting, Liapis told Ambassador that upgrading Greece from Federal Aviation Authority's (FAA) "category two status" for flight safety oversight remains his highest priority. He poi [...]	2005-02-10 08:17:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR AORC ECPS PTER GR AMB IASA
05ATHENS445	TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER ON [...] In a February 7 meeting, Transportation and Communications Minister Liapis informed the Ambassador about projects to expand broad band connections to the Greek regions and install optical fiber rings in 50 cities. He said that participation by U.S. firms in these projects would be welcome, a [...]	2005-02-14 09:25:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINV GR
05BAGHDAD2393	INITIAL CALL ON THE NEW IRAQI MINISTER OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-04 13:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON IZ
05BAGHDAD2807	NCMC BOARD UNDER QUORUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Membership of the National Communications and Media Commission (NCMC) Board of Commissioners is below the legally required quorum and, therefore, its decisions are subject to legal challenge. NCMC Director General (who prefers to be known as the CEO) Othman plans on presenting [...]	2005-07-03 09:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON IZ
05BANGKOK5317	EASTERN SEABOARD WATER SHORTAGE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A water shortage in the industrial areas along Thailand's Eastern Seaboard raises questions about the management of the nation's water resources with important implications for the further development of Thailand's most important industrial zone. A concurrence of two dry years [...]	2005-08-18 07:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON ECPS ELAB EINV ENRG EPET KCOR KPRV SENV SOCI TH EPWR
05BANGKOK6901	THAI TELECOM SECTOR: NORWAY'S TELENOR BUYS OUT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 20, 2005, Norway's Telenor announced an indirect takeover of Thailand's UCOM and its mobile phone subsidiary Total Access Communications (TAC). The complex transaction paves the way for Telenor control of Thailand's second-largest mobile phone operator. The National T [...]	2005-11-03 08:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS EINV ECON TH
05BANGKOK7043	THAI TELECOM SECTOR REFORM:PROSPECTS FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Royal Thai Government (RTG) plans to privatize the telecom operators TOT PCL (TOT) and CAT Telecom PCL (CAT) are finally moving forward. Several practical problems require resolution, however, before either enterprise will be able to effect an initial public offering (IPO) of s [...]	2005-11-10 09:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS EINV ECON TH
05BOGOTA11901	COLOMBIA: SECTION 1377 TELECOM TRADE AGREEMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Avantel, a U.S. affiliated telecommunications company in Colombia, continues to assert that Colombia has not been in compliance with its telecommunications trade agreements. According to Avantel, Colombia has not offered complete and fair access to and use of public telecommu [...]	2005-12-23 15:12:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ETRD CO
05BOGOTA2001	COLOMBIA: SECTION 1377 TELECOM TRADE AGREEMENTS [...] Per reftel, Econoff met with appropriate Colombian government authorities, including the GOC's Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (CRT),and provides the following responses to complaints about excessive mobile to mobile termination rates, excessive fixed to mobile termination rates, an [...]	2005-03-02 21:18:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON ECPS CO
05BOGOTA224	TELECOMMUNICATIONS, THE FTA, AND THE NEED FOR [...] (C) Summary. While the telecommunications chapter in the Andean Free Trade Agreement (FTA) should conclude at the next round, Colombia will be unable to fully enjoy the benefits of the chapter without either privatization or joint ventures as well as more autonomy for the Colombian Regulator [...]	2005-01-07 21:29:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS CO FTA
05BOGOTA2367	COLOMBIAN TRADE MINISTER DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS IN [...] (C) Summary. During a March 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Trade Minister Botero and FTA chief negotiator Gomez emphasized the GOC's need to close FTA negotiations by June and the commitment of the Colombian negotiating team to do so. Botero and Gomez also expressed their desire to advance [...]	2005-03-11 19:07:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EAGR ECPS EINV KIPR CO FTA
05BOGOTA37	COLOMBIA'S REACTION TO SINGLE MEMBER VETO AND ITU [...] Post delivered reftel demarche on December 21, 2004. On January 3, MFA Coordinator for U.S., Canada, and the Summit for Americas, Francisco Gonzalez, agreed with the Ministry of Communications' official reaction to reftel demarche. The Ministry of Communications' official reply states that [...]	2005-01-04 16:34:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS ECON CO
05BOGOTA8730	BIG RATE DROP FOR FIXED LINE TO MOBILE CALLS [...] Summary. The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (CRT) announced a new regulation capping the price of fixed-line to mobile calls on September 13. The regulation requires mobile operators to gradually lower the per minute rate from about 1000 Colombian pesos (COP) (about 44 cents using [...]	2005-09-15 21:51:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ETRD CO USTR
05BRASILIA1813	BRAZIL - SECOND DEMARCHE ON ITU/WTSA VETO ISSUE [...] (U) In a July 7 meeting, EconOff made Ref A points to Luis Fernando Serra, Joao Carlos Albernaz, Bruno Carvalho Ramos, and Luiz Fernando Ferreira Silva of ANATEL (Brazil's Telecommunications Regulatory Agency and the entity here responsible for ITU issues). The GOB continues to be aligned wit [...]	2005-07-08 17:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS AORC ECON ITU
05BRASILIA1819	BRAZIL: LULA CONTINUES TO SHUFFLE CABINET AMIDST [...] SUMMARY. On July 6, Brazilian President Lula da Silva announced a long-waited cabinet shuffle, his third. Lula's hand was forced by a series of interlocking and expanding corruption scandals that have engulfed the GoB and paralyzed Congress since mid-May. The current shuffle started on June [...]	2005-07-08 20:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM SOCI ENRG ECPS PREL BR
05BRASILIA1894	BRAZIL - TELECOMMUNICATIONS LICENSING CONDITIONS [...] Post submits the following in response to the Reftel questions regarding licensing conditions in the telecommunications sector in Brazil. On July 14, EconOff met with the Brazilian Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (ANATEL) General Manager for Tariffs and Prices and Acting General Manager [...]	2005-07-15 20:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON
05BRASILIA3278	BRAZIL - ATSC DTV ADVOCACY AND SPECIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Charge delivered reftel letter from Secretaries Rice and Gutierrez to Communications Minister SIPDIS Costa in a December 13 meeting. Costa stated his principal concern with the ATSC standard was the expense of repeater stations to enhance broadcast coverage. The letter w [...]	2005-12-16 14:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON EINV BR
05BRASILIA72	BRAZIL - DEMARCHE ON ITU/WTSA VETO ISSUE [...] In a January 5 meeting, EconOffs made reftel points to Luis Fernando Serra and Bruno Carvalho Ramos of ANATEL (Brazil's Telecommunications Regulatory Agency and the entity here responsible for ITU issues). Serra is the Head of the Office of International Affairs and a career diplomat. Ramos, [...]	2005-01-07 10:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS ECON PGOV BR ITU
05BRATISLAVA498	SLOVAK LICENSING CONDITIONS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-29 08:56:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD EU LO
05BRATISLAVA898	SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS CURRENT INTERNET GOVERNANCE [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-08 13:48:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD ECON EINT ETTC LO
05BUCHAREST1459	ROMANIA: LICENSING CONDITIONS IN TELECOM SECTOR [...] Embassy's Economic Section contacted Alexandrina Hirtan, Vice President of the Romanian National Regulatory Agency for Communications (ANRC),in connection with licensing fees for fixed telephony. Embassy has received the following responses to Reftel questionnaire: 2. Regarding fees char [...]	2005-06-29 13:05:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD ECON EU RO
05CAIRO4495	GOE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS DETAILS U.S. TRIP [...] (SBU) On June 13, Minister of Communications and Information Technology Dr. Tarek Kamel met with the Charge for consulations prior to the Minister's June 18-28 visit to the U.S. Minister Kamel reviewed for the Charge the trip schedule, highlighting technology agreements to be discussed and/ [...]	2005-06-14 12:42:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS EINT EINV OVIP PREL KGIT EG
05CAIRO6163	EGYPT'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR FACING MAJOR [...] (SBU) The Egyptian telecommunications sector is poised to undergo two major structural changes in the coming months: liberalization of the fixed-line market and the possible awarding of a third mobile phone operator license. Minister of Communications and Information Technology Tarek Kamel is [...]	2005-08-10 12:49:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINT EINV ETRD PREL KGIT EG
05CAIRO8398	EGYPT TO BACK USG ON SINGLE MEMBER STATE VETO [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-02 09:32:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EG ITU
05CAIRO8402	GOE ON WSIS AND INTERNET FREEDOM [...] (SBU) During a meeting with GOE Minister of Communication and Information Technology Dr. Tarek Kamel October 31, the Ambassador asked Kamel for the GOE's position on the recent European Commission proposal on Internet management (reftel) in the lead up to the Tunis World Summit on the Informati [...]	2005-11-02 11:20:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD ECON EINT ETTC EG
05CAIRO8661	EGYPT: WSIS INTERNET GOVERNANCE DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Visiting EB/CBA Frank Mermoud and Econoff conveyed reftel demarche on November 14 to Dr. Khaled Ismail, Senior Adviser to the Egyptian Minister of Communications and Information Technology. Dr. Ismail, who departed on November 15 to join the Egyptian delegation in Tunis, indicated that [...]	2005-11-16 14:26:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV ETRD EG
05CAIRO9072	INVESTOR INEXPERIENCE FUELS TELECOMS IPO BOOM [...] (U) On November 29, the GOE began its long-awaited divestiture of 20% of Telecom Egypt (TE),with an initial public offering of 10%, or 170 million shares, on the Cairo and Alexandria Stock Exchange (CASE) sold to individuals, and the additional 10% being sold to institutions. After several [...]	2005-12-06 14:25:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINT EINV ETRD KGIT EG
05CAIRO9293	EGYPT TELLS EB/CBA MERMOUD IT'S "OPEN FOR BUSINESS" [...] (SBU) During his meetings with a large sampling of Egypt's political and business leaders, EB/CBA Frank Mermoud heard that while Egypt is "open for business" due to positive policy reforms, significant challenges to business development remain. Expanding outreach to Egypt's ICT sector and enc [...]	2005-12-15 08:23:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINV CVIS EG
05CAIRO9379	TELECOM EGYPT: STABLE STOCK, GUARANTEED FUTURE? [...] (SBU) Following the privatization of 20% of Telecom Egypt (TE) (reftels),share prices have stabilized, diminishing fears of a quick sell-off. Sherif Karara, Managing Director of EFG Holdings, and TE Chairman Akil Beshir recently told Econoff that TE has taken measures to combat losses from t [...]	2005-12-20 14:04:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINT EINV ETRD KGIT EG
05CANBERRA1471	SINGAPORE-AUSTRALIA MINISTERIAL HIGHLIGHTS DEPTH [...] (C) Summary: Australian and Singaporean foreign, defense, and trade ministers exchanged views on security issues, counterterrorism, East Asian regional architecture, defense cooperation, and economic integration during the fifth biennial Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee (SAJMC [...]	2005-08-31 08:25:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD EINV EAIR MARR MOPS ECPS AS SN
05CARACAS1298	THE TELESUR SAGA: CHAVISTA CNN, THE MANAGER'S [...] (C) President Hugo Chavez has been vigorously pushing for the creation of TELESUR, a hemisphere-wide, multi-national, Latin American satellite television network, to offer a different point of view from CNN. TELESUR would promote GOV interests, and it would promote Chavez,s ambitions for cont [...]	2005-04-29 18:05:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS KPAO OPRC PGOV PINR XM VE
05CARACAS1807	CHINA'S INCREASING COMMERCIAL TIES WITH VENEZUELA [...] (U) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has identified China as an alternative commercial partner to the "imperialistic" United States and has moved aggressively to cultivate Sino-Venezuelan relations. Recent state visits between the two countries have yielded dozens of agreements; however, mos [...]	2005-06-14 19:00:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ENRG ECPS CH VE
05CARACAS621	UPDATE: VENEZUELAN RADIO INTERFERENCE [...] (U) This cable updates previous reporting regarding USG efforts to eliminate potentially dangerous radio transmissions by the Venezuelan Navy on frequencies reserved for aeronautical stations. 2. (U) Following our demarche to Layla Macc Adan, Director of International Relations of CONATEL, [...]	2005-02-28 18:08:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS VE
05COLOMBO1183	LICENSING CONDITIONS IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS [...] In Sri Lanka, the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) charges fees in connection with licensing fixed line services in excess of what is required to cover administrative expenses. The level of fees depends on the type of license to be issued and licensing conditions. [...]	2005-07-07 17:36:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD CE
05COLOMBO2119	Sri Lanka requests assistance to enforce [...] (U) This is an action cable. See action request in para 7 below. 2. (U) SUMMARY: A Computer Crimes bill will soon become law in Sri Lanka, and submission of an electronic transactions bill is anticipated for early 2006. Sri Lanka would appreciate USG technical assistance in developing [...]	2005-12-20 02:15:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN EINT ETRD PTER KCRM CE
05DHAKA3074	LICENSING CONDITIONS IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS [...] In Bangladesh, landline licenses are granted by division, a geographic unit approximately equivalent to a state or province. Licenses cost the same in all divisions and for all companies, at 20 million Tk (about 312,500 USD). Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC) told Eco [...]	2005-07-01 01:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD ECON EU BG
05DHAKA3178	CELLPHONE CONNECTION TAX CHOKES SECTOR GROWTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The BDG has attempted to squeeze private cellphone providers with a new tax on SIM/RIM cards. The four largest cellphone providers, already in control of the most lucrative portion of the cellphone user market, have balked, leading to a new tax that will be passed along to the [...]	2005-07-07 09:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KMCA ECON KSCA ECPS EFIN ETRD PGOV TSPL BG
05DUBAI6301	SABA TV TO AIR FIRST PROGRAM AS EARLY AS 21 DECEMBER [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-19 12:26:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ECPS PGOV SCUL IR TC
05DUBLIN1383	GOI EXPECTS NEW EU INTERNET GOVERNANCE PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-10 17:22:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ETRD ECON EINT ETTC EI
05DUBLIN814	TELECOMMUNICATIONS LICENSING CONDITIONS: IRELAND [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-30 09:20:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD
05GENEVA2727	WSIS PREPCOM III MEETS IN GENEVA; LEAVES KEY [...] Summary: The third meeting of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom III) for Phase II of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) took place in Geneva, Switzerland on September 19 ) 30, 2005. Over 1,900 participants attended the PrepCom including 1047 delegates representing 152 states [...]	2005-11-09 05:44:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EU IO TS WSIS
05HANOI1046	VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON TELECOM MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: During an April 28 introductory call on Minister of Posts and Telematics Do Trung Ta, the Ambassador urged the Minister to take a flexible approach on telecommunications in the World Trade Organization (WTO) accession negotiations, to meet Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) commit [...]	2005-05-05 10:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD VM WTRO WTO BTA IPROP
05ISTANBUL1889	MOTOROLA DISPUTE SETTLED [...] (SBU) Protracted negotiations between Motorola and the Turkish Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (SDIF) came to a successful conclusion on October 28 with the signing of an agreement by which Motorola renounced its legal claims against both the SDIF and Telsim in exchange for a cash payment of US [...]	2005-10-31 15:59:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECPS BEXP TU
05KINGSTON1598	LICENSING CONDITIONS IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS [...] On June 23, Econoff spoke with Maurice Charvis, Director of Research and Analysis at the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR). He provided the following answers to the questions posed in reftel. 2. Jamaica does not assess any fees in connection with licensing fixed line services in excess [...]	2005-06-27 20:20:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD JM
05LAGOS1063	THE ONGOING NITEL - PENTASCOPE SCANDAL [...] (U) Summary: Privatization of the Nigerian Telecommunications Ltd. (NITEL) has faltered for the second time. Amid great controversy, the GON fired the Dutch management company, Pentascope, appointed to shepherd the process. Though the GON terminated the Pentascope contract in March 2005, the [...]	2005-07-07 16:59:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV NI
05LAGOS1100	NIGERIA: STATE OF THE ECONOMY FOR JUNE/JULY [...] Summary: Nigerian economists indicate that the country can expect continued inflationary pressure, increased interest rates, and modest naira depreciation. This economic environment will cause Nigerian investors to continue to look outward for investment opportunities, as evidenced by a 30% [...]	2005-07-12 10:02:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EPET ETRD ECPS NI
05LAGOS1531	TELECOM SECTOR GROWS, CHINESE FIRMS EXPAND [...] (C) Summary. Telecom operators believe the Nigerian Communications Commission's (NCC) unified licensing policy allowing existing fixed wireless and mobile licensees to provide both services for voice, data and multimedia will reinforce the current dominance enjoyed by the key players already [...]	2005-09-30 14:17:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV NI CH
05LAGOS537	NIGERIA ECONOMIC UPDATE, MARCH 2005 [...] (SBU) Summary: The GON's privatization program may accelerate as a result of the power sector reform bill signed into law March 11, and the new Maersk operating concession of the Apapa (Lagos) port container terminal. The GON has also contracted the Italian firm, Grimaldi Group, to build a USD [...]	2005-04-08 13:19:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON ECPS EWWT EINV PINR NI
05LAGOS924	NIGERIA: TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR ROUNDUP [...] (U) Summary. Since digital mobile licenses were awarded in 2001, Nigeria has improved from 400,000 telephone lines -- the world's third lowest telephony per capita rate -- to 10 million lines. This expansion has moved the country from a telecom emerging market to a quickly maturing market. T [...]	2005-06-15 12:35:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON NI
05LILONGWE1043	MALAWI TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRIVATIZED AT LAST [...] (SBU) After a delay that started last August, Malawi's telecom provider has been sold to a consortium of local companies for $29 million. President Bingu wa Mutharika had stopped the deal out of concern that the privatized company might disconnect the two state-owned television broadcasters. [...]	2005-12-15 08:07:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ECPS KCOR MI
05LILONGWE1058	MALAWI TELECOM BOARD HOLDS UP PRIVATIZATION [...] (SBU) At what should have been a largely pro-forma meeting on 15 December, the board of Malawi Telecommunications Ltd. (MTL) voted down a proposal to privatize itself. The GOM, its sole shareholder, signed the deal on 14 December, together with all the other interested parties. Although MTL' [...]	2005-12-19 07:25:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KCOR ECPS ECON MI
05LILONGWE709	MALAWI TELECOM PRIVATIZATION ON HOLD [...] (C) The GOM has suspended the privatization of Malawi's parastatal telecommunications monopoly at the last moment. The privatization is a condition of two large World Bank programs in Malawi. The President apparently made the decision out of fear that the privatized company might sabotage sta [...]	2005-08-18 10:31:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ECPS KPRV PGOV PREL MI
05LIMA2025	CAN PERU IMPROVE COMPETITION IN TELECOMS INDUSTRY? [...] (SBU) Summary. Two recent developments in the telecommunications industry have GOP officials pointing to improved competition in the market. America Movil, a Mexican company owned by Carlos Slim, acquired the fourth mobile band on March 30 and should begin operations by early 2006. The Mi [...]	2005-05-03 16:47:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON ETRD EINV PE
05LIMA2027	USTR DISCUSSES MOBILE TERMINATION RATES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. During the ninth round of U.S.-Andean Free Trade negotiations, USTR lead telecommunications negotiator Ken Shagrin met with both the Ministry of Communications (MTC) and Osiptel (Peru's telecommunications regulator) to discuss the lack of competition in the telecommunications [...]	2005-05-03 17:46:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON ETRD EINV PE
05LIMA2509	TELECOMS REGULATOR ISSUES TEMPORARY MOBILE [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 26, Peruvian telecommunications regulator OSIPTEL issued a temporary mobile termination rate of $0.2053 for all carriers. According to OSIPTEL President Edwin San Roman, OSIPTEL is still working to establish a cost-based mobile termination rate, which should be publish [...]	2005-06-06 18:58:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON ETRD EINV PE
05LIMA3534	AMERICA MOVIL BUYS PERU'S SECOND LARGEST MOBILE [...] (SBU) Summary. America Movil, one of the largest mobile telecommunications providers in South America, expanded its infant operations in Peru on August 11 with the $503 million purchase of TIM Peru. Although TIM, Peru's second largest mobile provider with 31 percent of the market, recently [...]	2005-08-16 18:04:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON ETRD EINV PE
05LIMA4108	GOP TO HEAR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON MOBILE TERMINATION [...] (SBU) Summary. On July 20, Osiptel, Peru's telecommunications regulator, published its model for the reduction of mobile termination rates. After a 40-day public comment period, Osiptel will hold a public hearing, scheduled for September 26, where companies will have the opportunity to reac [...]	2005-09-21 15:56:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD EINV ECON PE
05LIMA4226	PUBLIC COMMENTS ON PERU'S MOBILE TERMINATION [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 26, Osiptel, Peru's telecommunications regulator, hosted a public audience to hear comments on its model for the reduction of mobile termination rates. Osiptel officials began the conference by explaining how the model was derived and justified the need for a thr [...]	2005-09-28 20:12:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD EINV ECON PE
05LIMA4335	DEMARCHE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS CIRCUIT BLOCKAGE [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-06 18:21:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD PE
05LIMA4848	LAUNCHING PHASE II OF THE DIGITAL FREEDOM [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador and Peruvian Minister of Production David Lemor signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on November 8 to launch Phase II of the Digital Freedom Initiative (DFI) as well as underscore the GOP's renewed interest in the program. Both the Minister and the Ambass [...]	2005-11-15 18:04:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD EINV ECON PE
05LIMA5073	TELECOMS REGULATOR PUBLISHES IMPROVED MOBILE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Peruvian telecommunications regulator, OSIPTEL, published its new mobile termination rate on November 24. The new rate is based on cost factors including the value of a company's network investment and the spectrum value. Under the new plan, OSIPTEL will lower the mobile [...]	2005-11-29 21:37:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD EINV ECON PE
05LIMA5343	PERU: 1377 TELECOM TRADE AGREEMENTS REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary. After several years of anticipation and prolonged prodding by Post, Peru's telecommunications regulator Osiptel issued resolution No. 70 on November 21, 2005, which establishes a new mobile termination rate for calls made from pay phones and mobile phones. Under the new regul [...]	2005-12-19 17:45:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON ETRD EINV PE
05LJUBLJANA458	SLOVENIA - LICENSING CONDITIONS IN THE [...] (U) On 27 June Econ Specialist discussed licensing conditions in Slovenia's telecommunications sector with Mira Zupancic, the Head of the Telecommunications Department at the Slovenian Agency for Post and Electronic Communications (APEC). Zupancic explained that there is no fee in connection [...]	2005-07-07 04:54:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD EU SI
05MADRID71	SPAIN RESPONSE TO SINGLE MEMBER VETO AND ITU [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-11 14:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS ITU
05MANAMA182	BATELCO CHAIRMAN ON FINANCIAL SECTOR, [...] (C) Summary. Long-time senior banker in Bahrain, Hassan Juma, told the Ambassador that Bahrain will face challenges and regional competition in its efforts to maintain its position as a regional financial hub, but that it has an important advantage in its strong financial regulatory system. [...]	2005-02-08 05:30:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ECPS PGOV BA
05MANAMA227	INFORMATION MINISTER SEEKS U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 4. 2. Newly appointed Minister of Information and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar, requested USG assistance to professionalize Bahrain Satellite Television during a February 10 meeting with the Ambassador. Dr. [...]	2005-02-16 14:40:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMPI ECPS OIIP BA
05MANAMA237	BMA GOVERNOR ON FINANCE AND TELECOMS [...] (C) In an introductory call February 9, the Ambassador congratulated former Batelco chairman Rasheed Mohammed Al Maraj on his appointment as governor of the Bahrain Monetary Agency, Bahrain's central bank. In response to the Ambassador's comment on Bahrain's leading role in the Middle East [...]	2005-02-22 14:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ECPS ETTC BA
05MANAMA747	ISLAMIC BANKING, SHARIAH BOARDS, AND INVESTMENTS [...] (U) Islamic banking is a growth industry worldwide and represents a sector for which Bahrain holds a comparative advantage and would like to expand and solidify as a regional center in the Middle East. Bahrain has a strong reputation for transparency and regulation of its financial sector in [...]	2005-05-25 11:56:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	EINV ECPS EFIN ECON ETRD PREL BEXP BA
05MANAMA835	ARCAPITA ENDORSES SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS WITH USG [...] (C) Arcapita Director for Legal Affairs Henry Thompson told the Ambassador June 8 that his company is willing to enter into security arrangements with the USG to gain approval for its proposed acquisition of Atlanta-based Cypress Communications. He said that Arcapita would keep all of Cypres [...]	2005-06-12 11:44:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECPS EFIN ECON ETRD PREL BEXP PTER BA
05MANILA5983	TELECOM UPDATE: GRP ENCOURAGES INTERNET TELEPHONY [...] The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued recent rulings lowering entry barriers to encourage the development of Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services. The decisions should reduce international rates but will have less impact on lucrative cellular services, which have ecl [...]	2005-12-28 08:18:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINV ETRD ECIN RP APEC
05MUSCAT1139	INVESTORS POUR $1.2B INTO TELECOMS IPO [...] (SBU) More than 163,000 citizens contributed more than $1.2 billion to the oversubscribed and long-anticipated initial public offering of the state-owned Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel). The most popular IPO in Oman's history opened at $3.10 a share; prices are expected to surge whe [...]	2005-07-19 08:36:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS KPRV ETRD ECON EINV EFIN MU
05MUSCAT1500	OMANTEL PRESIDENT TALKS BUSINESS, BOYCOTT [...] (U) Summary: A meeting between Omantel's Executive President, Embassy and U.S. Department of Commerce officials produced positive results in removing boycott language from company documents. The company's president also stressed the importance of streamlining procurement decisions to Omantel's [...]	2005-10-05 13:26:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON ECPS KBCT MU
05MUSCAT1564	MAKING WAVES IN OMAN [...] (U) Summary: In a move that surprised many observers, the Ministry of Information has granted television and radio broadcasting licenses to two private Omani companies. While this will effectively end the government's broadcasting monopoly, the licensees anticipate having to work closely wit [...]	2005-10-18 12:45:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINT PHUM PGOV MU
05MUSCAT243	OMAN OFFICIAL ON PRIVATIZATION, FTA HOPES [...] (SBU) In a meeting on February 1, National Economy Under Secretary Abdul Malik al-Hinai outlined the Omani SIPDIS government's privatization strategy for a visiting USG official in the power, water, telecommunications and transport sectors. He predicted the sale of 30 percent of state-owne [...]	2005-02-13 13:12:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KPRV EIND ETRD ECPS KTEX PREL MU
05MUSCAT306	TELECOMS MOVEMENT IN OMAN [...] In the ref B digital video conference between USTR and Omani government telecommunications officials, Oman's Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (TRA) pledged that the award of an operating license to a competing mobile phone operator was "imminent." On February 19, Sultan Qaboos promulgated [...]	2005-02-23 03:20:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS KPRV ETRD MU
05MUSCAT674	OMAN: TELECOMS UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: A series of local press reports in mid- April outlined three noteworthy developments in Oman's telecommunications sector. The launching of the Falcon submarine cable project will transform Oman into a regional hub for broadband and advanced telecom services. The project will co [...]	2005-04-25 05:09:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD MU
05NAIROBI1488	Kenya Telecom Reform: A Good Story Gone Bad? [...] (SBU) Summary: After years of stagnation under a government-mandated monopoly, Kenya's telecom and ICT sectors looked set to grow rapidly in 2005 following the adoption late in 2004 of bold reforms aimed at opening the market to all comers. These prospects are now in doubt, however, followi [...]	2005-04-10 21:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON KCOR KE
05NEWDELHI6837	CRICKET CONCERNS: GOI'S PROPOSED SATELLITE TV [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Information and Broadcasting Jaipal Reddy told A/DCM on September 2 that US broadcasters' concern on proposed new GOI restrictions on satellite uplink policies (reftel) was misplaced, as New Delhi's only interest was in ensuring that India's rural poor would have acc [...]	2005-09-06 12:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV PREL IN
05NEWDELHI8120	INDO-PAK "DISASTER DIPLOMACY" SOFTENING BORDERS [...] (C) Summary: Terrorism aside (Ref A),the diplomatic vibes of disaster diplomacy are resonating well in India. The GOI warmly welcomed Musharraf's October 18 decision to permit "any amount" of Kashmiris from J&K to cross the LoC into Pakistani Kashmir to assist with earthquake reconstruction [...]	2005-10-19 11:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID ECPS PBTS IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI8245	BURNS-SARAN OCTOBER 21 MEETING ON BILATERAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Much progress was made in the October 21 opening meeting in Delhi between Under Secretary for Political Affairs Burns and Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran which reviewed the US-India joint ventures launched at the July 18 Summit. Both agreed that the two sides must ensure that smal [...]	2005-10-24 11:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MASS EAID EAGR ENRG EINV KNNP ETRD EAIR ETTC ECPS TSPA TBIO TSPL CVIS KDEM SENV IN PK US
05NEWDELHI9249	GOI DESIRE TO EXPAND CYBER RELATIONSHIP [...] (U) This is an Action Request for PM. Please see para 9. 2. (SBU) Summary: The GOI would like to see measurable progress on the creation of a joint Indo-US Cybersecurity fund and joint training opportunities, and welcomes Washington comments on how to proceed on these issues. Of particu [...]	2005-12-08 09:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KCIP TINT PTER EFIN ECPS KTFN IN
05NEWDELHI9820	BIOS OF INDIAN CYBERSECURITY EXPERTS [...] Summary: This cable includes biographic notes of 13 GOI and Indian private sector cybersecurity interlocutors. These biographies are derived primarily from their resumes, and all below information is in the public domain. End Summary. R. Chandrashekhar ----------------- 2. Ministry [...]	2005-12-30 10:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR KCIP TINT PTER KIPR MCAP KCRM ECPS
05OTTAWA1472	VOIP: CANADA CONFIRMS IT WILL REGULATE INTERNET- [...] Canada's communications regulator has confirmed a decision which it foreshadowed in April 2004 (reftel): that its existing telecoms regulatory framework will cover "voice over Internet protocol" services when VOIP is used for local calling. (The decision, by the Canadian Radio-Television a [...]	2005-05-16 14:43:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD CA
05OTTAWA1894	CANADA: TUNISIA HOPING FOR G-8 PUBLICITY FOR THE [...] (SBU) Tunisia's Ambassador to Canada, Khalifa El Hafdhi, demarched Charge on the forthcoming United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS),to be held in Tunisia from November 16-18. Ambassador El Hafdhi briefly reviewed the background of the WSIS, noting that phase I of the [...]	2005-06-22 20:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECPS TS CA
05OTTAWA1917	LICENSING CONDITIONS IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR [...] Fees paid by telecommunications carriers in Canada are based on the cost of the regulators' telecommunications-related activities, multiplied by the carrier's share of industry operating revenue (see Telecommunications Fees Regulations, SOR/95-157). Telecoms firms have not complained to us abo [...]	2005-06-24 15:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD CA
05OTTAWA2076	OTTAWA: DEMARCHE TO MEMBERS OF THE ITU COUNCIL ON [...] (SBU) Econ staff responsible for the Telecom portfolio met with Industry Canada's Director of International Telecommunications Policy and Coordination Bill Graham and staffers Janis Doran and Jim Mackenzie to discuss the documents provided in reftel, which we had previously faxed to Industry C [...]	2005-07-08 18:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS
05OTTAWA2620	SUBSCRIPTION RADIO: HERITAGE MINISTER BACKS DEMAND [...] (U) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: Canadian Heritage Minister Liza Frulla reportedly will ask her Cabinet colleagues to review the recent regulatory decision to license the extension into Canada of two U.S-based satellite radio services. The regulatory decision was two years in the making, and a re [...]	2005-09-01 20:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD CA
05OTTAWA2745	SUBSCRIPTION RADIO: [...] (U) Sensitive, but unclassified. Not for distribution outside USG channels. 2. (U) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: On September 9, after furious lobbying from both sides, the GOC decided not to remand a regulatory licensing decision for subscription radio (ref B outlines the June decision by th [...]	2005-09-13 14:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD CA
05OTTAWA3209	CANADIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SINGLE MEMBER [...] (SBU) Econoff spoke with Industry Canada contact Janis Doran, who will be attending the TSAG meeting and who is the GOC ITU expert who has been our primary contact before (see Ottawa 2076). We provided a copy of the talking points to Ms. Doran, who was well-aware of the situation and who has [...]	2005-10-26 20:35:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS CA AS XA
05OTTAWA3602	SUBSCRIPTION RADIO NOW (LEGALLY) AVAILABLE IN CANADA [...] SENSITIVE, BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE USG CHANNELS. 2. (U) Reftels reported the GOC regulatory decision in mid- 2005 to allow the launch of three subscription radio services in Canada. Two of the licensees are extensions of U.S.-based "XM" and "Sirius" satellite radio [...]	2005-12-07 12:43:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD CA
05OTTAWA717	SUBSCRIPTION RADIO: CANADIAN LICENSE EXPECTED SOON [...] This message is sensitive, but unclassified. Not for distribution outside USG channels. 2. SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: Canada's broadcast regulator, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC),is considering three license applications for subscription radio servi [...]	2005-03-08 15:27:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD CA
05PANAMA2139	NO EVIDENCE OF "WHIPSAWING" BY PANAMANIAN TELCOMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Econoff and Econ Specialist delivered reftel points to Jose Galan, Director President of Panama's Public Utilities Regulatory Agency (Ente Regulador) on October 14th. Galan confirmed that circuit blockages by Panamanian telecommunications companies to place price pressure on i [...]	2005-10-24 18:26:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ETRD PGOV PREL XM PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
05PARAMARIBO715	SURINAME - WHA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-04 11:22:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ECPS AMGT NS
05PARIS116	France: Telecom and Information Technology Update [...] This is another in a series of periodic updates on the French telecommunications and information technology sectors, including internet and e-commerce. Contents: -- Phone rates in France may soon be going up (para 2) -- French Telecom Regulator Board Gets New Member (para 3) -- Videophone s [...]	2005-01-07 11:28:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD FR

05PARIS1432	FRANCE: ANNUAL SECTION 1377 REVIEW OF TELECOM TRADE [...] On January 26, EconOff and visiting USTR telecom trade specialist Ken Schagrin met with GOF Industry Ministry (DIGITIP) officials as well as Telecom Regulatory Authority (ART) officials to discuss concerns raised in response to the reftel Federal Register Notice published on November 24, 2004. [...]	2005-03-04 16:12:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD FR WTO
05PARIS1520	France: Telecom and Information Technology Update [...] This is another in a series of periodic updates on the French telecommunications and information technology sectors, including internet and e-commerce. Contents: New CEO named for France Telecom (para 2) France Telecom Announces 2004 Results (para 3) A Victory for ART ... (para 4) ... And [...]	2005-03-08 15:59:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD FR
05PARIS2265	FRANCE: LAUNCH OF DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION [...] Summary: Broadcasters have launched 14 free digital television channels, initially to be available to about one- third of the French population. Digital coverage is expected to increase rapidly, as is the number of free digital channels. Concerns have emerged about the commercial viability [...]	2005-04-05 15:07:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD FR
05PARIS2512	FRANCE: APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS DECISION CLEARING [...] Summary: In the most recent development in the on-going legal dispute between Yahoo Inc. and French anti-racism groups, a French court exonerated former Yahoo CEO Timothy Koogle of responsibility for providing links to now-defunct internet auctions of Nazi paraphernalia. End summary. 2. A [...]	2005-04-13 15:38:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS KJUS FR
05PARIS2910	France: Telecom and Information Technology Update [...] This is another in a series of periodic updates on the French telecommunications and information technology sectors, including internet and e-commerce. Contents: -- France Telecom's debt on the rise (para 2) -- GOF technology and information society office merged with regional and small bus [...]	2005-04-29 09:41:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD FR
05PARIS3104	France is Europe's leader in broadband internet [...] Summary: In 2005, France became the biggest broadband market in Europe, largely on the back of surging demand and strong pro-competitive action from the regulator. France is also one of Europe's most competitive markets, with prices about half those in other countries, including Britain. Rar [...]	2005-05-06 17:57:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD FR
05PARIS4116	GOF SELLS ADDITIONAL 6.2% STAKE IN FRANCE TELECOM [...] On June 7, the French government reduced its stake in the company by 6.2%, but demand was not sufficient to sell an 8% stake to the private sector as initially planned. The decision to sell France Telecom shares was one of the first government decisions under new Prime Minister Dominique De [...]	2005-06-13 10:36:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECPS ECON PGOV FR
05PARIS4444	France: Telecom and Information Technology Update [...] This is another in a series of periodic updates on the French telecommunications and information technology sectors, including internet and e-commerce. Contents: -- New Industry Minister Francois Loos (para 2) -- New Agency for Industrial Innovation partially financed by FT stock sale (para [...]	2005-06-24 11:15:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD FR
05PARIS4585	FRENCH RESPONSE TO LICENSING CONDITIONS IN THE [...] Econ Officer contacted France's Electronic Communications and Postal Services Authority (ARCEP) on June 22 to obtain information requested in reftel regarding French licensing practices for fixed services. 2. On June 28, ARCEP Director for International Affairs Anne Lenfant [...]	2005-06-30 11:25:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD EU FR
05PARIS5224	France: Telecom and Information Technology Update [...] This is another in a series of periodic updates on the French telecommunications and information technology sectors, including internet and e-commerce. Contents: -- Two Members Added to ARCEP Board (para 2) -- France Telecom changes strategy to buy Spanish telecom operator (para 3) -- Span [...]	2005-07-29 09:14:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD FR
05PARIS5750	FRANCE'S MOBILE OPERATORS FACE ALLEGATIONS OVER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. France's three main mobile telephone operators (Orange, SFR and Bouygues) are being investigated by the government's Fraud Office for anticompetitive practices. If found guilty by France's Competition Council of a concerted effort to fix calling rates from 1997 to 2003, they c [...]	2005-08-25 17:38:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON ETRD PGOV FR
05PARIS6666	FRENCH TELECOM REGULATOR GRANTS IRIDIUM TEMPORARY [...] On September 26, EconOff delivered reftel talking points to French Telecom Regulator ARCEP, which authorizes civilian use of radio frequencies in France. ARCEP acknowledged that they had received the request for Iridium, but had not yet completed their review due to the temporary absence of a [...]	2005-09-28 17:51:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD FR
05PARIS7301	France: Telecom and Information Technology Update [...] This is another in a series of periodic updates on the French telecommunications and information technology sectors, including internet and e-commerce. Contents: -- GOF hopes for "dialogue" on internet governance (para 2) -- France holds its own on broadband growth, but not in Europe's top [...]	2005-10-25 15:17:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD FR
05PARIS7330	FRENCH VIEWS ON INTERNET GOVENANCE [...] (C) Summary and comment: The French coordinator for all WSIS issues told us he hopes the U.S. posture does not preclude a "dialogue" on internet governance. He expressed concern about the use and (mis)understanding of the words "oversight" and "regulation" pointing out that the latter has a [...]	2005-10-26 15:00:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EINT ETRD ECON ETTC FR
05PARIS7472	UNESCO and WSIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the UNESCO General Conference from October 3 to 21, the majority of UNESCO Member States agreed in a resolution to stress UNESCO's and the International Telecommunications Union's (ITU) "prominent roles" in coordinating the implementation of decisions taken at the World [...]	2005-11-02 16:23:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO ECPS ETRD ECON EINT ETTC UNESCO
05PARIS7677	USUNESCO: UNESCO'S WSIS PREPARATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a November 7 presentation to member states on UNESCO preparations for WSIS, Assistant Director General Abdul Waheed Khan discussed Internet governance, the possibility of UNESCO and ITU leading roles in post-WSIS implementation, the UNESCO "brand" at WSIS, planned UNE [...]	2005-11-09 16:43:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO ECPS ETRD ECON EINT ETTC UNESCO
05PARIS8123	USUNESCO: POST-WSIS READOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission met with Elizabeth Longworth, Head of the Information Society Division of the UNESCO Communication and Information Sector on 11/23/05 and discussed WSIS follow up at UNESCO, UNESCO views on how Internet Governance was handled at WSIS, and the U.S. Library of Congress [...]	2005-11-30 13:21:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO ECPS ETRD ECON EINT ETTC UNESCO
05PARIS8153	France: Telecom and Information Technology Update [...] This is another in a series of periodic updates on the French telecommunications and information technology sectors, including internet and e-commerce. Contents: -- Record fine for France Telecom (para 2); -- Hefty fines for French mobile phone operators (para 3); -- France Telecom fined fo [...]	2005-12-01 15:09:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD FR
05PORTAUPRINCE1455	HAITI: PRIVATIZATION UPDATE [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Interim Government of Haiti,s (IGOH) goal of completing audits of five state-owned enterprises by the end of May, as a precursor to privatization, is behind schedule. An early July completion date is more realistic. The [...]	2005-05-25 19:11:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ECPS ENRG ETRD PGOV HA
05PRAGUE1568	CZECHS AND THE WSIS: WHY FIX IT IF IT AIN'T BROKE? [...] (U) SUMMARY: All of the Czech players involved on WSIS echo the refrain "why fix it if it ain't broke?" and seek to maintain the status quo on internet governance. The GOCR is preparing to argue this point at COREPER in Brussels on 4 November, but are resigned to follow the final decision of [...]	2005-11-04 06:56:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD ECON EINT ETTC EZ EUN
05PRAGUE197	MAJOR EUROPEAN TELECOMS COMPANIES MAKE PRELIMINARY [...] Five entities made preliminary offers for the Czech Republic's leading telecoms company, Cesky Telecom (CT),by the January 31 deadline for doing so. They are the Spanish firm Telefonica, Belgium's Belgacom, Swisscom, and two financial groups, a consortium of the U.S. company Blackstone Grou [...]	2005-02-10 16:22:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINV ETRD EZ
05PRAGUE500	HIGH PRICE FOR CESKY TELECOM PLEASES CZECH [...] Summary: (U) The Spanish telcommunications firm Telefonica will pay $3.6 billion for Cesky Telecom (CT),much more than the government had expected to get for its share of the company at the outset of the privatization process. Telefonica will have to offer to buy out the minority shareholde [...]	2005-04-07 14:11:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV EZ EUN
05PRETORIA1166	FINAL ICT CHARTER DELAYED [...] A March 16 Business Day article reported that the information and communications technology (ICT) charter steering committee was being reorganized to draw up a new empowerment charter for the industry. However, Department of Communications Director of Policy and chair of the current consulta [...]	2005-03-18 11:21:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD EFIN ECPS ECON SF
05PRETORIA1441	INDUSTRY AND REGULATOR RESERVATIONS ON RESURRECTED [...] (U) SUMMARY. For the second time in thirteen months, South Africa's Convergence Bill has been released for public comment. The Bill, originally released in February 2004, repeals the Independent Broadcasting Authority Act of 1993 and the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and grants increased powe [...]	2005-04-11 11:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD ECON EINT SF
05PRETORIA3001	SOUTH AFRICA: HIGH TELECOM PRICES, LITTLE RELIEF [...] (U) Summary. President Mbeki condemned South Africa's high fixed telephone line prices in his February 2005 State of the Nation address by stating that they cost ten times more than in developed countries. Mbeki's assertion was mainly directed at Telkom, the de facto monopoly for fixed line [...]	2005-07-28 14:47:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINT ECPS EINV PREL XA SF
05PRETORIA389	REGULATOR HOLDS HEARINGS FOR PROPOSED VANS [...] SUMMARY. Telecommunications industry stakeholders attended hearings at the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to comment on proposed VANS regulations. Industry remarks addressed recurring themes such as: what is a value-added network service (VANS); should the VANS [...]	2005-01-28 12:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD ECON EINT SF
05PRETORIA404	KOMATILAND FOREST DEAL IN DOUBT [...] (U) SUMMARY. More than a year after the South African government selected the U.S.-controlled Bonheur Consortium as the preferred bidder in the sale of three-quarters of the Komatiland Forest (KLF),the deal remains unconsummated. Local saw millers, wood products companies, and trade unions [...]	2005-01-28 17:14:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD ECON SF
05PRETORIA424	MINISTER ADDRESSES QUESTIONS SURROUNDING VANS [...] (U) Minister of Communications Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri released a January 30 statement addressing concerns surrounding the interpretation of her Ministerial Determinations that she released September 3, 2004 regarding liberalization. 2. (U) Casaburri said, "The issue of self provisioning was [...]	2005-01-31 15:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD ECON EINT SF
05PRETORIA4512	SOUTH AFRICA: DEMARCHE PASSED ON SINGLE MEMBER [...] (U) Post delivered reftel points on November 8 to Gavin Morkel, Deputy Director for International Affairs at the Department of Communications (DOC). Morkel told Econoff that DOC had planned to send three representatives to the ITU meeting in Geneva on November 7-11, but later decided against [...]	2005-11-10 06:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS SF
05PRETORIA4621	SOUTH AFRICA; TELECOM PRICE RELIEF REMAINS OUT OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Communications Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri opened the Department of Communication,s (DOC) Second Colloquium on Telecommunication Prices stating that the Colloquium was needed to lower the cost of doing business in South Africa, to make the country more competitive internat [...]	2005-11-21 14:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINT PREL SF XA
05PRETORIA4934	SOUTH AFRICA TELECOMMUNCATIONS: SECOND [...] (SBU) December 9 the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) licensed the yet-to- be-named Second National Operator (SNO). The SNO will compete with monopoly fixed line telephone operator Telkom in a market plagued by extraordinarily high prices. Although the SNO has not [...]	2005-12-20 09:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV ECON SF
05PRETORIA4936	SOUTH AFRICA: VODAFONE IN SECOND LARGEST SOUTH [...] (U) Summary. British-based cellular group Vodafone announced plans to takeover investment firm Venfin in order to boost Vodafone's stake in South African cell phone provider Vodacom. The move makes Vodafone a 50% owner of Vodacom, and allows Vodacom to pursue African, Middle Eastern, and Euro [...]	2005-12-20 10:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINV ECON SF
05PRETORIA4937	SOUTH AFRICA TELECOM REGULATOR CONSULTS WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Three FCC advisors met with telecommunications regulator ICASA (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa) to provide technical advice on competition and pricing during September 28-30. FCC presentations covered US regulations and policies regarding pricing and fo [...]	2005-12-20 10:31:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV ECON SF
05PRETORIA710	SOUTH AFRICA SELECTS FINAL SNO SHAREHOLDER [...] (U) SUMMARY. Minister of Communications Ivy Matsepe- Casaburri announced that she has awarded the remaining 26 percent in South Africa's Second Network Operator (SNO) to VSNL (Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited),a telecommunications firm within India's Tata Group. The six SNO shareholders must [...]	2005-02-16 15:01:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD ECON EINT SF
05QUITO1673	LICENSING CONDITIONS IN ECUADOR'S TELECOMS SECTOR [...] Per reftel, Commercial Specialist and Econ Officer met with acting President of the National Telecommunications Council Antonio Arroyo on July 11 to discuss licensing conditions in the Ecuadorian telecommunications sector. The following information also reflects discussions with other teleco [...]	2005-07-15 18:44:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD EINV ECON EC XR
05QUITO2737	ECUADOR - INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT BLOCKAGE A DOMESTIC [...] Summary. The blocking of international telephone traffic from the United States to Ecuador over the past 18 months has less to do with the negotiating tactics referred to in reftel than with local political and economic interests. In Ecuador, the blocking of circuits to impede the termination [...]	2005-12-01 21:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD EINV EC
05QUITO2861	A TALE OF TWO TELECOMS: ANDINATEL AND STEP-CHILD [...] (SBU) Summary. Established when the GOE broke up former state telecom Emetel in 1997, Pacifictel and Andinatel have taken divergent paths since their formation. While Andinatel has transformed itself into a profitable enterprise with a new corporate culture, an overstaffed and undeveloped Pa [...]	2005-12-15 21:37:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EIND EINV EC XR
05RABAT2258	MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] The Government of Morocco's 2006 appropriation bill forecasts a 5.4 percent growth rate and a two percent inflation rate, with oil at $60 a barrel and an exchange rate of nine Moroccan dirham to one U.S. dollar. Finance Minister Fathallah Oualalou revealed these figures during his presentati [...]	2005-11-02 17:29:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EFIN KCOR KIPR MO
05RABAT2548	MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] The flow of American tourists to Morocco has increased through November 2005 by 16 percent in terms of arrivals and by 23 percent in terms of bed-nights, compared to the same period one year earlier. National air carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has also recorded a 23 percent increase in its U. [...]	2005-12-21 16:34:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR EFIN ECPS MO
05RANGOON518	BURMESE GOVERNMENT ANGLING TO (RE-)MONOPOLIZE THE [...] (C) Summary: There is mounting circumstantial evidence that the GOB is seeking to assert full control over Burma's still developing Internet and IT sectors. Declining fortunes of the country's once high-flying private Internet service provider, rumors of expanded influence and aspirations of t [...]	2005-05-03 09:41:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS TSPL PGOV SCUL ECON BM
05RANGOON76	BURMA'S IT SECTOR LOSES ITS CHAMPION [...] (C) Summary: Since former PM, and IT champion, Khin Nyunt was ousted in October 2004, the computer industry has faced a rapid decline in government support. It is also coming to terms with the reality of Burma's human resources shortcomings. The situation is in flux at the moment, but ultima [...]	2005-01-19 10:42:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS TSPL PGOV SCUL ECON BM
05ROME2295	ITU: ITALY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON SINGLE STATE [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-08 15:17:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS IT ITU
05SANAA196	YEMEN GOVERNMENT SEEKS TO CAPTURE TELCOM MARKET [...] (C) Summary: President Saleh's initiative to provide rural phone access through the use of CDMA technology expanded in 2004 to offer mobile phone service in Yemen. Yemen Mobile, though promoted as part of the rural access program, may serve to squeeze out its private sector GSM competitors, S [...]	2005-02-02 11:49:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI ECON COM
05SANAA2426	YEMEN'S THIRD GSM TENDER: CHINESE MAKE AN OFFER [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met August 17 with Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology Abdulmalik al-Moalimi to discuss the status of a third tender for a GSM mobile phone operator. Post is advocating for Millicom, which has a vending agreement with Motorola. On August 2, the [...]	2005-08-22 13:24:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI YM CH ECON COM
05SANAA2464	SALAMI TAKES HIGH ROAD ON GSM TENDER, CORRUPTION, [...] (C) Summary. On August 28, the tender for a new mobile phone operator in Yemen was at the top of the agenda when Ambassador met Minister of Finance Salami. Ambassador offered the merits of Millicom's bid, stressing the importance of American investment in Yemen, and raised questions about th [...]	2005-08-29 14:36:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI YM ECON COM
05SANAA2556	PM BAJAMMAL ON GSM TENDER: IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY [...] (C) Summary. On September 5, Ambassador discussed the status of Yemen's GSM mobile phone tender with PM Bajammal. He emphasized the importance of a transparent tendering process for attracting American business and for the country's overall investment climate. Bajammal responded directly tha [...]	2005-09-10 13:20:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI CH YM ECON COM
05SANAA265	YEMEN SUBMITS THRESHOLD PAPER: REACHING MCC A [...] Summary. Deputy Prime Minister Sofan presented Yemen's MCC-Threshold Concept Paper to USAID Director on Jan. 30. The paper was recommended for approval on Jan. 30 by letter to AID/PPC/MCA, signed by Ambassador and USAID Director. The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) [...]	2005-02-08 12:49:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EFIN EIND EINV KMCA KMPI PGOV YM ECON COM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA2844	SHOW ME THE MONEY: CHINESE WIN YEMEN'S GSM TENDER, [...] (C) Summary. On September 21, Yemen's Cabinet officially awarded the third GSM license to Chinese-owned Unitel for its bid of USD 149 million. The decision came as no surprise; ROYG officials had made clear that the financial offer outweighed all other considerations. Many doubts remain, ho [...]	2005-09-27 07:06:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI YM CH ECON COM
05SANAA2922	MCC ESSENTIAL TO STABILITY AND REFORM IN YEMEN [...] (S) Summary: Millennium Challenge Corporation programs are crucial to Yemen's future and to U.S. national security interests. Yemen stands at an important crossroads in its path to development and reform. For Yemen's reformers, MCC offers an important way forward. If the United States walks [...]	2005-10-11 06:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	ECPS EFIN EIND EINV PGOV KMCA KMPI YM ECON COM
05SANAA3591	UNITEL SIGNS CONTRACT FOR YEMEN'S THIRD GSM [...] (C) SUMMARY. After winning Yemen's third GSM license under a dubious tendering process with a staggering bid of USD 149 billion, Unitel has now failed to pay. Initially billed by the Ministry of Telecommunications as a Chinese company, Unitel now appears to have no Chinese investors at all. [...]	2005-12-27 11:25:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI KMCA YM ECON COM
05SANAA663	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF EB/ICT DEPUTY ASSISTANT [...] (SBU) Post welcomes the visit of EB Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Telecommunications and SIPDIS Information Policy David Gross to Yemen March 24-26. You will meet Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning Ahmed Sofan, and Minister of telecommunications and Information T [...]	2005-03-21 11:09:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI YM KMCC ENVIRONMENT ECON COM
05SANAA892	EB ECT DAS AMBASSADOR GROSS'S YEMENI TELECOM [...] (C) Summary. EB ICT DAS Ambassador David Gross's March 24-26 visit to Yemen came at a crucial juncture for the development of information and communications technology (ICT). With the introduction of GSM technology four years ago, the ROYG opened the wireless sector to private investment. M [...]	2005-04-10 12:45:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI PINR YM ECON COM ENVIRONMENT
05SANAA893	EB ICT DAS AMBASSADOR GROSS'S MEETINGS WITH ROYG [...] (U) Summary. EB ICT DAS Ambassador David Gross raised the prospect of an independent telecom regulator and advanced AID proposals for rural internet development with ROYG officials on March 26. His discussions with the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology (MOTIT) and the [...]	2005-04-10 12:47:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EFIN EIND EINV ETTC KMPI PGOV PINR YM ECON COM ENVIRONMENT
05SANJOSE1639	FIRST MEETING OF THE COMMISSION OF EMINENT PERSONS [...] (U) On July 17, 2005, President Pacheco met for the first time with all five members of the commission of eminent persons ("junta de notables") whom he tasked to review the text of the U.S.-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). This meeting officially began the [...]	2005-07-19 15:23:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1713	COSTA RICAN REACTION TO CAFTA-DR APPROVAL IN THE [...] (U) Summary. After passage of the CAFTA-DR implementing legislation in the late evening hours (in Costa Rica) by the U.S. House of Representatives, GOCR officials, private business persons, and labor leaders offered their reactions. Local media coverage of the ratification process in the U.S [...]	2005-07-28 22:30:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1720	CHORUS OF VOICES SINGING SEND CAFTA-DR TO THE [...] (U) Summary. The second day after the U.S. Congress approved the CAFTA-DR implementing legislation, many Costa Ricans are expressing the urgent need for President Pacheco to send the agreement to the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly for ratification (Ref A). Those asking the administration to [...]	2005-07-29 22:38:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1740	PRESIDENT PACHECO COMMENTS ON CAFTA-DR [...] (U) On August 3, 2005, during his first weekly press conference held since CAFTA-DR was approved and signed by President Bush, Costa Rican President Abel Pacheco officially congratulated the U.S. government for ratifying the United States-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement [...]	2005-08-03 22:21:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1753	PRO-CAFTA-DR COSTA RICAN OFFICIAL FIRED [...] (U) Summary. On August 3, 2005, "El Financiero" reported that Amparo Pacheco, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX) was fired, effective August 2, 2005, due to a lack of confidence from President Pacheco (no relation to the ex-Vice Minister) and COMEX Minister Manuel Gonzalez [...]	2005-08-04 21:05:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1774	SECRET MEETINGS, DEAL-MAKING, TAXES, AND CAFTA-DR [...] (U) Summary. On August 3, 2005 Costa Rican dailies "La Prensa Libre" and "Diario Extra" reported that members of President Pacheco's Social Christian Union Party (PUSC) and the National Liberation Party (PLN) met in secret on July 29, 2005 to discuss overcoming difficulties in passing the Fis [...]	2005-08-08 15:28:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1787	UNIMER POLL SHOWS STEADY SUPPORT FOR CAFTA-DR IN [...] Summary. As compared to a June 2005 poll conducted by UNIMER (Ref A),a similarly conducted August 2005 poll shows knowledge of and support for the U.S.-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) remains strong and steady. UNIMER has been conducting similar polls si [...]	2005-08-08 21:07:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1819	COMMISSION OF EMINENT PERSONS MEETS WITH PRESIDENT [...] Summary. On August 8, 2005 the five-member Commission of Eminent Persons met with President Pacheco to discuss the status of their review of the text of the U.S.-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA- DR). Franklin Chang, head of the Commission, stated that they ha [...]	2005-08-10 17:18:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1822	PRO-CAFTA-DR MARCH DRAWS THOUSANDS IN COSTA RICA [...] (U) On August 9, 2005, workers from more than 60 companies marched to the President's offices to show their support for the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). While estimates of the number of participants ranged from 4,000 to 8,000, most media [...]	2005-08-10 22:24:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1828	PRESIDENT'S PARTY PUBLICLY SUPPORTS CAFTA-DR, BUT [...] (U) Summary. Members of President Pacheco's Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) are publicly urging him to send the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) to the Legislative Assembly as soon as possible, despite the continued failure to pass the Fis [...]	2005-08-11 13:17:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1875	POLL SHOWS A MAJORITY OF COSTA RICANS CONTINUE TO [...] Summary. A July 2005 CID/GALLUP poll contracted by the daily newspaper "La Republica" and local television network Repretel reveals a slightly decreasing majority of Costa Ricans support the U.S.-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) and believe the agreement wi [...]	2005-08-17 19:31:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1940	COSTA RICA AND ASIA TRADE ISSUES IN THE MEDIA [...] (U) Summary. In the midst of President Pacheco's 12- day trip to Taiwan and Japan, issues surrounding trade between Costa Rica and several Asian countries have been recent topics in the local press. While in Taipei, President Pacheco discussed his intentions to pursue a free trade agreement [...]	2005-08-19 21:09:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2008	THE PROCESS OF RATIFYING FTAs IN COSTA RICA [...] (SBU) Summary. The process to ratify free trade agreements such as the United States-Central American- Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) in Costa Rica is not simple. It is not even clear whether the agreement must be passed by a simple or a two-thirds majority. The Assembl [...]	2005-08-26 14:30:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2037	ANOTHER POLL SHOWS MAJORITY OF COSTA RICANS SUPPORT [...] According to a poll conducted in August 2005 by UNIMER for the daily "La Nacion," 54 percent of the 1,413 persons polled supported the U.S.-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR),up from 43 percent in a similar poll conducted for "La Nacion" in November 2004. Tw [...]	2005-08-31 14:57:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2038	COALITION OF DEPUTIES URGE PRESIDENT TO MOVE [...] (U) Summary. On August 29, 2005, thirty-eight of the 57 members (deputies) of the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly signed a letter to President Pacheco urging him to send the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) to the legislative body immediately [...]	2005-08-31 14:58:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2047	PRESIDENT MEETS WITH COMMISSION OF EMINENT PERSONS [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 29, 2005, President Pacheco met with four of the five members of the Commission of Eminent Persons regarding their progress on reviewing the text of the U.S.-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). Franklin Chang, head of the Commission, [...]	2005-09-01 14:21:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2071	COSTA RICA: FOOD AID AND THE WTO [...] On August 29, 2005, Econoff delivered non-paper to Doris Osterlof, Vice Minister of Foreign Trade (COMEX),Melissa Delgado, Advisor to the Minister, and Ronald Obaldia of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. COMEX is the lead GOCR organization on this issue and shared the information with other [...]	2005-09-02 21:59:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECPS ECON CS WTO AID
05SANJOSE2090	STATUS OF FISCAL REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary. Three years after starting discussion of the fiscal reform bill and 3 months after voting to utilize a "fast-track" review, the Legislative Assembly members remain far away from approving the bill. Disagreements about the bill between political parties and also between the Pre [...]	2005-09-08 15:21:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2100	EFFECTS OF HURRICANE KATRINA ON COSTA RICAN [...] Summary. While Costa Rica lies far south of the devastating path that Hurricane Katrina took, some Costa Rican businesses are being impacted by its effects on the operations of the port of New Orleans. Many Costa Rican companies rely on the port as the primary doorway for importing and expo [...]	2005-09-09 22:14:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2104	STATUS OF THE PROPOSED LAW TO STRENGTHEN AND [...] (SBU) Summary. The Legislative Assembly,s Special Mixed Commission to review the Law to Strengthen and Modernize the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE) ended its 28-month tenure without coming to agreement on how to proceed with the proposed telecommunications reform law. The content [...]	2005-09-09 23:16:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2105	COSTA RICA: SIGNALS OF MORE FLEXIBILITY ON CAFTA-DR [...] (C) Summary. After attending a meeting on September 8, 2005 with various business representatives who are in favor of the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR),President Pacheco and Minister of Foreign Trade (COMEX) Manuel Gonzalez have alluded to [...]	2005-09-09 23:33:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2181	COMMISSION OF EMINENT PERSONS DELIVERS REPORT ON [...] (U) On September 16, 2005, the five-member Commission of Eminent Persons delivered its final report on the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) to President Pacheco. According to a Presidential press release of the same day, the only copy of the 6 [...]	2005-09-19 21:50:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2186	GOCR REQUESTS AND EMBASSY SUPPORTS EXTENSION OF [...] Summary: Embassy supports GOCR request to extend project of U.S. Treasury Department Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) Tax Team beyond December 31, 2005 projected termination date. End summary. 2. Charge d'Affaires received the following letter from Minister of Finance on August 26, [...]	2005-09-19 22:16:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2202	COSTA RICA: PRESIDENT PACHECO AND COMMISSION OF [...] (U) Summary. On September 20, 2005, after meeting with his cabinet and the five-member Commission of Eminent Persons, President Pacheco held a press conference to discuss the Commission's report on the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). The Pre [...]	2005-09-21 00:56:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2227	FINANCE MINISTER WANTS PRESIDENT PACHECO TO SUBMIT [...] (C) Summary. On September 21, 2005, Charge met with GOCR Finance Minister Federico Carrillo, in part, to discuss the status of the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). Carrillo was buoyed by the Commission of Eminent Persons' report on CAFTA-DR [...]	2005-09-23 20:31:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2231	COSTA RICA: THE COMMISSION OF EMINENT PERSONS [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 20 the presidential-appointed Commission of Eminent Persons (the Notables) exited the stage in a notable way; after 60 days of analyzing CAFTA-DR, they made no judgment about whether or not the treaty should be approved. The Commission, however, appeared to be unc [...]	2005-09-24 00:14:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2389	COSTA RICA AND CAFTA-DR [...] (SBU) Summary. President Pacheco continues to say he will send the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) to the Legislative Assembly. The question remains "When?" Nicaragua's recent passage of CAFTA-DR has brought increased focus by the media and [...]	2005-10-13 20:26:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2436	CID/GALLUP POLL SHOWS GROWING SUPPORT FOR CAFTA-DR [...] Summary. An October 2005 CID/GALLUP poll revealed increases in the knowledge of and support for the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) among Costa Ricans. The poll also shows that the percentage of respondents who believe CAFTA- DR will bring b [...]	2005-10-19 20:33:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2460	PRESIDENT PACHECO SENDS CAFTA-DR TO THE ASSEMBLY TO [...] (SBU) Summary. After meeting with his cabinet in the morning of October 21, 2005, President Pacheco announced that he would send the United States-Central American- Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) to the Legislative Assembly later that day to start the ratification process [...]	2005-10-21 21:48:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2508	NEW COSTA RICAN LAW MAY IMPEDE IMPORTS OF U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary. The October 25, 2005, Official Gazette published a law, effective immediately, that may effectively result in the prevention of exporting U.S. products to Costa Rica. Post is communicating with the GOCR at the Ministerial level, importers, and representatives from other count [...]	2005-10-28 16:58:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2601	MEETING WITH COSTA RICAN MINISTER OF ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary. On October 26, 2005, Charge met with Minister of Economy, Industry, and Commerce Gilberto Barrantes. Minister Barrantes commented on the status of the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) and related legislation including the propose [...]	2005-11-07 23:10:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2611	DISCUSSION OF CAFTA-DR BY PRESIDENTS BUSH AND [...] Summary: On November 5, 2005, all of the major Costa Rican dailies ran stories based on comments made by President Pacheco and Foreign Trade Minister Gonzalez about the meeting with President Bush the day before on the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (C [...]	2005-11-08 21:30:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2942	CAFTA-DR RATIFICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The debate about the Central America- Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) started in the unicameral 57-member legislature (the Assembly) on December 6, 2005 after long delays in the Costa Rican administration's decision to send the agreement to the [...]	2005-12-28 21:42:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2952	ASIAN MARKETS LEAD 2005 COSTA RICAN EXPORT GROWTH [...] Summary. The Costa Rican Trade Promotion Corporation (PROCOMER) has reported that Costa Rican exports this year through October 2005 reached USD 5.77 billion, an increase of ten percent over the same period last year. The biggest increases were realized in exports of agricultural and techno [...]	2005-12-29 21:05:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANSALVADOR2085	SALVADORANS GO POSTAL - SEEK SUPPORT FOR SEAT ON [...] Post received a letter from Governance Minister Rene Mario Figueroa dated July 5, 2005, requesting U.S. support for El Salvador's nomination to be a member of the Management Committee of the Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal (PUASP),which will be elected at the XIX PUASP Congre [...]	2005-07-22 12:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ES
05SANSALVADOR2364	SALVADORANS TO BAN ADVERTISING ON CABLE TV [...] (U) Summary: The Telecommunications and Electricity Superintendency (SIGET) is preparing a draft regulation for cable television that would ban advertising. Such a rule change will have a negative impact on the profitability of U.S.-owned AMNET, which dominates the sector. Post are concerned t [...]	2005-08-24 17:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECPS ECON ES
05SANTIAGO1427	LICENSING CONDITIONS IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS [...] This message transmits information per reftel request on licensing conditions in the Chilean telecommunications sector. 2. The GOC does not assess any fees in connection with licensing fixed line services in excess of what is necessary to cover administrative costs. 3. The GOC only im [...]	2005-06-30 12:53:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD CI
05SINGAPORE2536	SINGAPORE TIGHTENS REGULATIONS FOR MONEY CHANGING [...] Singapore's parliament on August 15 approved changes to the Money-Changing and Remittance Business Act, last amended in 2002, designed to strengthen the government's ability to combat money laundering and terrorist finance-related activities in the money-changing and remittance sector. The r [...]	2005-08-23 10:20:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EFIN ETTC ECON EINV ETRD KTFN SN
05SINGAPORE370	USTR CONCLUDES FIRST REVIEW OF U.S.-SINGAPORE FTA [...] (SBU) Summary: In their first annual review of the U.S.- Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) held February 2, representatives from the USG and GOS expressed general satisfaction with implementation of the FTA during its first year. AUSTR Barbara Weisel noted Singapore's recent efforts to e [...]	2005-02-11 01:46:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN ECPS EINV KIPR EAGR SENV SN
05TAIPEI2822	CHUNGHWA TELECOM POSTPONES PRIVATIZATION PLANS [...] (U) Summary: Chairman Ho-chen Tan told a Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) shareholders meeting on June 21 that continued concerns over employee benefits would delay until August the planned privatization of CHT through the sale of 17% of CHT shares. However, Ho-chen insisted that CHT remains committed [...]	2005-06-28 08:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD ECPS ELAB TW
05TAIPEI3048	TAIWAN IT INDUSTRY DISCUSSES STANDARDS WITH PRC [...] (C) A delegation led by opposition politicians but composed mainly of Taiwan information technology (IT) manufacturing executives visited Beijing July 5-6 to discuss industry standards with PRC officials and executives. The discussions yielded few concrete results. However, Taiwan firms agree [...]	2005-07-15 08:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS EINV ETRD PREL CH TW
05TAIPEI3195	LICENSING CONDITIONS IN THE TELECOM SECTOR [...] Reftel requested information regarding addressees telecommunications licensing regime for fixed-line networks. Although Taiwan does not require application or administrative fees for license applicants, Taiwan's licensing regime does impose conditions on entrants in the form of capital and bu [...]	2005-08-01 08:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS TW
05TAIPEI3344	TAIWAN'S GIO DEFENDS BROADCAST LICENSING POLICY [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's Government Information Office insists its July 31 decision not to renew seven television broadcast licenses was justified by these broadcasters violations of licensing terms spelled out in the 1999 Satellite Broadcasting Law. GIO dismissed allegations that the decision [...]	2005-08-11 08:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS PGOV PHUM TW TIP
05TAIPEI4107	CHUNGHWA TELECOM PRIVATIZATION MEANS BUSINESS AS [...] Summary: the privatization of Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on August 10 reduced the percentage of stock controlled by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) to 48%, but will have little practical effects in the near term on company operations. The current MOTC-appointed Board of [...]	2005-10-06 23:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ECPS TW
05TAIPEI4423	NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION BILL PASSES, [...] (C) Summary: A bill to create a National Communications Commission (NCC) was approved by Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (LY) on October 25. The bill establishes a two-step process to select 13 commissioners who will have oversight for Taiwan's telecommunications and broadcasting policy. What was [...]	2005-11-01 23:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON ETRD TW
05TAIPEI4868	AIT DIRECTOR HOSTS DINNER FOR WCIT 2006 [...] As requested reftel, AIT Director hosted a dinner December 9, 2005, in Taipei for representatives from the World Congress on Information Technology 2006 with guests from the Taiwan authorities and information technology industry. Taiwan participants included Minister of State Lin Feng-ching, [...]	2005-12-13 08:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD TW
05TAIPEI5046	CHT NETWORK MIGRATION PLANS [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. It contains business confidential information and is not for internet publication. 2. (U) Summary: Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) continues to make plans for implementing its Next Generation Network (NGN) project, but has postponed the timeline and [...]	2005-12-30 06:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD TW

05TBILISI3167	WORLD SUMMIT ON INFORMATION SOCIETY: GEORGIA [...] Per reftel, Post delivered the message to the Chairman of the Georgian National Communication Commission, Dimitri Kitoshvili, on November 3. Post delivered the demarche including the talking points and background information on the U.S. position for the World Summit on the Information Society [...]	2005-12-05 06:09:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EINT ETRD ETTC GG
05TEGUCIGALPA1825	HONDURAS CSI MOVING AHEAD [...] Following a week-long visit to review progress, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS/CBP) team reports that GOH support for the Container Security Initiative (CSI) program remains strong and preparations at Puerto Cortes continue to move forward. Team leader Mark Reich and Jacob Aguilar bri [...]	2005-09-02 22:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV PINS KMCA HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1843	SHIPPERS HIKE HONDURAN PORT FEES, SPURRING [...] (C) On August 26, the private shippers' umbrella organization -- the Central America Discussion Agreement (CADA) -- informed Honduran importers and exporters that effective September 1, shippers would raise container handling fees by USD 5-15 per container. According to CADA, this price incre [...]	2005-09-08 21:00:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT KJUS ECON ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO
05TEGUCIGALPA331	HONDURAS: ONEROUS PORT FEES COULD THREATEN [...] (C) Summary: In December 2004, the GOH National Congress approved legislation obligating the government to pay a hefty per-container fee of USD 18 for empty containers and USD 37 for loaded containers for x-ray scanning. The law dictates that the Ministry of Finance pay these fees to the servi [...]	2005-02-11 20:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO
05TEGUCIGALPA363	HONDURAS: PORT FEES: THE HONDURAN PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (C) Summary: The GOH has recently approved a USD 55 per container fee for x-ray scanning at Puerto Cortes (Ref A). This fee, if passed on to port users, would nearly double port costs, rendering the port uncompetitive and resulting in trade and investment diversion away from Honduras (Ref B). [...]	2005-02-14 20:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO
05TEGUCIGALPA399	HONDURAS: PORT FEE IMPLEMENTATION SUSPENDED [...] (U) Summary: A united private sector has succeeded in temporarily halting the entry into force of a contract for x-ray scanning at Puerto Cortes, citing the potential economic damage that the contracted fee of USD 55 per container would do to Honduran competitiveness. The respite is temporar [...]	2005-02-18 18:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO
05TEGUCIGALPA544	HONDURAS: MINFIN HINTS AT PORT FEES COMPROMISE [...] (C) On the margins of another meeting on March 4, EconChief raised the port x-ray scanning fees question (ref A) with Minister of Finance William Chong Wong, Vice Minister of Finance for Revenues Donald Dubon, Director of the Tax Service (the DEI) Jose Manuel Carcamo, and Director of Customs A [...]	2005-03-10 14:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO
05TEGUCIGALPA546	HONDURAS: PORT FEE NOT SUSPENDED AFTER ALL; [...] (C) Summary: Contrary to alleged assurances made by President Maduro on February 11 that he would suspend publication and entry into force of the controversial new contract for x-ray scanning at Puerto Cortes, the contract was published in the official Gaceta on February 15. The question of [...]	2005-03-10 14:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO
05TEGUCIGALPA646	EMBASSY SUPPORTS CSI FOR HONDURAS [...] Post strongly supports the Government of Honduras, request to be included in the next tranche of countries invited to join the Container Security Initiative (CSI). The GOH has shown an awareness of the importance of maritime security and demonstrated the political will to take the necessary s [...]	2005-03-28 12:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO
05TEGUCIGALPA769	HONDURAN PORT FEE REDUCTION AGREED TO IN PRINCIPLE [...] (C) Summary: Following a public exchange of vitriol earlier this year over port fees -- in which accusations of fraud, deception, graft, tax evasion, smuggling, and unconstitutionality were repeatedly hurled (detailed reftels) -- the GOH and private sector sat down last month to work out a mu [...]	2005-04-11 14:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO
05THEHAGUE2905	DUTCH WANT "SHARED RESPONSIBILITY" FOR INTERNET [...] (C) SUMMARY. Dutch Foreign Ministry contacts appear more receptive to USG concerns about the risks posed by the EU's recent proposal to create an "international cooperation model" for internet governance to further innovation of the Internet and freedom of information issues. Working-level [...]	2005-10-26 12:17:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS KIPR NL EUN
05TUNIS1458	GOT REACTION TO ICANN POLICY; WSIS RELATED ISSUES: [...] THE AMBASSADOR MET WITH GOT MINISTER OF COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES MONTASSAR OUAILI JULY 6 TO DISCUSS THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT'S RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DECISION TO RETAIN OVERSIGHT AND VETO POWER ON THE INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBERS (ICANN.) OUAILI WAS LESS CONCERNED [...]	2005-07-05 14:34:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ECPS TS EDRC
05VIENNA2118	LICENSING CONDITIONS IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR - [...] Post discussed reftel questions with Martin Lukanowicz, Director of the Business Analysis Division in the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Regulator (RTR). 2. With regard to fixed line service in Austria, Lukanowicz stated that there are no licensing fees, no capitalization or bonding [...]	2005-06-24 11:16:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD EU AU
05VIENNA2530	AUSTRIA: TELECOMS UPDATE [...] tele.ring, the successful Austrian mobile phone subsidiary of Western Wireless is for sale following Alltel's takeover of Western Wireless. Interest in tele.ring has dropped noticeably after the Lower Austrian state government imposed a new tax on mobile phone masts effective January 1, 2006 [...]	2005-07-27 14:24:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD EU AU
05VIENNA2696	AUSTRIAN SUBSIDIARY OF WESTERN WIRELESS SOLD [...] On August 9, T-Mobile, a subsidiary of the German Telekom's T-Mobile group, bought tele.ring, the successful Austrian mobile phone subsidiary of Alltel/Western Wireless, for Euro 1.3 billion. With the purchase of tele.ring, T-Mobile solidified its place as the number two mobile pho [...]	2005-08-11 06:49:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD EU AU
05VIENNA3594	WSIS - AUSTRIA BACKS EU POSITION, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GoA backs the EU position on Internet governance, but stresses the private sector predominance. The GoA does not aim at a change of the existing Internet governance structure, but seeks a problem solving mechanism in form of a "public private partnership." END SUMMARY. 2. [...]	2005-11-09 13:00:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD ECON EINT ETTC AU
05WARSAW4065	POLAND: AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON NEW [...] (U) Ambassador called on new Minister of Transport and Construction, Jerzy Polaczek, on December 9 to discuss the new government's plans for speeding up infrastructure development. Minister Polaczek commenting that his first priority was to ensure that he spent the government's resources wi [...]	2005-12-16 15:31:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAIR ECPS ELTN PREL PL
05WARSAW4079	PIS MAKES PLAY FOR PUBLIC MEDIA [...] (U) On December 16th Law and Justice (PIS) moved to change the National Broadcasting law and effectively seize political and, consequently, editorial control of Polish Public Television (TVP) and Radio (PR). The amendment was fast-tracked through Parliament (same day reading and voting with n [...]	2005-12-20 14:50:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS KPAO PGOV PREL PL
05WELLINGTON161	SECTION 1377 TELECOM REVIEW -- NEW ZEALAND [...] (U) Is there a ratio between rates charged for termination of fixed networks and rates charged for termination on mobile networks that reflects the disparate costs of the different networks? The New Zealand government is unable to provide such a ratio. While fixed network termination rates [...]	2005-02-23 04:55:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON ETRD PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON461	NEW ZEALAND MOVES CLOSER TO CUTTING MOBILE [...] Summary: New Zealand's two mobile-phone service providers are a step closer to being ordered to lower the fees they charge to complete calls into the country on their networks -- fees that are among the highest of OECD nations. The Commerce Commission on June 9 issued its final report on its [...]	2005-06-12 18:59:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD NZ
05WELLINGTON491	NEW ZEALAND - RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR LICENSING [...] (SBU) Wellington Charge spoke about reftel questions to Kester Gordon, Senior Advisor, Telecommunications and Postal Policy Group for the New Zealand Ministry of Economic Development. We received the following responses on June 22, 2005: 2. (U) With regards to the first question on fee as [...]	2005-06-23 00:42:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD EU NZ
05WELLINGTON538	LAWSUIT MAY DELAY DECISION ON MOBILE TERMINATION [...] New Zealand's two mobile-phone service providers have gone to court to challenge the Commerce Commission's recommendation that the government begin regulating land-to- mobile phone charges. The court case throws into uncertainty what had been an expected decision by the Minister of Communica [...]	2005-07-12 01:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD NZ
05WELLINGTON616	NEW ZEALAND WATCHDOG TOLD TO RECONSIDER CURBS ON [...] (U) New Zealand's communications minister wants a review of a Commerce Commission recommendation that would reduce the high fees that mobile phone companies charge to terminate calls on their networks. 2. (U) Communications Minister Cunliffe on August 9 asked that the commission reconsider [...]	2005-08-12 05:54:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON ETRD NZ
05WELLINGTON899	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BRUCE ROMANO [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Bruce Romano, associate chief, Office of Engineering and Technology, Federal Communications Commission, to travel to Rotorua, New Zealand, from November 19-25, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend and participate in the Spectrum [...]	2005-11-20 23:16:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ECPS ETRD NZ
05YEREVAN1921	NO GOAM POSITION YET: WORLD SUMMIT ON THE [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-31 09:52:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD ECON EINT ETTC AM
05ZAGREB1819	WSIS: CROATIA OF ITS OWN MIND, BUT WILL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the GOC supports evolutionary change in internet management and the use of existing institutions to continue the dialogue about internet governance, Croatia will most likely support the eventual EU position at the WSIS. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Deputy State Secreta [...]	2005-11-14 11:34:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD ECON EINT ETTC
06ABUDHABI1775	UAE TELECOM UPDATES [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 19, econoff met with Mohammed Gheyath, Technical Affairs Manager of the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA),to discuss UAE telecom initiatives. Gheyath said the TRA is planning to allow a third internet service provider (ISP) in the UAE and is also consideri [...]	2006-05-02 07:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECIN PHUM ECON AE
06ABUDHABI2016	UAE FTA: UAEG OFFICIALS RAISE CONCERNS< BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 14, during the UAE-Korean Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Forum held in Abu Dhabi, Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Governmental Sector Development and the head of the UAE Telecommunications Supreme Committee, told the English language daily Gulf [...]	2006-05-16 09:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECPS ECIN ECON AE
06ABUDHABI2348	UAE REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) The Embassy received via diplomatic note May 28 the UAE,s request for U.S. support for their nomination to the International Telecommunication Union Council (ITU). 2. (U) Begin text of diplomatic note: The Ministry has the honor to inform the Embassy that the UAE has achieved a distin [...]	2006-06-07 10:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS AORC AE
06ABUDHABI3404	AL MANAR NEXT STEPS [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-23 13:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO ECPS ETTC PREL PTER AE
06ABUDHABI3623	INTERNATIONAL MOBILE SATELLITE ORGANIZATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-13 11:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECPS EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS AE
06ABUDHABI3631	UAE UPDATE ON SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL MOBILE [...] (SBU) Ref A reports the probable support of the UAE for Steven Lett's candidacy to head the International Mobile Satellite Organization. Subsequent to that exchange, and in response to a diplomatic note which had been submitted to the MFA prior to our September 5 meeting, the MFA has responde [...]	2006-09-14 10:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECPS EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS AE
06ABUDHABI4221	IMO DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UAEG [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-07 14:10:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO AE
06ABUJA1428	TELECOMMUNICATIONS STRIKE IMPACT [...] Summary. The strike at state-owned NITEL continued on June 9 to have significant effects on communications and business in Nigeria. The workers went on strike June 4 over salaries overdue since February. A union official said the strike would continue until all outstanding wages, totaling 4 [...]	2006-06-09 14:37:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ELAB ECON ETRD EINV PGOV NI
06ABUJA1447	NIGERIA TELECOM STRIKE CONTINUES JUNE 12 [...] Summary. The strike at state-owned NITEL over unpaid wages continued on June 12, with no sign of an imminent resolution. The labor action also continued to have significant effects on communications and business in Nigeria. Internet access remained almost impossible, and many local and inte [...]	2006-06-13 06:14:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ELAB ECON ETRD EINV PGOV NI
06ABUJA1517	NIGERIA TELECOM STRIKE ENDS BRIEFLY, RESUMES [...] Summary. The strike shutting down NITEL ended the evening of June 13, then resumed the afternoon of June 14 as NITEL workers again walked off the job. A new union, the National Association of Telecommunications Employees, termed as inadequate the GON's offer of 1.7 billion naira (about $13.3 [...]	2006-06-16 06:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ELAB ECON ETRD EINV PGOV NI
06ABUJA1773	NIGERIA'S SALE OF NITEL COMPLETES LARGEST PRIVATIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Nigeria's Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) sold on July 3 a 75% stake in the state-owned Nigerian Telecommunications (NITEL) Limited and its M-Tel subsidiary to Nigeria's Transcorp for $750 million in a negotiated sales process. This is Nigeria's biggest privatization deal so [...]	2006-07-11 12:39:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV EIND PGOV NI
06ABUJA1843	NIGERIA TRANSCORP'S PURCHASE OF NITEL IN JEOPARDY [...] Summary. Nigeria's Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) sold on July 3 a 75% stake in the state-owned Nigerian Telecommunications (NITEL) Limited and its M-Tel subsidiary to Nigeria's Transcorp for $750 million in a negotiated sales process. Transcorp failed to meets its terms of purchase, inc [...]	2006-07-18 13:12:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINV EIND PGOV NI
06ABUJA2772	ABUJA DELIVERS DIPLOMATIC NOTES ON ITU CONFERENCE [...] Embassy Abuja delivered on October 17 reftel diplomatic notes to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),with a courtesy copy to the Ministry of Communications. The MFA had no immediate response. FUREY [...]	2006-10-18 15:39:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS ITU NI
06ABUJA668	A TALE OF TWO ECONOMIES [...] (C) Summary: A walk through the statistics and discussion with the IMF,s resident representative in Nigeria has helped to clarify the dichotomy between Nigeria's recent dramatic improvements in macroeconomic stability and the economic stress felt by most Nigerians. Nigeria,s economic policy re [...]	2006-03-24 18:32:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV EPET ECPS NI
06ACCRA2212	GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM INITIATIVE: RESPONSE TO [...] Summary. In response to reftel, Post has identified ten USAID projects and one Public Affairs Section (PAS) projects that directly promote access to, and use of, the internet in Ghana. All of the programs mentioned have been completed, except the Last Mile Initiative and the PAS program. Most [...]	2006-09-20 09:42:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECPS GH PHUM
06ACCRA2842	GHANA: DEMARCHE ON INT,L MARITIME ORGANIZATION,S [...] EconOff delivered reftel demarche to two representatives of the Ghana Maritime Authority scheduled to attend the IMO Maritime Safety Committee meeting in Istanbul: Mrs. Bernadette Esa Chinery-Hesse, Board Secretary; and Captain E.B. Komeng, Maritime Security Coordinator. Both were highly supp [...]	2006-11-28 10:14:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ANET AORC ECPS EU EWWT GH IMO INMARSAT KTIA
06ACCRA590	GOG REQUEST FOR USG SUPPORT FOT GHANAIAN CANDITATE [...] (U) Summary: Post has received a dipnote from the MFA asking for USG support of Ghana's candidate for Deputy Secretary General of the International Telecommunications SIPDIS Union (ITU). The full text of the note is included in para 2. Post reccomends against/against supporting this reque [...]	2006-03-13 17:27:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EINV ECPS GH
06ACCRA836	GHANA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FEBRUARY - MARCH 2006 [...] (U) This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for February and March 2006. The issues covered are: -- Dole subsidiary inaugurates one million tree banana farm -- Communications Minister's comments on future of Westel -- ADM plans construction of a cocoa processin [...]	2006-04-11 11:36:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EAGR ECPS EAID ETRD GH
06AITTAIPEI797	CHINESE TAIPEI WILL SUPPORT US REQUEST ON ONLINE [...] AIT delivered reftel talking points and passed reftel draft text of the collective agreement to counterparts at Taiwan's Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) on March 8. BOFT Deputy Director, Multilateral Trade Affairs Office, Amelia Day responded March 10 that Chinese Taipei would be willing to c [...]	2006-03-12 22:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ETRD
06AITTAIPEI984	TAIWAN'S NCC STRUGGLES TO BUILD ORGANIZATION, [...] (SBU) Summary: The National Communications Commission was officially appointed February 22. In its first days, it has struggled with organizational issues and turf disputes and has overturned a controversial decision on broadcast cable licenses. In a further attempt to bolster the NCC's cre [...]	2006-03-24 03:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS TW
06ALMATY3242	KAZAKHSTAN: INFORMATION RESPONSE FOR INTIATIVE ON [...] The following information, provided by USAID Almaty in response to reftel request, represents existing programs that support Internet freedom. Total funding levels are listed. A. Project Name: Information and Communication Technology Statistics Improvement Recipient: Kazakhstan Agency o [...]	2006-09-15 00:49:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT EAID PHUM KZ
06ANKARA1256	TURKEY: TELECOM/IT SECTOR CLAMORING FOR MORE [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the privatization last July of Turkey's fixed line telecom company Turk Telekom, operators are urging the Telecommunications Regulatory Board to move more quickly in licensing cable and new technologies and to augment competition. Still dominant Turk Telekom's new man [...]	2006-03-10 15:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINT EINV TU
06ANKARA2643	TURKEY RESPONSES ON ITU CANDIDACIES [...] Embassy submitted a diplomatic note on March 30 to relay the U.S. request for Turkey's support for the U.S. candidate Julie Napier Zoller for the ITU Radio Regulations Board (Ref A). The GOT MFA responded by diplomatic note on April 24 that "it would give its most careful consideration" to th [...]	2006-05-11 12:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS TU
06ANKARA5032	TURKEY RESPONSE ON DEMARCHE FOR USG CANDIDATE LETT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-01 08:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS
06ANKARA6055	TURKEY TELECOM LIBERALIZATION IN PROGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey's telecom sector has achieved a number of important milestones: including creation of a semi-independent regulatory authority and privatization of Turk Telekom (and earlier termination of its monopoly in fixed line infrastructure and voice services). However, liberaliza [...]	2006-10-20 05:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINT EINV TU
06ANKARA6480	ITU PLENIPOTENTIARY: REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO SIGN THE [...] This is an action message. See paragraph 3. Post is transmitting this on behalf of the U.S. delegation to the ITU meeting in Antalya. 2. Summary and Action Request: The U.S. Delegation to the 2006 Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union has achieved its [...]	2006-11-22 12:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS AORC TU
06ASHGABAT349	TURKMENISTAN: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE ITU RADIO [...] Embassy Ashgabat delivered the reftel text supporting the candidacy of Julie Napier Zoller for the ITU Radio Regulations Board by diplomatic note 320/06 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 31. Post does not anticipate information on who will lead the Government of Turkmenistan's del [...]	2006-04-04 10:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS
06ASHGABAT985	GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM INFORMATION FROM TURKMENISTAN [...] Project Name: Central Asian Program on AIDS Control in Vulnerable Populations Recipient: Republican AIDS Center and the National Coordinating Committee. Project Description: To develop and test approaches and models for increasing coverage of vulnerable HIV/AIDS populations. IT Comp [...]	2006-09-18 12:36:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT EIAD PHUM TX
06ASTANA456	KAZAKHSTAN WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY AT ITU [...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche October 31 to Rizat Nurshabekov, Deputy Chairman of the Agency for Informatization and Communications. Nurshabekov was receptive to the message and said that Kazakhstan will support the U.S. election to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council [...]	2006-11-03 11:21:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS ITU KZ
06ASTANA605	KAZAKHSTANI POSITIONS AT ITU PLENIPOTENTIARY [...] (SBU) In response to diplomatic notes prepared according to reftel instructions, the Kazakhstani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) informed the Embassy on November 7 that Kazakhstan would support the U.S. candidacy to the International Telecommunications Union Council (ITU) at the ITU Plenipot [...]	2006-11-20 09:47:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECPS ITU KZ
06ATHENS426	GOG ASKING FOR INTERIM SECRETARIAT FOR IGF; [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (U) Summary: Greek Minister of Communication Liapis informed Ambassador that Greece is requesting U.S. support in getting the U.N. to establish an interim secretariat for the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) that will be able to answer [...]	2006-02-14 14:21:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS GR
06ATHENS454	GREECE'S LARGEST BALKAN INVESTOR: THE HELLENIC [...] (SBU) Summary. At a time when many Greeks tout their country's expanding economic influence in the Balkans, it is worthwhile trying to pin down exactly what this means. At the official level, the GoG has pledged USD 550 million for the Balkan Reconstruction Fund. As a subsequent message will [...]	2006-02-16 15:26:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EFIN PREL GR
06BAGHDAD1560	SECTARIAN CONCERNS AT IMN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 4 meeting, Presidential media advisor Hiwa Osman and former Iraqi Media Network (IMN) Directors General Ahmad al-Rikaby and Jalal al-Mashta told Poloff that media will be just as important to stemming violence in Iraq as the security portfolio. They lamented the growing [...]	2006-05-10 19:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPAS ECPS IZ
06BAGHDAD2368	COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER LUKEWARM ON PRIVATIZATION; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Communications Minister Muhammad Allawi informed us that the current contracts for Iraq's mobile telephone service providers have been extended through the end of September, delaying the opening of the market to outside competitors. He said he supports privatization conceptu [...]	2006-07-06 07:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINV IZ
06BAGHDAD4231	PRT TIKRIT: GOI CENSURES TV STATION IN SALAH AD DIN [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Following the November 5 verdict announcement in the first Saddam Hussein trial, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) at the direction of the Prime Minister directed Salah ad Din (SaD) Governor Hamad Hamoud al Shakti to close the Coali [...]	2006-11-14 10:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECPS KPAO IZ
06BAGHDAD554	Freedom of Speech in Iraq 2006, Part I: [...] (U) This is the first in a series of cables that will address the media environment in Iraq in early 2006. Embassy PAS will review positive developments since liberation in 2003 (outlined below); examine popular attitudes on the limits of free speech; assess the Iraqi public broadcaster; [...]	2006-02-22 03:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC PHUM KMDR ECON EAID ECPS IZ
06BAKU1666	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON INTERNATIONAL MARITIME [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-16 06:18:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT EU
06BAKU541	IRAN JAMMING AZERBAIJANI TV SIGNALS [...] (SBU) The owners of independent ANS TV (by far the most independent channel in Azerbaijan) told PAO that Iran has been jamming its broadcasts in southern Azerbaijan for months. The owners said that ANS had switched frequencies once or twice but the Iranians, with much more powerful transmitt [...]	2006-04-07 13:56:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PROP ECPS IR AJ
06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN459	BRUNEI: INMARSAT CANDIDATE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) DCM delivered reftel demarche in support of the U.S. candidate for INMARSAT Director Steven Lett to USA Desk Officer at the MFAT Arni Abu Bakar on September 7. No response was given. SKODON [...]	2006-09-11 04:21:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED	KHLS AORC ECPS EWWT BX
06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN559	BRUNEI RESPONSE TO ITU PLENIPOTENTIARY [...] Embassy delivered reftel request to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on October 20 with a courtesy copy to the Ministry of Communications. 2. MFAT Acting Deputy Director Haji Naaim Mohd Salleh of International Organizations Department informed embassy that Brunei supports both the [...]	2006-11-01 08:42:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS ITU BX
06BANGKOK115	THAI TELECOM SECTOR REFORM: NTC ISSUES LICENSES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Thailand,s telecom sector has long been defined by the co-existence of its state owned enterprises TOT and CAT, and several private companies doing business under concessions granted by the state owned enterprises (SOEs). While the concessions brought competition into the Thai [...]	2006-01-06 12:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS EINV ECON TH
06BANGKOK3435	THAI TELECOM ROUNDUP: MERGE OR DIE? [...] SUMMARY: The takeover of Thailand's two leading mobile phone providers by foreign companies and the political crisis unleashed by the prime minister's family's sale of its stake in Shin Corporation to Temasek of Singapore has fundamentally altered the context of both the telecom business and r [...]	2006-06-07 08:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ECPS EINT TH
06BANGKOK538	THAILAND'S DEAL OF THE CENTURY: TEMASEK BUYS OUT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 23, 2006, Singapore,s Temasek Holdings announced the largest corporate takeover in Thailand,s history: the 73.3 billion baht (USD 3 billion) purchase of the 49.6 percent stake in Thailand,s Shin Corp Plc (Shin) held by members of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra,s f [...]	2006-01-27 10:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS EINV ECON SN TH
06BANGKOK5741	EU PROPOSING WTO ARGUMENT AGAINST THAI TELECOM REGS [...] This is an action request, see paragraph 8. 2. Jean-Jacques Bouflet, Minister-Counselor for Economic Affairs at the EU Mission to Bangkok, called representatives from the Australian, Singapore, Japanese, Norwegian and US embassies for a meeting on September 18 seeking joint or coordinated a [...]	2006-09-18 08:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS EINV TH
06BANGKOK5742	EU PROPOSING WTO ARGUMENT AGAINST THAI TELECOM REGS [...] This is an action request, see paragraph 8. 2. Jean-Jacques Bouflet, Minister-Counselor for Economic Affairs at the EU Mission to Bangkok, called representatives from the Australian, Singapore, Japanese, Norwegian and US embassies for a meeting on September 18 seeking joint or coordinated a [...]	2006-09-18 09:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS EINV TH
06BEIJING12988	VOIP IN CHINA - NOT UNTIL CHINA's TELECOM [...] (SBU) Summary: Enthusiasm in China for Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) was evidenced by over 1,400 registered attendees at a June 14-16 China VoIP Conference & Expo in Beijing. While VoIP technology is mature and software like Skype is but a download away, China's VoIP companies are face [...]	2006-06-20 03:39:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECPS PGOV ASEC WTRO CH
06BEIJING13684	VOIP: A CASE STUDY OF CHINA'S INTERNECINE PROFIT [...] (SBU) Summary: In an informal interview during the June 14-16 China VoIP Conference & Expo in Beijing with Dr. Kan Kaili, Director of the Policy and Development Institute of Information Industries at Beijing University of Post and Telecommunications, he likened the profit wars between China's [...]	2006-06-28 00:32:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECPS PGOV ASEC WTRO CH
06BEIJING14062	WHITE PAPER ON RFID TECHNOLOGY RELEASED [...] (SBU) Summary: The recent release of the "White Paper on China's Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology and Policy" has raised questions within both industry and government as to which path China will choose as it tries to develop yet another standard with world-wide trade implicati [...]	2006-07-05 05:24:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECPS PGOV ASEC WTRO CH
06BEIJING15110	3G: NO LICENCES IN SIGHT BUT PLENTY OF ENTHUSIAM [...] (SBU) Summary: A recent conference in Beijing brought together an enthusiastic international group of academics and software and hardware vendors who agree that China is ready for 3G, although it is still unclear what the "killer application" will be. The key challenge the industry faces is [...]	2006-07-20 06:03:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECPS PGOV ASEC WTRO CH
06BEIRUT1342	LEBANESE RESPONSE TO U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ITU RADIO [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-02 08:50:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS LE
06BEIRUT3394	LEBANON: NEA DAS DANIN MEETING WITH TELECOMS [...] (C) On October 18, visiting NEA DAS Robert Danin, Charge and Econoff met with Lebanese Telecoms Minister and March 14 Group activist Marwan Hamadeh. Hamadeh said that the March 14 group's recently reviewed its goals, noting that Lebanon risks returning to a pre-Hariri assassination political [...]	2006-10-19 16:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ENRG MARR PGOV PREL PTER LE EU
06BELGRADE1058	MOF Presents Candidate for Radio [...] (U) On June 15, 2006, the Embassy received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs a request to support the re-election of Momcilo Simic, Assistant Minister for Capital Investments of the Republic of Serbia, to the Radio Regulations Board of the Council of the International Telecommunications Un [...]	2006-07-04 08:27:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS PREL SR
06BELGRADE1258	MOBI 63 SOLD FOR EUR 1.513 BILLION [...] On August 1, the largest Norwegian mobile operator Telenor signed the sales agreement with the Government of Serbia (GOS) to buy Serbian mobile operator Mobi 63 (former Mobtel) for EUR 1.513 billion. Telenor won the televised auction organized the day before, competing with Austrian Mobilkom [...]	2006-08-09 11:08:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EFIN PGOV BTIO KPRV SR
06BELGRADE401	FINANCE MINISTER ON INVESTMENT ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Polt met with Finance Minister Mladjan Dinkic on March 7 to raise several issues involving U.S. investors and economic policy. Dinkic pledged to be helpful in resolving issues related to U.S. Steel and the gas shortages that are affecting production at the company. H [...]	2006-03-14 11:10:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ECPS ENRG EINV KIPR SR MW
06BELGRADE673	SERBIAN TELECOMS REGULATOR OFF TO A ROCKY START [...] Two years after the passage of the Serbian Law on Telecommunications, the Republic Telecommunications Agency was established and finally became operational on December 19, 2005. Shortly after its inception, however, the Government of Serbia (GOS) suspended the Agency's license- monitoring fu [...]	2006-05-03 08:44:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS PGOV EFIN BTIO KPRV KCOR SR MW
06BERLIN3202	GERMANY SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ITU COUNCIL [...] In response to the diplomatic notes relayed to German government as instructed in reftel, post recently received two Notes Verbal, both dated October 16. The first Note Verbal confirmed German support for the U.S. candidacy to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council in the up [...]	2006-11-02 14:19:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS ITU GM
06BISHKEK1307	INFORMATION RESPONSE FOR INITIATIVE ON GLOBAL [...] (U) The following information, provided by USAID Bishkek, represents existing programs that contribute to the goals of Internet freedom. Funding levels listed are for the Information Technology (IT) components only. ECONOMIC GROWTH --------------- A. Project Name: Commercial Law Proje [...]	2006-09-12 10:31:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT EAID PHUM KG
06BOGOTA2936	COLOMBIAN TELECOM SECTOR OVERVIEW [...] (Summary) The telecommunications sector is a major contributor to Colombia's recent economic expansion. Telecom sector growth and investment have been substantial in recent years, driven by a sizeable increase in the mobile services market, but Colombia needs to do more to augment internet s [...]	2006-03-31 22:17:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON ECPS CO
06BRASILIA1080	PROFILE OF BRAZILIAN INTERNET MARKET 2006 - USAGE EXPANDS, [...] SUMMARY: While overall usage rates remain relatively low - only 14 percent of the population use the internet - Brazilians are increasingly active online, in terms of the total internet user base, and how much time each of these users spends online. Social networking has become the most popular [...]	2006-06-02 15:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS PGOV ECON EINT XM BR
06BRASILIA1119	UPDATE ON GPS IN BRAZIL [...] Summary: Mission Brazil is facilitating the participation of NOAA's Jason Kim, Senior Policy Analyst in NOAA's Office of Space Commercialization, as a speaker in the GEOBrasil Summit scheduled for July 18-20 in Sao Paulo, and is supporting the GIWG (GPS International Working Group) in gathering [...]	2006-06-06 18:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA TSPL ECPS KSCA BR
06BRASILIA1355	BRAZILIAN COPYRIGHT OFFICE SEEKS AN ALTERNATIVE PATH ON IPR [...] (SBU) Summary. Recently, Econ and FCS personnel met with officials at Brazil's Copyright Office (organizationally, located within the Ministry Culture) to discuss Brazil's emerging policy on IPR and digital inclusion issues. This meeting was to follow-up on an earlier, June 7 session between [...]	2006-07-05 19:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECPS BR
06BRASILIA1922	BRAZIL: SECRETARY'S INITIATIVE ON GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM [...] This cable responds to reftel request for information on USAID programs in Brazil that would be supportive of the Global Internet Freedom "GIFT" objectives. The three USAID programs described below have a significant internet access component: A. Project Name: Youth Employability Program R [...]	2006-09-12 19:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT EAID PHUM BR
06BRASILIA2272	BRAZILIAN MEDIA REACTION TO U.S. SPACE POLICY [...] The following are excerpts from two recent media articles. Neither indicate that the Brazilians are contemplating a closer relationship with the United States in issues relating to space. "The Masters of Space", Correio Brasiliense, October 22, 2006 The United States made public its first s [...]	2006-10-30 15:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA TSPL ECPS KSCA BR
06BRASILIA473	DELIVERED: PIRATING OF DOD SATELLITE NETWORKS BY [...] Per reftel, on March 10, econoff met with ANATEL (Brazil's FCC equivalent) Superintendent of Radio Frequency and Monitoring Edilson Ribeiro dos Santos, Regional Monitoring Supervisor Antonio Zanoni and Spectrum Control Manager Itamar Paes. Based on their previous conversations with Washington [...]	2006-03-10 18:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS BR
06BRASILIA578	VICE-MINISTER OF JUSTICE OPEN TO COOPERATION ON IPR PIRACY, [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 17, FCS Senior Commercial Officer (SCO) and Commercial Attache met with National Secretary of Public Safety Luiz Fernando Correa to discuss pending bilateral trade issues. In this friendly hour-long meeting Correa proved open to cooperation with the USG on: a) combatin [...]	2006-03-22 19:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP KIPR KCRM ASEC ECPS EAIR BR
06BRASILIA587	BRAZIL - DIGITAL TELEVISION: NEXT STEPS AFTER THE MARCH 17 [...] (SBU) Summary. Reporting on Ambassador Gross' Digital Video Conference (DVC) advocating adoption of the ATSC digital television standard focused primarily on the questions raised regarding the reliability of the European and Japanese "offers" to build a semiconductor factory in Brazil and highl [...]	2006-03-23 10:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EIND OPRC BR
06BRASILIA588	MINISTRY OF JUSTICE OPEN TO COOPERATION ON IPR PIRACY, [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 17, FCS Senior Commercial Officer (SCO) and Commercial Attache met with National Secretary of Public Safety Luiz Fernando Correa to discuss pending bilateral trade issues. In this friendly hour-long meeting Correa proved open to cooperation with the USG on: a) combatin [...]	2006-03-23 10:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP KIPR KCRM ASEC ECPS EAIR BR
06BRASILIA603	BRAZILIAN VICE-PRESIDENT ALENCAR HELPS LAUNCH THE [...] (SBU) Summary. Brazilian Vice-President Jose Alencar's March 19-24 trip to Shanghai and Beijing generated little notice here as both the public and the press instead devoted their attention to domestic issues. While in years past the creation of the China-Brazil High-Level Committee on Con [...]	2006-03-27 16:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS EAGR KIPR PGOV PREL BR CH
06BRASILIA687	BRAZIL INTERDICTS DOD SATELLITE PIRATERS [...] Action Request - paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) ANATEL regulator Itamar Barreto Paes contacted post on April 7 with a read-out on ANATEL actions to stop the pirating of DOD satellite signals, per Reftel A. First, Brazilian authorities monitored the specific frequency at issue according to the info [...]	2006-04-10 15:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON BR
06BRASILIA891	CHOICE OF DIGITAL TELEVISION STANDARD STILL ON HOLD [...] (U) During recent weeks the issue of which standard the Brazilian government will embrace for digital television (DTV) has faded from public view as President Lula has (so far) declined to endorse the recent MOU signed with the Japanese. Meanwhile, continued technical progress by industry on [...]	2006-05-08 18:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EIND BR
06BRIDGETOWN178	BARBADOS BUDGET - PM PLEDGES TAX CUTS AND ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur presented his government's 2006 economic and financial policies in a January 16 speech to parliament. PM Arthur pledged to lower energy costs, cut taxes, boost pensions, and prop up manufacturing. Most of the budget seems practical and will [...]	2006-01-27 18:12:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EIND ECPS SENV ENRG PINR BB
06BRIDGETOWN2017	BARBADOS WILL SUPPORT ZOLLER FOR ITU RADIO [...] The following response to Diplomatic Note No. 397 was received 15 November. Begin Text No.IR/2006/284 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to refer to the latter's note n [...]	2006-11-16 22:17:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS PREL BB
06BRIDGETOWN205	CINGULAR WIRELESS - BARBADOS HOLDS UP SALE TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Barbados has demanded all cellular phone companies adopt the Barbados specific Home Network Indicator (HNI) Code. By doing so prior to the approval of the pending sale of Cingular's Barbados business to Digicel, the government will force Cingular to comply by [...]	2006-01-31 13:39:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV BB
06BRIDGETOWN603	DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE ITU RADIO [...] Embassy Bridgetown has delivered the demarche on the U.S. Candidate for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio Regulations Board to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda (Diplomatic Note No. 396),Barbados (Diplomatic Note No. 397),Dominica [...]	2006-04-07 11:59:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS XL

06BRIDGETOWN647	DELIVERED: U.S. CANDICACY FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] Embassy Bridgetown delivered the demarche on the U.S. Candidacy for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council Seat to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda (Diplomatic Note No. 364),Barbados (Diplomatic Note No. 365),Dominica (Diplomatic Note [...]	2006-04-13 15:40:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS AORC XL
06BUENOSAIRES1148	ARGENTINA SUPPORTS USG POSITION ON IMSO, IN [...] Econoff presented reftel talking points to Maritime Affairs Counselor Ariel Gonzalez of the Foreign Ministry's Office of Legal Counsel on May 18. Gonzalez responded that the GOA agrees, in principle, with the positions the USG is supporting in the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) [...]	2006-05-19 16:51:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD TSPL KCIP KSCA KSTC EINT ETTC IMO
06BUENOSAIRES1600	ARGENTINA PROPOSES ITU QUID PRO QUO [...] Reftel directed the Embassy to seek the GOA's support for reelecting the U.S. to the ITU Council at the ITU's November 2006 meeting. That message was delivered March 2006. 2. The Argentine MFA has responded with a diplomatic note containing a proposal for reciprocal assistance. That is, [...]	2006-07-19 15:47:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS AORC AR
06CAIRO1288	GOE OFFERS TENDER DOCUMENT FOR THIRD MOBILE [...] (SBU) The GOE's National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) on February 19 made available instructions for bidders on the proposed third mobile telephone licence (reftel). According to press reports, as of February 27, 17 companies had purchased the tender document, or the "Networ [...]	2006-03-01 10:44:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINT EINV ETRD EG KGIT
06CAIRO324	GOE RESPONDS TO SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT DEMARCHE [...] Responsible Authority: Which organizations are involved in spectrum management in your country? To whom are they responsible - executive branch, legislative branch, military - or are they autonomous? NTRA, which operates based on the telecommunications law (Law No. 10 of 2003) through a [...]	2006-01-22 08:26:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EG
06CAIRO3435	GOE RESPONDS TO DEMARCHE ON ICANN MANAGEMENT OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-05 12:27:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EINT ETRD ETTC EG
06CAIRO4142	EGYPT: ETISALAT CONSORTIUM WINS THIRD MOBILE [...] (U) Emirati telecommunications corporation Etisalat, in partnership with the Egyptian Post Office, the Commercial International Bank of Egypt (CIB),and the National Bank of Egypt, on July 4 won the auction for Egypt's third mobile license, pledging to pay a whopping LE 16.7 billion (USD 2.91 [...]	2006-07-05 11:43:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINT EINV ETRD EG KCOR KGIT
06CAIRO5270	AL MANAR NEXT STEPS [...] (S) Ref B and previous messages report our campaign against Al Manar on NileSat over the past year. When circumstances permit, we will resume our advocacy with every influential top official. Further discussion with the GOE at this time regarding removing Al Manar broadcasts from NileSat would not [...]	2006-08-22 16:21:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	ECPS ETTC KPAO PREL PTER XF EG
06CAIRO5287	EGYPT: THIRD MOBILE LICENSE AGREEMENT SIGNED [...] (U) Summary: The National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA) recently signed a licensing agreement with Egyptian-Emirati consortium Etisalat for operation of Egypt's third mobile phone system. Etisalat paid LE 16.7 billion ($2.9 billion) for the license, a sum that will have a sig [...]	2006-08-23 13:38:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINT EINV ETRD EG KCOR KGIT
06CAIRO6035	GOOGLE'S VIEWS ON EGYPT'S ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT, [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 14, Google,s Regional Manager for the Middle East and North Africa Sherif Iskander gave econoff an overview of Google,s business in the region and opined optimistically about the improvement of Egypt,s business environment and economy, though with some reservations [...]	2006-09-26 08:25:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINT EINV ETRD KCOR KGIT PHUM EG CH
06CAIRO776	GOE ANNOUNCES ICT INITIATIVES, TIMELINE FOR MOBILE [...] (U) At the tenth annual Cairo Information and Communications Technology (ICT) trade fair on February 5, Minister of Communications and Information Technology Dr. Tarek Kamel made several announcements of note: - The GOE would issue the long-awaited Request For Proposals (RFP) to license [...]	2006-02-09 13:10:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINT EINV ETRD EG KGIT
06CARACAS614	BRV REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR ITU COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] (U) This is an action request. Post requests Department guidance to respond to the BRV diplomatic note No. 269 in para (2) dated January 25, 2006 requesting USG support Venezuela's candidacy for re-election as a member of the International Telecommunications Union council. A copy of the note [...]	2006-03-08 13:40:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS VE
06CASABLANCA1308	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MARITIME SAFETY ISSUES [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, Econoff delivered talking points regarding the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) role in two maritime safety and security programs to Mohamed Marzagui, Chief of the Division of Maritim [...]	2006-11-22 15:49:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO
06CHIANGMAI169	COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS RE-OPEN TO SELF-CENSORSHIP [...] Summary. Community radio stations have returned to the airwaves nearly two weeks after Third Army leaders ordered local stations to close. The temporary closure was aimed at stifling potential counter-coup organizers in former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's northern power base. Station ow [...]	2006-10-03 09:58:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECPS KPAO TH
06COLOMBO1142	SRI LANKA SHUTS DOWN MAIN PAY TV OPERATORS [...] (U) Summary: A sudden clampdown on two of the biggest companies offering pay TV services in Sri Lanka has caused distress to investors and thousands of subscribers. The initial reason for the closure of the first operator was an alleged but still unproven connection to the Liberation Tigers [...]	2006-07-12 11:52:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ECPS SCVL CE
06COLOMBO1160	NEW TAX ON FOREIGN BROADCASTING COULD CRIPPLE POPULAR [...] (U) Summary: The Sri Lankan government (GSL) has imposed a hefty tax exclusively on foreign commercials, television programs, and movies distributed via television. Private TV stations say they will go out of business as a result. The two most prominent foreign media involve Hindi and Engli [...]	2006-07-14 06:46:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS ETRD EFIN SCUL CE
06COLOMBO1514	SRI LANKA: USAID INTERNET-RELATED INITIATIVES [...] Below is a brief summary of Internet-related USAID programs related to the Internet, as requested reftel: Project Name: Sri Lanka Peace Support Project Recipient: Info-Share Project Description: Using information and communication technology to increase information exchange and collabor [...]	2006-09-14 09:26:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT EAID PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1708	SRI LANKA SUPPORTS U.S. RE-ELECTION TO THE ITU [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-17 03:05:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS ITU CE
06COLOMBO1847	MALDIVES SUPPORTS U.S. RE-ELECTION TO THE ITU [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-07 12:09:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS ITU MV
06COTONOU1201	BENIN: IMO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief made reftel demarche on December 7 to Mr. Bienvenu Houngbedji of the MFA's International Organizations office and also emailed French translation of talking points to Director of the Merchant Marine office at the Ministry of Transportation, Ms. Rahanatou Anki Dosso. HO [...]	2006-12-11 14:37:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO
06DARESSALAAM1526	TANZANIA: USAID PROGRAMS SUPPORTING GLOBAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-12 15:52:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT EAID PHUM TZ
06DARESSALAAM1561	INTERNATIONAL MOBILE SATELLITE ORGANIZATION [...] (U) Tanzania was pleased to learn that the United States government views the future of the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) as important enough to merit the full endorsement of a U.S. candidate, Steven Lett, for IMSO Director, according to Dr. Bartholomew Rufunjo, Director o [...]	2006-09-19 13:28:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS TZ
06DARESSALAAM1880	TANZANIAN DELEGATION TO ATTEND IMO MARITIME SAFETY [...] The Government of Tanzania's (GOT) delegation to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) in Istanbul, Turkey (November 29 to December 8) will take under consideration the United States' two proposals (reftel). Ms. Lucy Kachele, Deputy Dire [...]	2006-11-30 12:40:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT TZ
06DHAKA3742	BANGLADESH MERGES ONTO THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY [...] Summary: With the inauguration of the submarine communication cable, the first land-based internet connection in the country, Bangladesh hopes to position itself as a competitor in the regional technology boom. Overnight, internet capacity has increased six-fold. Government and businessmen [...]	2006-06-22 10:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS TINT ECON TNGD BG
06DUBAI292	SABA TV DENIED LICENSE TO BROADCAST FROM DUBAI [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-18 14:30:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	PINR ECPS IR PGOV SCUL TC
06DUBLIN1140	IRELAND SEEKS USG ASSURANCES ON AIRLINE PASSENGER [...] (SBU) Ireland would appreciate written USG assurance that airline passenger data to be provided this week to U.S. authorities by Aer Lingus would be treated under the guidelines of the lapsed 2004 U.S.-EU Passenger Name Record (PNR) agreement, Robin McKay, Irish Department of Transport Princi [...]	2006-10-05 11:28:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PREL ECPS PINR EI
06DUBLIN338	IRELAND ESPONSE TO U.S. CANDIDACY FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-30 16:08:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS AORC EI
06DUBLIN690	IRELAND TO PARTICIPATE IN NTIA PUBLIC MEETING [...] On June 15, emboff delivered reftel points to the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources Telecommunications Advisor Aidan Ryan. Ryan said that the GOI plans to send a representative to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) public meeting on [...]	2006-06-16 11:03:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EINT ETRD ETTC EI
06GEORGETOWN1208	DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN ADVANCE OF IMO MARITIME SAFETY [...] Emboff delivered reftel talking points to Ivor English, Director General, Guyana Maritime Administration, on November 14, 2006. English said MARAD will not be sending a representative to the November 29 International Maritime Organization Maritime Safety Committee meeting. English agreed to rev [...]	2006-11-15 18:56:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS KTIA IMO INMARSAT GY
06GEORGETOWN174	JAGDEO ANNOUNCES WIRELESS LICENSE FOR DIGICEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Jagdeo announced February 20 that the GoG would grant a license to regional wireless telecommunications operator Digicel. Issuing this license would violate the terms of the MoU between the GoG and U.S.-owned incumbent operator CelStar. Jagdeo also repeated his call [...]	2006-02-21 20:37:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINT PGOV GY
06GEORGETOWN219	TELECOM UPDATE--WAR OF WORDS ESCALATES BETWEEN GT&T [...] SUMMARY: In a rare move to take his case straight to the media, Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) CEO Major General (ret.) Joe Singh condemned the GOG's recent "propaganda blitz" as an effort to disparage the company and justify abrogating the firm's exclusive right agreement in landline t [...]	2006-03-07 11:58:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ECPS EINT PGOV GY
06GEORGETOWN292	GUYANA TO SEEK ADDITIONAL FIBER OPTIC [...] Pierre Strasser, the French-national Chief Operating Officer of American-owned wireless communications provider Cel*Star Guyana, informed Embassy on March 27 that the GOG will likely pursue inclusion in a second fiber optic communications cable, with construction to be completed by early 200 [...]	2006-03-29 15:20:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINT ECON GY
06GEORGETOWN417	SABOTAGE OF TELEPHONE SYSTEM CONTINUES [...] SUMMARY: Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) has revealed several "acts of sabotage" that have disrupted telephone communications for several key military installations and large businesses. The events are the latest in a series of acts of vandalism against the company's facilities. END SUMM [...]	2006-05-10 11:32:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS MCAP PINS ECON GY
06GEORGETOWN559	JAGDEO USES WORLD CUP TV COVERAGE TO BOOST IMAGE [...] (U) President Jagdeo has taken credit for bringing World Cup soccer to Guyanese television. The state-run National Communications Network (NCN) has bombarded the airwaves with this news in recent days, heralding the "personal intervention of His Excellency President Bharrat Jagdeo" to make Wo [...]	2006-06-14 13:20:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SCUL ECPS PINR GY
06GEORGETOWN910	GUYANA ECONOMIC & COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP [...] GT&T: Cellular Network to Improve 2. Digicel to Launch GSM Network in Guyana 3. Inflation Watch: Consumer Price Index - July 2006 4. Berbice Bridge Gets US$5.4 Million 5. Civil Aviation: BWIA Implements New Security Measures REFS: A) GEORGETOWN 417, B) GEORGETOWN 174, C) GEORGETOWN 233 [...]	2006-09-12 20:36:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EAIR EFIN ELTN EINV SOCI GY
06HANOI2415	HINTS OF VIETNAMESE SUPPORT FOR U.S. NOMINEE STEVEN LETT TO [...] (SBU) Supplementing two earlier demarches to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Post and Telematics (Refs B and C),Econ/C delivered talking points and color campaign brochure (Ref A) to VISHIPEL Deputy Director Mr. Phan Ngoc Quang on September 20. VISHIPEL is the state-owned e [...]	2006-09-21 01:40:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON AORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS VM
06HANOI2477	SIGNAL PIRACY AND COMPETITION PROBLEMS IN VIETNAM'S TELECOM [...] (SBU) Summary: Econ/C met with Director General (DG) Quan Dzuy Ngan Ha of the Ministry of Posts and Telematics (MPT) to deliver a strong message on USG concerns over signal piracy. DG Ha replied that MPT has urged the state-owned broadcaster, VTC, to discontinue its re-broadcasting of pirated [...]	2006-09-28 02:20:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ECPS KPRV WTRO VM
06HANOI2598	VIETNAM WILL SUPPORT UNITED STATES AT ITU [...] (SBU) As reported in Reftel B in July, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) will support the candidacy of the United States for re-election to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council and the candidacy of Mrs. Julie Napier Zoller for election to the ITU Radio Regulations Board. The [...]	2006-10-11 08:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS AORC ECON ITU VM
06HANOI2602	MISS WORLD EXPOSES SIGNAL PIRACY IN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese press has widely reported on accusations by national television broadcaster Vietnam Television (VTV) that its competitor Vietnam Television Technology Investment and Development Company (VTC) violated VTV's copyright as the sole authorized broadcaster of the Miss World [...]	2006-10-11 10:09:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ECPS KPRV WTRO VM
06HANOI3014	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RATIFIES WTO PROTOCOL RATIFICATION AND [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 28, Vietnam's National Assembly (NA) voted 444-3 for a Resolution that ratifies Vietnam's World Trade Organization (WTO) Accession Protocol. Vietnam formally deposited its ratification in Geneva on December 12 and will become the WTO's 150th member on January 11, 200 [...]	2006-12-14 10:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON ECPS VM
06HANOI3096	VIETNAM'S MOBILE PHONE SECTOR SHOWS STRONG GROWTH; ADVANCES [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam is the world's second fastest growing telecommunications market behind China. Mobile phone subscribers in Vietnam are reported to now stand at 17 million, a 70 percent increase over December 2005. Military-owned Viettel Mobile, with more than five million subscribers, i [...]	2006-12-29 11:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON KPRV VM
06HARARE1421	ZIMBABWE: RESPONSE TO SECRETARY'S INITIATIVE ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-30 11:20:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT EAID PHUM
06HARARE434	NEW LEGISLATION WOULD TIGHTEN GOZ'S GRIP [...] (C) The GOZ in recent weeks has put forward several bills to Parliament, many of which would bolster the state's security apparatus. The Suppression of Foreign and International Terrorism Bill would update Zimbabwe's counterterrorism laws, and the Interception of Communications Bill would al [...]	2006-04-13 14:30:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PINR EAGR TBIO PGOV ECPS PHUM PREL
06HELSINKI1025	FINLAND: I2010 INFORMATION SOCIETY CONFERENCE [...] European decision-makers and leading experts convened in Espoo, Finland on September 28th to discuss the challenges of the information society during the i2010 Conference, "Towards a Ubiquitous European Information Society." The Conference examined the opportunities and challenges that new in [...]	2006-10-10 13:44:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT ELTN FI
06HELSINKI1109	FINNS VOICE SUPPORT FOR THE U.S. AT THE ITU [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered diplomatic notes (Refs A and B) regarding U.S. candidacy to the ITU Council and Mrs. Julie Zoller to ITU's Radio Regulation Board to Anu Pulkkinen, MFA North American Division. The nine- person Finnish delegation to the ITU meeting will be led by Rauni Hagman, Director [...]	2006-10-31 13:48:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON ITU AORC FI
06HELSINKI1176	FINLAND TO SUPPORT U.S. POSITION ON LRIT AT IMO,S [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on the International Maritime Organization,s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee meeting (MSC) to Captain Paavo Wihuri, Director of Maritime Safety at the Finnish Maritime Administration. Captain Wihuri will also be leading the eight person Finnish delegatio [...]	2006-11-22 14:37:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT KTIA AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT EUN FI
06HELSINKI612	FINLAND: ICANN RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-03 11:54:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINT ETRD ETTC FI
06HELSINKI960	FINLAND UNCOMMITTED ON IMSO CANDIDATE [...] (SBU) Econoff discussed the candidacy of Mr. Steven Lett as Director of the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) with Mr. Riku Ahola, Legal Advisor for the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications and the appointed Finnish voting representative at the IMSO meeting in Lond [...]	2006-09-21 13:35:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS FI
06HONGKONG1083	Hong Kong Response to Request On Online Game [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-16 01:41:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS ETRD CH HK
06HONGKONG2851	PCCW FOR SALE - SOLD! [...] (C) Summary: On July 10, 2006, Pacific Century Cable & Wireless (PCCW) Chairman Richard Li announced that he would sell his 23 percent stake in PCCW to veteran investment banker and former Li Ka-shing (Hong Kong tycoon and Richard Li's father) ally Francis Leung. PCCW is Hong Kong's dominant [...]	2006-07-12 11:31:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN ECPS PGOV PREL CH HK
06HONGKONG4495	PCCW SALE: LI FAMILY TIES REVEALED [...] (U) SUMMARY. In early November, the Singapore Exchange announced that Richard Li would not be permitted to vote on the sale of Singapore-listed Pacific Century Regional Development's (PCRD) 23% share of PCCW to Francis Leung. Richard Li is the Chairman and 75% stakeholder of PCRD, Li is also [...]	2006-11-17 10:58:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ECPS PGOV PREL CH HK
06ISLAMABAD18788	GOP REQUEST FOR HELP ON SATELLITE COORDINATION [...] (U) This cable contains an action request; see para 3. 2. (SBU) On September 22, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Disarmament-Director, Imran Haider, called in Poloff to pass diplomatic note Dismnt-1/9/06 dated September 22, 2006. The Government of Pakistan (GOP) is requesting the Depa [...]	2006-09-22 10:47:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PK FCC ITU ECPS
06ISTANBUL124	MICROSOFT TARGETS TURKEY [...] (U) Summary: In his third trip to Turkey in a little over a year, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates met in Istanbul with senior Turkish government and business leaders and announced a range of new initiatives aimed at increasing internet penetrationin Turkey. These included a new Turkey web portal [...]	2006-02-02 10:34:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ECPS TU
06JAKARTA12498	SECRETARY'S INITIATIVE ON GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM -- [...] (U) Summary. Embassy Jakarta welcomes the Secretary's Global Internet Freedom Task Force Initiative (GIFT) and looks forward to contributing to its success. As requested in reftel, a list of USAID projects related to the GIFT is described below. USAID in Indonesia continues to place high p [...]	2006-10-13 06:29:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT EAID PHUM
06JAKARTA12829	ITU PLENIPOTENTIARY CONFERENCE - INDONESIA RESPONSE [...] We delivered reftel demarches on October 19 to Ikhsan Baidirus, Deputy Director General for International Affairs, and Inda Mekawati Perdanaputra, Assistant Director for International Affairs, in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Directorate General of Post and Teleco [...]	2006-10-27 09:17:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS ITU
06JAKARTA13236	INFRASTRUCTURE FORUM ATTRACTS INVESTORS AND [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) renewed its appeal for private investment under it's five-year, USD 150 billion infrastructure development program at a November 1-3 Infrastructure Forum in Jakarta. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) touted improvements in Indonesia's i [...]	2006-11-19 23:36:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ENRG EAIR ELTN ECPS PREL ID
06JAKARTA13237	INFRASTRUCTURE FORUM ATTRACTS INVESTORS AND [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) renewed its appeal for private investment under it's five-year, USD 150 billion infrastructure development program at a November 1-3 Infrastructure Forum in Jakarta. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) touted improvements in Indonesia's i [...]	2006-11-19 23:36:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ENRG EAIR ELTN ECPS ID
06JAKARTA2984	INDONESIA - GOVERNMENT OUTLINES INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Boediono and other Government of Indonesia (GOI) officials outlined a wide ranging infrastructure development plan at a February 21 conference for potential foreign investors in Jakarta. Boediono and other GOI speakers described an am [...]	2006-03-07 10:24:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ENRG EAIR ELTN ECPS ID
06JAKARTA9336	INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Indonesia's (GOI) is making progress on a new infrastructure investment strategy. Major legislative and regulatory elements are replacing the failed pre-Financial Crisis system that relied largely on unsolicited offers by investors. The GOI has made important [...]	2006-07-25 10:36:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ENRG EAIR ELTN ECPS PREL ID
06JERUSALEM1286	"FIL MISH-MISH": PA ISSUES TENDER FOR MOBILE [...] (SBU) Palestinian Authority (PA) Telecom Ministry issued a tender March 28 for eligible strategic partners to bid on a 30 percent share of a second mobile telecom operator in the West Bank and Gaza. This operator would be granted a new license to establish and operate a GSM telecom network an [...]	2006-03-29 15:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS TINT TSPL PGOV KWBG
06JERUSALEM2748	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - DAMAGE TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The electricity is out in 75 percent of Gaza, according to USAID Gaza-based field staff. The electricity distribution company began June 28 to rotate the available electricity to different areas in six hour shifts. The electricity shortage is also impacting hospitals, municipa [...]	2006-06-29 13:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ENRG ECPS EPET KWBG
06JERUSALEM4239	KUWAITI COMPANY GRANTED SECOND PALESTINIAN MOBILE [...] (SBU) PA Minister of Telecommunications Jamal al-Khoudari announced publicly September 18 that the Kuwaiti telecommunications company Wataniya Telecom has been awarded the second mobile phone operating license for the West Bank and Gaza. (Note: Palestine Cellular Communications Ltd. (Jawwal [...]	2006-09-20 14:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EINV PGOV KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM4713	COMPANY SHORT-LISTED FOR RADIO TRUNKING BID IN [...] (C) The Palestinian Authority Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology is completing its selection of the winner for a radio trunking provider in the West Bank/Gaza, one using push-to-talk radio technology. Former PA Telecommunications Minister Sabri Seidam told EconChief tha [...]	2006-11-03 10:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECPS EFIN PGOV PREL KWBG
06JERUSALEM4807	EXPOTECH 2006 DEMONSTRATES PALESTINIAN IT SECTOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE THIRD ANNUAL PALESTINIAN IT SECTOR EXHIBITION EXPOTECH 2006 FEATURED A RECORD 49 COMPANIES, INCLUDING SEVEN PARTICIPATING FROM GAZA VIA A BROADBAND LINK. A VARIETY OF PRODUCTS FROM U.S. IT COMPANIES WERE ON DISPLAY. SECURITY-RELATED PRODUCTS WERE MORE PROMINENT THAN IN [...]	2006-11-16 14:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON BEXP KWBG IS
06KABUL1201	Afghanistan: Ambassador Gross Promotes [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador David Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy visited Afghanistan February 25-27, 2006 to meet with senior Afghan government officials, including Vice President Massoud and the newly created Parliamentary Committee on Communicati [...]	2006-03-19 09:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV ECON PREL OPIC EAID PGOV AF
06KABUL1974	PRT-SHARANA COMMUNICATIONS MEANS SECURITY - [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-02 13:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECPS PGOV PTER TINT AF
06KABUL461	RUMORS OF AFGHAN CABINET SHUFFLE [...] (SBU) The Afghan government is swirling with rumors of an imminent cabinet shuffle and possible downsizing. Several ministries, including Commerce, Communications, Mines and Industry, and Transportation, anticipate management shakeups as it is widely expected President Karzai will reorganize [...]	2006-02-02 13:36:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAID PREL ECPS AF
06KABUL778	MEDIA CLIMATE CAUTIOUS AS "UN-ISLAMIC" TV STATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Afghan officials continue to fine or warn Afghan media outlets against broadcasting programming which is counter to Afghan culture or law. This month, the government fined Afghan TV $1000 for broadcasting "un-Islamic" material; Governor Joma Khan Hamdard of Jowzjan warned two loca [...]	2006-02-23 04:06:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS PGOV PINR SCUL AF
06KATHMANDU2701	U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ITU COUNCIL AND ITU RADIO [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-12 11:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS ITU NP
06KATHMANDU843	U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-30 11:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS AORC NP
06KATHMANDU907	U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ITU RADIO REGULATIONS BOARD [...] (SBU) On April 4, Post delivered a diplomatic note requesting support for the U.S. nomination of Julie Napier Zoller for election to the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) Radio Regulations Board (reftel) to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and a copy to the Ministry of Informa [...]	2006-04-05 11:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECPS NP
06KHARTOUM1069	ITU Council Demarche - Sudanese Proposal [...] This is an action request - see para 4. 2. On May 2, Embassy Khartoum received a diplomatic note pertaining to reftel, wherein post served a demarche on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in support of the U.S. candidacy for an International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council seat. The [...]	2006-05-05 09:52:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS AORC US SU
06KHARTOUM1166	MUSINGS OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: CG met with Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services Gier Chuang Aluong on May 9 to discuss telephone service - or the lack thereof - in Juba and the South. Aluong described what he saw as a systematic plot by Khartoum to prevent the South from establishing reliable [...]	2006-05-16 17:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ECPS PINR SU
06KHARTOUM1567	UN RADIO MIRROR BEGINS BROADCASTING IN THE SOUTH; NORTH [...] (SBU) Summary. While UN Radio has now opened in the South, UNMIS reports that UN radio broadcasting is still blocked nation-wide, in non-compliance with the UNMIS SOFA. End Summary. 2. (U) UN Radio Mirror went on the air for the first time on June 30 with live coverage of the inauguratio [...]	2006-07-05 12:08:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PINS PHUM ECPS SU
06KHARTOUM1568	UN RADIO MIRROR BEGINS BROADCASTING IN THE SOUTH; NORTH [...] (SBU) Summary. While UN Radio has now opened in the South, UNMIS reports that UN radio broadcasting is still blocked nation-wide, in non-compliance with the UNMIS SOFA. End Summary. 2. (U) UN Radio Mirror went on the air for the first time on June 30 with live coverage of the inauguratio [...]	2006-07-05 12:09:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PINS PHUM ECPS SU
06KHARTOUM2159	SUDAN AND INITIATIVE ON GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM [...] Because of U.S. sanctions, there are currently no USAID programs in Sudan specifically in support of the objectives of the Global Internet Task Force (GIFT). No funds have been allocated for programs to provide access to the Internet mentioned in para 6 of reftel for either 2005 or 2006. USA [...]	2006-09-07 15:08:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT EAID PHUM SU
06KHARTOUM634	Southern Sudan: Telecom Challenges [...] SUMMARY: The lack of reliable cell phone connectivity in Juba has made communications, and all operations, more difficult for the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS),local businesses, and the international community. Most organizations rely on Thuraya satellite phones, which are expensive [...]	2006-03-10 19:14:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS PGOV PINR SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM986	Southern Sudan: Cell Licensing First, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Under Secretary for Communications and Postal Services Elijah Biar Kuol told Acting Consul General Juba (A/CG) that the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) could no longer wait for a resolution in the fight over their right to issue telecommunication licenses (reftel). Kuol sa [...]	2006-04-25 13:57:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECPS ECON SU
06KIEV3865	UKRAINE: SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST PROPORTIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary. The Commercial Chamber of Ukraine's Supreme Court ruled on October 3 in favor of a lower court's finding that mobile phone operator KyivStar's shareholders are entitled to equal representation on the company's Board of Directors, regardless of how many company shares each share [...]	2006-10-05 10:37:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV RS UP
06KINGSTON1789	SECRETARY'S INITIATIVE ON GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM: JAMAICA [...] This cable responds to reftel request. Responses are keyed to template provided. ------- Context ------- 2. USAID/Jamaica Economic Growth Strategic Objective Program for FY2005 through FY2009: Under USAID/Jamaica's FY2005 to FY2009 strategy of "Increased Trade Competitiveness in Targe [...]	2006-09-11 19:55:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT EAID PHUM JM
06KINGSTON2167	DIP NOTES RECEIVED ON NOVEMBER 1, 2006 [...] American Embassy Kingston received the following two Diplomatic Notes on November 1, 2006 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade: (1) Ref. 50/140/51 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America [...]	2006-11-03 16:58:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECPS JM
06KINGSTON278	JAMAICAN SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT POLICIES [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel talking points to Delroy Brown, official at the Spectrum Management Agency (SMA) of the Ministry of Commerce, Science and Technology (MCST) on December 21, 2005. Brown requested that the specific questions be left with him so that he might direct them to the appro [...]	2006-02-08 19:57:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS JM
06KINGSTON772	GOJ RESPONSE TO DIPLOMATIC NOTE SENT REGARDING [...] On March 28, poloff sent Diplomatic Note 093/06 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) announcing the U.S. candidacy for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council and requesting the GOJ's support for election to the ITU Council. As requested in reftel, polo [...]	2006-04-20 18:46:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS AORC
06KINSHASA1066	BELGIAN INTERNATIONAL RADIO COMES TO KINSHASA [...] (U) Summary: Belgian international FM radio now broadcasts to the world's second French-language city, Kinshasa. It competes with RFI, BBC, VOA and Africa No.1. Its success will likely depend upon its getting a reporter on the ground in the DRC. End Summary 2. (U) On June 26, Belgian Int [...]	2006-07-05 10:08:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECPS SCUL CG BE KPAO
06KUALALUMPUR947	MEET THE FTA NEGOTIATORS: PART 3 [...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: Many of Malaysia's lead negotiators for the different FTA chapters took part in our Trade and Investment Framework (TIFA) discussions, but others are new faces. Econ counselor and econoffs are calling on all of the new negotiators to take their measure in adva [...]	2006-05-24 07:33:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN ELAB ECPS MY
06KUWAIT313	FIRE TAKES DOWN KUWAIT INTERNET AND MOBILE SERVICES [...] At approximately 2330 on the evening of January 28, a fire broke out on the sixth floor of the telecommunications complex next to Kuwait's Liberation Tower. The fire destroyed most of the equipment of one of Kuwait's three major ISPs. Engineers at the scene shut off power to the adjacent fl [...]	2006-01-30 12:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EINT TINT KU
06KUWAIT373	MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS EAGER TO RESOLVE AT&T [...] (SBU) Econ Counselor and Econ Officer met February 1 with Ministry of Communications (MoC) Acting Undersecretary Abdulmohsen Al-Mazaidi and Director of the Tariffs & International Accounts Department Mr. Adel Al-Dashti to discuss ways forward in resolving the long-standing billing dispute bet [...]	2006-02-03 14:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS BEXP KU
06KUWAIT3750	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMSO CANDIDATE STEVEN LETT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-19 08:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT4414	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DEMARCHES IN ADVANCE OF INT'L [...] (U) PolCouns delivered on November 7 reftel points regarding the International Maritime Organization's upcoming Maritime Safety Commission meeting starting 29 November in Istanbul to MFA Director of International Organization Affairs Ambassador Mansour Al-Awadi. Al-Awadhi undertook to get the [...]	2006-11-08 12:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT EU
06KUWAIT4672	NEW CENTRAL AGENCY FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND [...] On 17 December, Econoff met with Director-General Ali Al-Shuraidah of the newly established Central Agency for Information Technology (CAIT). CAIT was established by the Council of Ministers in August 2006 to act as the central coordinating authority for all government IT matters to include: [...]	2006-12-18 13:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC ECPS
06KUWAIT657	NEW COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER ADMITS HIS APPOINTMENT [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During a February 22 meeting with the Ambassador, new Minister of Communications Dr. Ismail Al-Shatti said that the main reason for his appointment to the Cabinet is his twenty-five year friendship with the new Prime Minister. He also cited his leadership within the [...]	2006-02-27 12:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS BEXP PGOV PINR KU
06KYIV4386	TELECOM REGULATOR DENIES 3G LICENSES TO MOBILE OPERATORS; [...] (U) Ukraine's National Communications Regulatory Commission (NCRC) on November 2 denied applications to issue next-generation, 3G licenses to Ukraine's top four mobile phone operators. With the NCRC refusal, state fixed-line monopolist UkrTelecom remains the sole operator in Ukraine with a 3G [...]	2006-11-29 13:01:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS PGOV UP
06LAGOS1023	EFCC ARRESTS PROMINENT BUSINESSMAN MIKE ADENUGA [...] (C) Summary. On July 9, Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested Mike Adenuga, Chairman of Globacom Limited and indigenous oil company Conoil, and key financial partner of presidential candidate Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) on allegations of financial impropriety. Adenuga [...]	2006-07-24 15:22:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
06LAGOS224	TELECOM UPDATE:SLOW MOVEMENT TOWARD UNIFIED [...] (C) Telecom operators are negotiating with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to implement a unified licensing policy allowing both fixed wireless and mobile licensees to provide services for voice, data and multimedia. Fixed Wireless (FW) operators are pressing for the unified poli [...]	2006-02-15 15:07:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV CH NI
06LAGOS225	TELECOM AND HOSTAGE CRISIS [...] (S/NF) Vmobile Chief Regulatory Officer told us the Bayelsa State Director State Security Services (SSS) approached the company during the hostage crisis to request data on kidnappers who were apparently using Vmobile networks to communicate. In a series of four to five meetings with the SSS, [...]	2006-02-15 15:14:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
06LAGOS296	TELECOM AND HOSTAGE CRISIS [...] (S/NF) FBI and Econoff approached Starcomms Managing Director Maher Qubain February 27 to request data on an Internet Protocol (IP) address used by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) to send email communications. Maher agreed to provide all data including uniform reso [...]	2006-02-27 15:59:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
06LAGOS379	TELECOM OPERATORS AND 2007 ELECTIONS [...] (C) Organizations loyal to the Administration are requesting support from Nigeria's major telecommunications operators to support President Obasanjo's bid for a third term. The Movement for National Accommodation and Consensus for Obasanjo's Retention (MONACOR) sent confidential letters to th [...]	2006-03-14 11:56:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
06LAGOS867	TRANSCORP BIDDING FOR NITEL [...] (C) Several telecommunication sources told us President Obasanjo is encouraging bidders for Nigeria's state-owned telecommunications company Nigeria Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) to enter into joint partnership with Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (TCN). Insiders state TCN neither has [...]	2006-06-20 14:53:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
06LAGOS874	NITEL STRIKE ENDS JUNE 19 [...] (U) On June 19, employees of Nigeria's state-owned telecommunications company, Nigeria Telecommunications Limited (NITEL),resumed work after a two-week strike. Landline and cellular telephone service in Abuja and Lagos has returned to its normal, albeit uneven, quality. National Association [...]	2006-06-20 16:07:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ELAB ECON ETRD EINV PGOV NI
06LAPAZ1661	BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE ON TELECOMS CHANGES [...] (SBU) Summary: A U.S. investor in Bolivia's telecommunications sector relayed to us his concerns about the GOB's proposed changes to the sector -- a government take-over of Entel and elimination of the independent regulator -- outlined in its national development plan released on June 16 (sept [...]	2006-06-20 19:03:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINV BL

06LAPAZ2770	TELECOMMUNICATIONS UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Bolivian telecommunications sector has grown and increased in competitiveness significantly since privatization and market opening during the last decade. The GOB announced in June that it would seek to regain majority ownership of the former state-owned telecommunications [...]	2006-10-16 18:17:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EINV BL
06LILONGWE104	MALAWI TELECOM PRIVATIZED--FOR REAL [...] (U) After last-minute delays in December and January, the privatization of Malawi Telecommunications Ltd. is finally going through. The buyer, Telecommunications Holdings Ltd., put down a $1 million earnest-money deposit last week and has followed that with $10 million more this week. The tot [...]	2006-02-03 07:52:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECPS ECON MI
06LIMA1158	PROMOTING DIGITAL FREEDOM INITIATIVE PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary. Post has coordinated closely with the GOP and the private sector to advance the Digital Freedom Initiative (DFI) in Peru during the past year. In December, we established a DFI Working Group of nine officials, including two from the Embassy, two from the GOP and the General M [...]	2006-03-24 11:53:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD EINV ECON PE
06LIMA1587	INAUGURATION OF DFI MICRO TELECOMMUNICATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Struble, accompanied by an official from USAID Washington, the Vice Minister of Industry, and the General Managers of Voxiva, Motorola, Telefonica and Cisco, inaugurated on April 19 the first micro telecommunications company established under USAID's Last Mile Initi [...]	2006-04-25 17:30:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON EAID PE
06LIMA2217	ADVANCING PERU'S DIGITAL FREEDOM INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary. Post continues to promote the Digital Freedom Initiative in Peru, coordinating closely with the GOP and the private sector. The five DFI subgroups on software, hardware, e-commerce, business models and telecommunications have met in the past two months to review development p [...]	2006-06-05 20:39:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD EINV ECON PE
06LIMA2568	UPDATE ON PERU'S DIGITAL FREEDOM INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary. We remain committed to promoting the Digital Freedom Initiative in Peru. The DFI Working Group, which includes members of the GOP, Embassy and private sector, is currently reviewing several project proposals, including one to improve women's health by improving communications [...]	2006-06-28 14:29:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD EINV ECON PE
06LIMA4466	IMO MARITIME SAFETY MEETING DEMARCHE (PERU) [...] DepEconCouns delivered Reftel demarche on November 7 to Doris Sotamayor, Director for Maritime Matters at the Ministry of Foreign Relations, as well as to Vice Minister for Fisheries Alfonso Miranda. Sotamayor asked for some time to consider Reftel request, and asked for a meeting with DepEco [...]	2006-11-22 23:09:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS PE
06LIMA700	OSIPTEL UPHOLDS ITS MOBILE TERMINATION REGULATION [...] (U) Summary. Osiptel, Peru's telecommunications regulator, issued its final resolution on February 9 declaring Telefonica's petition unfounded, thereby upholding its November regulation. Telefonica had argued that the Osiptel regulation was markedly different from its earlier proposal, that [...]	2006-02-22 16:24:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON EINV PE
06LISBON1379	ICANN: PORTUGAL AGAINST HEAVY OVERSIGHT, BUT WILL [...] SUMMARY: Portugal disagrees with transferring oversight of the Internet,s domain name and addressing system (DNS) to a newly created multinational organization or the United Nations. However, it will follow the consensus of the European Union. END SUMMARY. 2. POL/ECON Officer delivered reft [...]	2006-07-10 14:31:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EINT ETRD ETTC PT
06LISBON2721	PORTUGAL ENDORSES IMSO TAKING ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-04 07:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT EU
06LJUBLJANA791	SLOVENES HAVE SELECT INTERESTS IN INT'L MARITIME [...] On November 6 Econoff learned that the Government of Slovenia (GOS) would not be attending the Maritime Safety Committee meeting. When Econoff delivered reftel points on November 28 to Jadran Luin, Director General at the Ministry of Transport (MOT) in charge of Maritime affairs, Luin explaine [...]	2006-12-08 05:10:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ANET AORC ECPS EUN EWWT KTIA PREL IMO
06LONDON5547	INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE [...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization (IMO, or "the Organization") held meetings in London from June 13 through June 23, 2006, consisting of the Technical Co-operation Committee's fifty-sixth session (TCC56) and the Council's ninety-sixth session (C96). Significant agenda items dur [...]	2006-07-28 15:46:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHSA EWWT ECPS MOPS AORC IMO KTIA US UK KE XA
06MADRID2162	SPAIN ON IMSO DIRECTOR ELECTION [...] This is an action request for IO/T and EB/CIP/TS - see para 4. 2. ESTHOFF passed reftel diplomatic note and candidacy materials August 30 to MFA Director of Air, Maritime and Land Cooperation Juan Luis Munoz de Laborde, urging Spain to support the U.S. candidate for the Directorship of th [...]	2006-08-30 14:22:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS EWWT KHLS INMARSAT IMO EU SP
06MADRID2340	SPAIN ON INTERNATIONAL MOBILE SATELLITE [...] (U) This is an action request -- see paragraph 4 2. (SBU) Ref B reported that Spain, in response to Ref C request, would likely agree to support the candidacy of Steven Lett to head the IMSO in the event that the Spanish candidate for the same position was eliminated prior to Lett. Ref [...]	2006-09-18 14:53:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECPS EWWT KHLS INMARSAT IMO EU SP
06MANAGUA2186	NICARAGUA: GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM RESPONSE [...] (U) In fiscal years 2005 and 2006, USAID Nicaragua granted more than $800,000 to 14 programs that supported the objectives of the Secretary's Global Internet Freedom Task Force (GIFT). The following provides a brief description of the recipient, project, information technology (IT) component, [...]	2006-10-03 23:36:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECPS EINT PHUM NU
06MANAMA1659	BAHRAIN: IMSO CANDIDATE STEVEN LETT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-14 14:42:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS BA
06MANAMA1927	BAHRAIN: INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION'S [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-14 13:44:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EWWT ECPS KTIA BA ROW
06MANILA144	SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT POLICIES [...] Summary. This cable outlines responses by GRP National Telecom Commission to reftel questionnaire on spectrum management. End summary. POST RESPONSE TO RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM SURVEY A. Which organizations are involved in spectrum management in your country? To whom are they respon [...]	2006-01-11 08:39:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINV ETRD ECIN RP
06MANILA2021	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH TRANSPORTATION AND [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified -- Not For Internet -- Please Handle Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. In her first meeting with Transportation and Communications Secretary Leandro Mendoza on May 9, the Ambassador focused discussion on: the Philippine Transportation Security Authority Bill; [...]	2006-05-11 05:17:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS ELTN ECPS RP
06MANILA3412	PHILIPPINE BROADBAND: NARROWING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE [...] Private companies are partnering with Philippine's network of 5,443 public secondary schools to install computer laboratories by 2010. Over 800 schools have been connected to date, and 200 more will enjoy the benefits of these labs by December, 2006. A USAID program has contributed hardware [...]	2006-08-15 08:18:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT EAID SOCI APEC RP
06MANILA4031	AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT ARROYO INAUGURATE U.S. CALL [...] Summary: The Ambassador joined President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in cutting the ribbon for a new U.S. call center. Call centers infused $1.12 billion into the Philippine economy, and the Philippines has captured 20% of the world call center market. Industry projections foresee dramatic growth [...]	2006-09-22 08:50:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ETRD EINV RP
06MANILA4523	U.S. SUPPORT FOR MINDANAO CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE [...] As part of the Embassy's broader Mindanao strategy, the U.S. Commercial Service in Manila hosted a roundtable meeting on October 20 with representatives of twelve Chambers of Commerce from Mindanao. Ambassador Kenney met with the group and exchanged views of prospects for economic growth and [...]	2006-10-30 07:17:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ETRD EINV RP
06MAPUTO1147	MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR LETT'S ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-11 14:26:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS MZ
06MAPUTO1160	MOZAMBIQUE: RESPONSE TO GIFT INFORMATION REQUEST [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-12 15:10:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT EAID PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1499	Mozambique: ITU Council and Radio Regulations Board [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-17 11:44:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS ITU MZ
06MEXICO1080	RADIO AND TELEVISION PROPOSAL FAVORS MEXICAN [...] (U) Summary: The Mexican Chamber of Deputies unanimously passed legislation in December to reform the Radio and TV Law and change the composition of the Mexican Federal Telecommunications Commission (COFETEL). The Mexican Senate recently held a series of hearings on the bill and is expected t [...]	2006-02-28 17:37:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON MX EINV
06MEXICO1123	CEO SAYS UNFAIR TO LABEL TELMEX A MONOPOLY [...] (U) Summary: In meeting with Econ Mincouns and Econoff February 10, Jaime Chico Pardo, CEO of Telmex, refuted accusations that Telmex and Telcel are monopolies. He claimed Telmex has experienced a major decline in revenue and currently controls only 38 percent of traffic. Chico Pardo focused [...]	2006-03-02 14:30:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON MX
06MEXICO1716	SENATE PASSES CONTROVERSIAL BROADCASTING AND TELECOM [...] (SBU) On March 30, with 81 votes in favor, 40 against, and 4 abstentions, the Mexican Senate approved controversial reforms to Broadcasting and Telecommunications Laws. Previously, on December 1, 2005, the Chamber of Deputies had unanimously passed the bill. It has now been sent to President F [...]	2006-03-31 21:37:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINV PGOV MX
06MEXICO3905	POLITICAL CHANGES BRINGS UNCERTAINTY TO MEXICAN [...] (U) The Mexican Congress' passage in March 2006 of the Radio and Television Law has brought some uncertainty to Mexico's communication sector. All of the previous Federal Telecommunications Commissioners resigned shortly after its passage leaving the Federal Telecommunications Commission (CO [...]	2006-07-14 17:56:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON MX ECPS ETRD EINV
06MEXICO3913	AT&T OFFICIALS WITH CALLING PARTY PAYS WOES [...] (U) AT&T officials met with Econoff June 29 regarding Mexico's transition to a Calling Party Pays (CPP) system for national and international long distance calls where the destination is a user of the mobile local service. Controversy surrounding the recent passage and implementation of the n [...]	2006-07-14 18:55:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON MX ETRD EINV
06MEXICO7032	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, DECEMBER 14 - DECEMBER 20 [...] (U) The revenue portion of the budget was first approved by the Chamber of Deputies and then the Senate though the Senate rejected the specific provision regarding the soft drink tax. However, this will probably not prevent the elimination of the discriminatory 20 percent tax on beverages swe [...]	2006-12-21 19:40:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ELAB EFIN PGOV PREL MX
06MEXICO7054	MEDIA WARS: THE CONTINUING DEBATE OVER [...] (U) Summary: The new head of the Secretariat of Transportation and Communications (SCT) Luis Tellez has been sending mixed signals this past week over whether or not the Calderon administration will push for the opening of a third television broadcast channel in Mexico. Both Tellez and a com [...]	2006-12-22 19:13:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS MX EINV
06MEXICO7111	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, DECEMBER 21 - DECEMBER 28, [...] (U) Mexico's 2007 federal budget has been approved by the Mexican Congress and published in the Official Gazette. The US$208-billion budget largely reflects President Felipe Calderon's initial proposal, but Congress edged up funding for education, highways, and pensions in rural areas, while [...]	2006-12-28 22:48:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ELAB EFIN PGOV PREL MX
06MINSK545	Belarus Supports U.S. ITU Candidacy [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-23 14:10:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS AORC BO
06MINSK972	MOBILE SATELLITE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points to the Americas Desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in the form of a non-paper on September 1. The talking points were received without comment. MOORE [...]	2006-09-07 08:57:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS BO
06MUSCAT1574	OMAN RESPONSE TO ITU NOMINATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-08 13:23:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECPS ITU MU
06MUSCAT1627	OMAN: MIXED SIGNALS ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION [...] (U) Two events during the past week presented a sharp contrast between rhetoric and reality in terms of public expression in Oman. On November 19, Minister of Information Hamad bin Mohammed Al Rasdhi addressed the Oman Journalists Association (OJA) and stated unequivocally that "the press in O [...]	2006-11-26 12:45:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECPS KPAO MU
06MUSCAT1684	DIGITAL OUTREACH TO OMAN [...] (U) In response to Ref A, Embassy Muscat is happy to provide a brief list of popular web destinations for Omani surfers, preceded by some background that we hope will be of use to IIP's new Digital Outreach Team. END SUMMARY. --------------------------------- SKITTISH USERS UNLIKELY TO ENG [...]	2006-12-13 08:39:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS KISL KPAO OIIP PTER MU
06MUSCAT293	OMANTEL TO FACE FIXED-LINE COMPETITION [...] (SBU) A Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) Commissioner predicted that Oman would issue a second fixed-line license within the next year, ending Omantel's monopoly. She also predicted that Oman would open up the value-added services sector within the next three months, but would no [...]	2006-03-01 14:29:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV PREL MU YM
06MUSCAT384	MOTOROLA EYES RADIO TENDER [...] (SBU) Motorola expects to be one of three bidders for an upcoming tender for a $40-60 million national radio system in Oman. Motorola will be requesting USG advocacy in support of its bid. End summary. ----------- FAST TENDER ----------- 2. (SBU) On March 6, Econoff discussed Motorola [...]	2006-03-15 15:12:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ETRD ECPS PGOV PINR MU
06MUSCAT631	OMAN LAUNCHES E-GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGN [...] In an effort to further boost e-government efforts, the Sultanate launched its "eOman" campaign on April 15 through the unveiling of a new website, logo, and slogan. The government is raising public awareness of its e-initiatives in hopes of moving Oman increasingly toward a knowledge-based e [...]	2006-04-19 05:50:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON TINT MU
06MUSCAT728	SCENESETTER: VISIT OF EB DAS AMBASSADOR DAVID A. [...] Greetings and welcome to the Sultanate of Oman. My team and I look forward to your arrival on May 12 in conjunction with the USTDA Information and Communication Technology regional forum, May 14-16. In addition to conference activities, we are seeking a meeting with the Telecommunications R [...]	2006-05-08 14:32:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON PGOV OTRA MU
06MUSCAT881	TELECOM INCUMBENT READIES FOR FIXED-LINE COMPETITOR [...] (SBU) Omantel is focusing on expanding its fixed-line subscriber base by promoting enhanced services and considering flexible Internet access options. The move is intended to strengthen Omantel's position before competition is introduced in the fixed-line sector. For security-related and eco [...]	2006-06-05 06:37:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON EINV MU
06MUSCAT948	OMAN COMMITTED TO PROTECTING IPR; SOME CONCERNS [...] (U) The Omani government remains committed to protecting IPR, as evidenced by the recent confiscation of pirated media and the hosting of a regional IPR seminar. Omani officials welcome further technical assistance from U.S. counterparts to help improve the Sultanate's IPR regulations and enf [...]	2006-06-12 05:24:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR ECPS MU
06MUSCAT993	TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION MINISTER SETS SIGHTS [...] (U) Contains business proprietary information - please protect. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The Ambassador called upon the Transport and Communications Minister to review recent developments in the sectors and to advocate for Gulf Air's purchase of Boeing aircraft (ref A). The Mi [...]	2006-06-20 05:39:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON BEXP EAIR ECPS ELTN MU
06NAIROBI2075	KENYA STRUGGLES TO GET WIRED - THE ONGOING SAGA [...] (SBU) Summary: Regional efforts to at last bring economically vital fiber optic connectivity to Africa's East Coast are being stymied by South African efforts to impose a monopolistic model on the planned East African Submarine System (EASSy),a 5,500 mile undersea cable that would link Durba [...]	2006-05-12 06:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN KE
06NAIROBI3952	Information Requested For Secretary's Initiative On Global [...] The GOK generally recognizes the role of information Communication and Technology (ICT) in national development and the need for a national policy that promotes and facilitates private sector investment for the benefit of all Kenyans. The Kenya Communications Act (KCA) 1998 and the GOK's subse [...]	2006-09-12 14:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT EAID PHUM KE
06NAIROBI5265	U.S. FIRMS IN THE RACE TO BUILD A FIBER OPTIC CABLE IN EAST [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya and the rest of the East Coast of Africa are on the cusp of achieving interconnection to the worldwide web via undersea fiber optic cable. Two projects are racing to begin construction, and the leading contender, Seith East Africa, is 100% U.S.-owned. Moreover, Seith has [...]	2006-12-14 13:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN KE IN AE
06NEWDELHI1318	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR PROPOSED DELIVERABLE ON [...] (U) This is an Action Request for PM -- see Para 5. 2. (SBU) National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) Joint Secretary Arvind Gupta and NSCS Deputy Director Cdr. Mukesh SIPDIS Saini on February 21 discussed with Poloff Reftel questions relating to Articles 1.2 (the joint Cybersecurit [...]	2006-02-22 12:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KCIP KCRM ECPS EFIN TINT IN
06NEWDELHI3582	INDIA SEEKS TO PROTECT POSTAL SERVICES FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: Communist labor unions boast 600,000 members in the public sector postal department and the UPA government cannot remain in power without Communist support. In a demonstration of the fetters that the Communists can maintain over UPA economic policy, the Congress-dominated UPA [...]	2006-05-23 12:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ELAB PGOV EINV PREL EFIN ETRD IN
06NEWDELHI93	PRODUCTIVE PREP TALKS POINT TO A SUCCESSFUL [...] (SBU) Summary: A well-organized and highly motivated National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) Information Security Specialist and head of the National Information Security Coordination Cell Commander Mukesh Saini met on December 20 with PM/PPA Deputy Coordinator for International Critical [...]	2006-01-05 12:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KCIP TINT PTER EFIN ECPS KTFN EAIR
06OSLO1279	ITU COUNCIL SEAT - CONFIRMATION OF DELIVERED NOTES [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-11 14:33:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS NO
06OSLO310	NORWAY NONCOMMITTAL ON ONLINE GAMING [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-15 15:30:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS ETRD WTRO NO
06OSLO454	DIPLOMATIC NOTES - ITU COUNCIL SEAT AND RADIO [...] Per reftel a, Post delivered a diplomatic note supporting the U.S. Candidacy for the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council Seat on April 6. Pursuant to reftel b, Post delivered a diplomatic note related to Ms. Julie Naper Roller's candidacy for the ITU Radio Regulations Board on [...]	2006-04-07 12:59:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS NO
06OSLO775	DEMARCHE DELIVERED-ICANN [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-14 13:10:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EINT ETRD ETTC NO
06OSLO859	DIPLOMATIC NOTE - ITU RADIO REGULATIONS BOARD [...] (U) Pursuant to reftels, Post delivered a diplomatic note related to Ms. Julie Napier Zoller's candidacy for the ITU Radio Regulations Board on April 7. The note was presented to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with a copy sent to the Ministry of Transportation and Communication. [...]	2006-07-07 14:42:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS NO
06OSLO865	INTERNET GOVERNANCE-NORWEGIAN RESPONSE [...] (U) On July 10, we received the Norwegian government's response to reftel b points. The response points were presented by Peter Wille, Deputy Director General in the MFA's Section on the World Trade Organization. The text of the points are found at paragraph 2. 2. (U) Begin text. The [...]	2006-07-10 14:55:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EINT ETRD ETTC NO
06OTTAWA2158	CANADIAN VIEWS ON PRIVACY AND TRANS-BORDER [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's Office of the Privacy Commissioner found in a report released June 20 that while the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has systems and procedures in place for managing and sharing personal information with other countries, it needs to improve its management of priv [...]	2006-07-17 20:20:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA ECON EFIN EAIR ECPS
06OTTAWA2458	CANADA'S PRIVACY COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCES [...] (U) SUMMARY: THE JUNE 23 U.S. PRESS ARTICLES DISCLOSING THE EXISTENCE OF THE USG'S TERRORIST FINANCING TRACKING PROGRAM AND THE COOPERATION IT RECEIVED FROM THE INTERNATIONAL "SWIFT" BANK TRANSACTION MESSAGING SYSTEM HAVE RESULTED IN THE AUGUST 14 ANNOUNCEMENT OF TWO INVESTIGATIONS OF SWIFT B [...]	2006-08-16 22:05:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECPS ECON PTER CA
06OTTAWA2615	CANADA'S VIEWS ON AMERICAN IMSO DG CANDIDATE STEVEN LETT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-01 16:02:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS CA
06OTTAWA3089	ITU PLENIPOTENTIARY CONFERENCE: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR [...] (U) On October 12, Economic Minister-Counselor presented reftel diplomatic notes to Bill Graham, Director, International Telecommunications Policy and Coordination, Industry Canada and Jim MacKenzie, Senior Advisor, International Telecommunications Policy and Coordination (Canada/United States [...]	2006-10-12 17:48:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS AORC ITU CA
06OTTAWA617	SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT POLICIES: CANADA [...] The GOC's response to the questions posed in SECSTATE 225777 has been sent as an email attachment, with formatting to make the GOC points clearer, to Mr. Frederick Matos, Office of Spectrum Management, National Telecommunications and Information Administration. We recommend that others inter [...]	2006-03-07 16:24:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS CA
06OTTAWA756	OTTAWA DEMARCHE RESPONSE: COLLECTIVE REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) Post presented the demarche and talking points to Joanne Hamilton, Deputy Director of Services Trade Policy Division, International Trade Canada. Ms. Hamilton indicated that she is in touch with U.S. counterparts in DC on this issue, and she added that Canadian industry groups have als [...]	2006-03-17 14:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS ETRD WTRO
06PANAMA1753	SECRETARY'S INITIATIVE ON GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-11 15:51:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT EAID PHUM PM
06PARAMARIBO714	ITU DEMARCHE DELIVERED; MINISTER AMAFO TO ATTEND [...] (U) Per reftel, post delivered demarche and diplomatic notes regarding the International Telecommunications Union plenipotentiary conference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Government of Suriname acknowledged receipt of information and had no immediate response. GOS informed post that [...]	2006-11-07 11:49:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS ITU NS
06PARAMARIBO755	ADVANCE OF INT'L MARITIME ORGANIZATION'S MARITIME [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-29 13:40:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT EU
06PARIS1007	FOLLOW-UP ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE TUNIS AGENDA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 2, 2006 the UNESCO Director General (DG),Koichiro Matsuura, and Assistant Director General (ADG) for Communication and Information, Khan, held an information session for UNESCO's permanent delegations to outline the implications for UNESCO of the World Information [...]	2006-02-16 15:49:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO ECPS ETRD ECON EINT ETTC UNESCO
06PARIS1106	IPDC BUREAU UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Oliver spoke with the Ambassador of the Netherlands on February 17, 2006 and confirmed that the Dutch Ambassador still plans to run for the Group I seat on the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) Bureau. In the meantime, the Greek Amb [...]	2006-02-23 06:10:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO ECPS ETRD ECON EINT ETTC EAID UNESCO
06PARIS1733	UNESCO AND THE WORLD DIGITAL LIBRARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUEST: Deanna Marcum, Associate Librarian for Library Services and Chair of the Memory of the World Programme International Advisory Committee met with the UNESCO Communication and Information Sector and the Director General (DG) on March 8, 2006 to discuss th [...]	2006-03-17 17:20:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO ECPS ETRD ECON EINT ETTC EAID UNESCO
06PARIS2007	UNESCO COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Communication and Information (C and I) Sector of UNESCO held two program council meetings last week - the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) Council and the Information for All Programme (IFAP) Council. IPDC members elected a new chair [...]	2006-03-29 06:21:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO ECPS ETRD ECON EINT ETTC EAID UNESCO
06PARIS2059	U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ITU COUNCIL SEAT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-30 11:00:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD FR
06PARIS2324	LUNAR AND MARTIAN SPECTRUM COORDINATION -- FIRST [...] Summary: The first technical preparatory meeting for intergovernmental coordination on a Spectrum Use Plan for Lunar and Martian Space Exploration was held March 20-23 in Paris. The meeting was hosted by the European Space Agency (ESA) and jointly chaired by ESA and NASA. All six of the spac [...]	2006-04-10 09:18:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS TSPA FR
06PARIS2747	FRANCE'S INDUSTRIAL POLICY: MORE MONEY FOR EUROPEAN [...] (SBU) On April 25, French President Jacques Chirac unveiled the first six industrial projects to receive public funding following their recent selection by the Agency for Industrial Innovation (AII) -- his weapon of choice for advancing his new industrial policy. Unsurprisingly, Chirac's pet [...]	2006-04-26 15:16:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ECPS TNGD TINT FR
06PARIS3594	FRENCH ECONOMIC ADVISOR ON IPR AND ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOF,s economic advisor assured U/S Shiner on May 18 that the GOF would take US views into consideration as it shepherds its digital copyright bill through Parliament. He defended the GOF,s &economic patriotism8 policy shielding French firms from foreign investment, but invit [...]	2006-05-30 15:57:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KIPR ETRD ECPS PGOV FR
06PARIS3613	France: Telecom and Information Technology Update [...] This is another in a series of periodic updates on the French telecommunications and information technology sectors, including internet and e-commerce. Contents: -- France Telecom is Europe's largest single broadband provider (para 2); -- FT seeking revision of E.U. regulations (para 3); - [...]	2006-05-31 14:03:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD FR
06PARIS396	UNESCO: AMBASSADOR GROSS MEETS ADG KHAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Ambassador David A. Gross met with the UNESCO Assistant Director General for Communication and Information, Abdul Waheed Khan and Director of the Informatio [...]	2006-01-20 14:52:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO ECPS ETRD ECON EINT ETTC EAID UNESCO
06PARIS404	USUNESCO GUIDANCE REQUEST: TRANSFORMATIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUEST: The UNESCO International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC),a UNESCO program established by the United States in the early 1980s to support the free flow of information in developing countries, will hold elections to its bureau in Ma [...]	2006-01-20 17:15:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO ECPS ETRD ECON EINT ETTC EAID UNESCO
06PARIS431	UNESCO AMBASSADORS ON POST WSIS SCENE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador David A. Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communication and Information Policy and U.S. Ambassador to UNESCO Louise V. Oliver met with a select group of UNESCO Ambassadors, including members of the Information for All Programme Council, to exchange view [...]	2006-01-24 06:11:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO ECPS ETRD ECON EINT ETTC UNESCO
06PARIS574	USUNESCO GUIDANCE REQUEST: NEW INFORMATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUEST: Mission has obtained new information on possible Dutch and Greek candidacies for the International Program for the Development of Communication Bureau (IPDC). Mission has learned that although the Dutch have given 2 million USD to the program over the pa [...]	2006-01-30 12:30:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO ECPS ETRD ECON EINT ETTC EAID UNESCO
06PARIS630	France: Telecom and Information Technology Update [...] This is another in a series of periodic updates on the French telecommunications and information technology sectors, including internet and e-commerce. Contents: -- France Telecom preparing for difficult 2006 (para 2) -- Bad results followed by management shake-up (para 3) -- ARCEP raps Fra [...]	2006-01-31 16:55:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD FR
06PARIS655	USUNESCO: AMBASSADOR GROSS MEETS DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador David A. Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs and U.S. Ambassador to UNESCO, Louise V. Oliver met with UNESCO's Director General Koichiro Matsuura and Assistant Director Gener [...]	2006-02-01 12:54:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KPAO ECPS ETRD EINT ETTC EAID UNESCO
06PARIS7119	FRENCH TELECOM DEVELOPMENTS FROM ENTERPRISE DIRECTORATE [...] (SBU) Summary: GOF Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry Information and Communications Technologies Director Emmanuel Gabla told us on October 19 that he was discussing with EU counterparts whether to regulate next generation fiber networks used for broadband and cable TV. Gabla admitted [...]	2006-10-30 17:18:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON FR
06PARIS7199	France: Telecom and Information Technology Update [...] This is another in a series of periodic updates on the French telecommunications and information technology sectors, including internet and e-commerce. Contents: -- SFR takes over Tele2 and becomes the second fully integrated operator after France Telecom (FT)(para 2) -- Neuf Cegetel acquir [...]	2006-11-03 13:37:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD FR
06PARIS7358	CSTD PARIS PANEL MEETING ON WSIS OUTCOME PRODUCES GUIDANCE [...] (U) Summary: The November 6-8, 2006 Paris Panel Meeting of the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) Panel Meeting on WSIS outcome "Promoting the building of people-centered, development-oriented, and inclusive information society, with a view to enhancing digital oppo [...]	2006-11-13 16:27:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS TINT KWWW PREL FR
06PARIS7482	FRANCE: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche November 16 to Eric Berder, Ministry of Transportation Deputy Director for Maritime Safety. Berder noted that the EU had developed a common position on the issue, to which France adhered. They viewed the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and th [...]	2006-11-21 14:22:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS FR
06PARIS7490	FRANCE: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche November 16 to Eric Berder, Ministry of Transportation Deputy Director for Maritime Safety. Berder noted that the EU had developed a common position on the issue, to which France adhered. They viewed the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and th [...]	2006-11-21 15:11:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS FR
06PARIS7511	TELECOM ATTORNEY ON FRANCE'S ICT STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 16, Hogan and Hartson Attorney (and long-time observer of the French telecoms sector) Winston Maxwell told us that poor consumer protection and nonpublic frequency management were the two areas detracting from France's otherwise robust implementation of EU directives [...]	2006-11-22 15:16:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON FR
06PARIS7568	FCC AND ARCEP COMMISSIONERS DISCUSS NEXT GENERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Federal Communications Commissioner Deborah Tate discussed telecommunications regulatory issues with her French counterpart telecommunications regulator Autorite de Regulation des Communication Electronique et des Postes (ARCEP) Commissioner Gabrielle Gauthey on November 10. Ga [...]	2006-11-28 14:05:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON FR
06PARIS7666	U/S OF DEFENSE FOR POLICY EDELMAN'S CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Senior French officials agreed with U/S of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman that significant progress had been made at the NATO Riga Summit. The GOF highlighted its recent decision to do more in Afghanistan by ensuring that its Tajikistan-based planes continue to support ISAF and [...]	2006-12-05 08:47:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL MARR ECPS NATO AF FR
06PARIS7699	DOD U/S FOR POLICY EDELMAN'S PARIS CONSULTATIONS: [...] (C) Summary: Senior French officials agreed with U/S of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman that significant progress had been made on Afghanistan at the NATO Riga Summit. The GOF highlighted its recent decisions to ensure that its Tajikistan-based planes continue to support ISAF and OEF through [...]	2006-12-07 11:54:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL MARR ECPS NATO MNUC AF FR
06PORTAUPRINCE1697	HAITI: CELLULAR INTER-CONNECTIVITY AT LAST [...] Summary: Minister of Public Works, Transportation and Communication Frantz Verela announced that all three cellular operators in Haiti -- Comcel, Digicel and Haitel -- will finally be inter-connected by September 24 at midnight. Since May, the two incumbent operators, Comcel and Haitel, refus [...]	2006-09-12 15:37:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ETTC PGOV HA
06PORTOFSPAIN1358	TRINIDAD ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - NOVEMBER PT 1 [...] Farewell BWIA, welcome Caribbean Airlines 2. Inflation - who's to blame? 3. Crushing blow to music pirates 4. Telecom - Digicel goes to court; Paltel drops out 5. HBO to plug Flow 6. T&T/India to sign BIT 7. U.S. consultants derailed 8. GOTT convenes smelter symposium, but... [...]	2006-11-28 14:22:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ELNT ETRD KIRP TD
06PORTOFSPAIN701	TRINIDAD ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - MAY PART 2 [...] T&T going with the "Flow" -------------------------- Local cable company Columbus Communications has re- branded its services with the launch of Flow, a new digital system incorporating the "triple play" service of cable, high-speed Internet and telephone service. Columbus expects to give i [...]	2006-06-07 19:57:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECPS EFIN KIPR KFLU SENV TD
06PRAGUE1157	CZECHS SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ITU RADIO [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-18 15:18:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS EZ
06PRAGUE1158	CZECHS NOT LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] Econoff met September 6 with Ministry of Informatics Head of European Integration and International Relations Unit Marketa Morska about reftel request for support of Mr. Steven Lett as Director of International Mobile Satellite Organization. Morska explained her ministry will not make the fina [...]	2006-09-18 15:23:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS EUN EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS EZ
06PRAGUE1270	CZECHS SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ITU COUNCIL AND [...] In response to reftel A, Czech MFA Deputy Director of Multilateral Economic Relations Jaroslav Stepanek confirmed his government's support for the U.S. candidate to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council during the November Plenipotentiary Conference in Turkey. The Czechs als [...]	2006-10-13 13:37:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS ITU EZ
06PRAGUE1432	CZECH REPUBLIC: UNLIKELY ATTENDANCE AT [...] In response to reftel, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Multilateral Economic Relations Deputy Director Jaroslav Stepanek said the Czechs do not normally send a representative to the committee meetings of the International Maritime Organization (IMO),and Stepanek himself only attends [...]	2006-11-21 15:18:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT EZ
06PRETORIA2711	SOUTH AFRICA: TELECOM REGULATOR STRUGGLES FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. South Africa's beleaguered telecommunications regulator, ICASA (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa),received a bit of good news when constitutional changes guaranteeing the regulator's independence were proposed to Parliament June 22. The Minister of Communic [...]	2006-07-03 14:35:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV ECON SF
06PRETORIA4327	SA DELEGATION TO ITU PLENIPOTENTIARY CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Per Reftel post delivered diplomatic notes for U.S. Election to the ITU Council and Mrs. Zoller's candidacy for the ITU Radio Regulations Board on 11 October to the Department of Communications (DOC) and the Department of Foreign Affairs. DOC Administrative Officer Thabane Sieeko respon [...]	2006-10-18 13:27:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS ITU
06PRETORIA4353	SOUTH AFRICA PARTICIPATION IN USTDA IT CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post confirms that it will support participation in the USTDA Information and Communications Technology Conference planned for spring 2007 in the U.S.. Points of contact at Post are: Economics Officer Dan King, kingdb2@state.gov, 27 12 431 4344 amd Mr. Douglas Shuster, USTDA [...]	2006-10-19 12:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ENIV ETRD SF

06PRETORIA4658	INT'L MARITIME ORGANIZATION'S MARITIME SAFETY COMM [...] (SBU) Per Reftel, on November 8 talking points were delivered to Department of Transportation's Director, Safety, Security and Bilateral Affairs Mr. Andrew Maswanganye, Department of Foreign Affairs' Ms. Nokwazi Mtshali, and South African maritime Safety Authority's General Manager of Operatio [...]	2006-11-09 15:13:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS
06PRETORIA675	SOUTH AFRICA: SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...] Per reftel questions, Woutjek Skowronski, General Manager of Technology and Engineering and Dr. Tracy Cohen, Councilor, both with the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA),provided the following responses. 2. Responsible Authority. The responsible authority for radi [...]	2006-02-16 12:54:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS SF
06PRETORIA955	SOUTH AFRICA: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. Econ M/C met March 2 with Alan Hirsch, Chief Director for Economic Policy Coordination in the Presidency, to discuss bilateral economic relations. The discussion included the status of U.S.-SACU free trade negotiations, the launch of the Accelerated and Shared Gr [...]	2006-03-08 11:07:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAIR ELAB ECPS ENRG EINV EIND SF
06PRISTINA1015	KOSOVO: SECOND MOBILE TENDER PROCESS COMPLICATED [...] (C) Summary. Nenad Popovic, the Government of Serbia's (GOS) economic advisor to the Kosovo final status negotiations team and Serbian CCK representative, has requested that UNMIK stop the Kosovo Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) from dismantling equipment owned by Telecom Serbia [...]	2006-11-28 17:57:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON PREL YI
06PRISTINA219	LAST CHANCE FOR UN TO FIX KOSOVO TELECOM MARKET [...] (C) SUMMARY. UNMIK has long ruled out any reconsideration of its October 2004 annulment, on grounds of serious procedural irregularity, of the award of Kosovo's second mobile phone operating license to the Mobikos consortium. The outgoing government of Bajram Kosumi has defiantly insisted on [...]	2006-03-10 19:26:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ETRD PGOV PREL YI UNMIK
06QUITO2305	USAID GIFT PROJECTS IN ECUADOR [...] (U) In response to reftel, Post submits the following program information, supplied by USAID Ecuador: A. Project name: Rural Telecenters Recipient: World Council of Credit Unions and Credit Unions in Ecuador Project description: Through providing technical assistance and financial sup [...]	2006-09-15 19:03:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EINT ECPS EC
06RABAT1242	MOROCCO ASKS FOR SUPPORT IN ITU [...] On June 21 post received diplomatic note number 2443 dated June 21, 2006, requesting USG support for Morocco's candidacy for re-election to the Council of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) during the elections that will take place during the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Tu [...]	2006-06-26 15:32:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS PREL MO
06RABAT1801	MOROCCO MACROECONOMIC UPDATE AND ECONOMIC [...] (U) This message provides an update on Morocco's macroeconomic situation, together with other highlights of recent economic developments, including: A. Altadis's purchase of the remaining 20 percent of the National Tobacco Monopoly. B. The creation of a new fund (Oleo Capital) to support t [...]	2006-09-27 15:34:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ELAB EAIR EINT ECPS KTEX TS
06RABAT402	MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Fishing, which employs nearly one in ten Moroccans, brought in nearly $400 million in 2005, a 12 percent increase over the previous year. The highest growth came from catches brought into the ports of Tan Tan in southern Morocco and Laayoune, in the Western Sahara. -------- Bull Run ---- [...]	2006-03-03 16:20:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIS EAIR EINV ECPS MO
06RABAT49	MOROCCO SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT POLICY [...] Econoff met Jan. 10 with Mohammed El Kadiri, Technical Director for Moroccan national telecoms regulator ANRT to discuss Moroccan spectrum management policy per request in Ref A. Answers below are keyed to questions in Reftel. 2. A) The authority responsible for spectrum management in Mor [...]	2006-01-10 17:14:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON MO
06RABAT490	MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Central bank governor Abdellatif Jouahri said March 14 that Morocco plans to move "in the medium-term" towards a more flexible exchange rate system. Jouahri said the country's increasing openness to trade warrants a transition to an as-yet-unspecified exchange regime, a move the IMF has c [...]	2006-03-20 14:10:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ECPS MO
06RABAT961	MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Overall GDP grew by 5.7 percent annually at the end of the first quarter of 2006, while non-agricultural GDP grew by four percent, a consistent figure over several quarters. A report by the Moroccan Government's High Planning Commission said GDP was helped by strong performance in constructio [...]	2006-05-18 13:08:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EAGR ELAB MO
06RIGA775	LATVIA TO SUPPORT US CANDIDATE FOR IMSO DIRECTOR [...] Pol/Econ Off spoke with Aigars Krastins, Head of the Maritime Department in the Latvian Ministry of Transportation, on September 22 regarding our candidate for Director of the International Mobile Satellite Organization, Steven Lett. Krastins stated that he had received copies of the diplomati [...]	2006-09-25 05:14:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS LG
06RIGA913	LATVIANS TO TOW EU LINE AT ITU [...] Pol-Econ Off met with Guntis Macs, Deputy State Secretary with the Ministry of Transportation, to deliver copies of the diplomatic notes and demarche on the US candidacy for the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council and the US candidate for the ITU's Radio Regulations Board, Jul [...]	2006-11-02 11:14:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS ITU LG
06RIGA933	LATVIA TO SUPPORT US CANDIDACIES AT ITU [...] (U) Embassy received on November 6 diplomatic notes from the MFA stating that the GOL will support the USG candidacy at the Council of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and will also support the US candidate for the ITU's Radio Regulations Board, Julie Zoller. BAILEY [...]	2006-11-09 08:46:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS ITU LG
06SANAA1813	TRAIL OF DEBT LEADS TO PRESIDENT'S OFFICE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. In early June, the Central Bank of Yemen (CBY) leaked a list of prominent figures with unpaid loans to Watani Bank, and recommended legal action be taken against them. The debt contributed to Watani's collapse, and the CBY is seeking repayment in order to honor commitments to de [...]	2006-06-21 09:55:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ECPS PGOV KMPI YM
06SANAA221	UNITEL GSM BID IN DOUBT; OMANTEL POISED TO BENEFIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. After months of speculation, it is now certain that Unitel is unable to cover the cost of its bid offer for Yemen's third GSM license. Political connections continue to keep the company afloat, but most bets are now on Omantel to win the license. Although a legitimate operator, [...]	2006-02-01 12:53:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EINV ECPS EIND YM COM
06SANAA23	ROYG TELLS UNITEL SHOW ME THE MONEY, BY THE END OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 4 Ambassador met with Minister of Telecommunications, Abdul Malik al-Moalimi, to determine the current status of Yemen,s third GSM tender, particularly the ROYG's next move if tender winner Unitel fails to pay. He also offered assistance with creating an independent tel [...]	2006-01-07 08:05:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EINV KMPI PGOV YM ECON COM
06SANAA323	WATANI BANK CASE UNEARTHS PERVASIVE CORRUPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Central Bank announced its plan to liquidate Watani Bank. The decision is being appealed, but there appears to be little hope of rescuing the failed financial institution. Watani's Amcit General Manager, Dr. Hamdani, and seven others are being tried in Yemen's Specialized P [...]	2006-02-11 10:20:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EINV PGOV KMPI CASC YM ECON COM
06SANAA954	CORRUPTION KEEPS UNITEL ON TOP IN GSM TENDER [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 3, DCM met with Deputy Minister of Telecommunications, Abdullah Al-Hamami, to discuss the status of the ongoing GSM tender drama. (Ref A) In a candid discussion, the Deputy Minister stated that the law requires that the GSM license go to Unitel or to no one, despite Unit [...]	2006-04-09 10:17:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS EINV KMPI PGOV PINR YM
06SANJOSE354	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR THE U.S. DELEGATION [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to the following members of the U.S. delegation to the CITEL Assembly: Marian Gordon EB/CIP/MA, Cecily Holiday EB/CIP/MA, Amal Abdallah FCC, Cathy Handley Commerce/NTIA, Vernita Harris Commerce/NTIA, Daniel Martinez WH [...]	2006-02-16 15:35:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ECPS CITEL CR
06SANJOSE91	KEY DEPUTIES POINT TO VOTING ON CAFTA-DR AFTER NEW [...] On January 11, 2006 Representative Dan Burton (R-IN) and Ambassador met with key members of the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly to discuss the status of ratification of the Central America-Dominican Republic-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). Rolando Lacle, Chair of the Assembly's Intern [...]	2006-01-13 15:37:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
06SANSALVADOR1373	SALVADORAN GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS U.S. ITU CANDIDATES [...] Post received a letter (text paragraph 2) from the Salvadoran Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated May 16, 2006 informing us they will support the U.S. candidates for the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council and the Radio Communications Regulation Board for the period 2006- 2010 i [...]	2006-05-24 21:01:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ITU ES
06SANSALVADOR2472	DIGICEL GROUP TO CONFUSE SALVADORAN CELL PHONE USERS WITH [...] Digicel Group, a telecommunications operator in the Caribbean, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Digicel Holdings Limited (Digicel Holdings),an entirely separate company that operates a GSM mobile telecommunications business in El Salvador by the same name, Digicel. [...]	2006-10-02 21:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ECPS ES
06SANSALVADOR2557	SALVADORAN GOVERNMENT REITERATES THEIR SUPPORT TO THE U.S. [...] This is a response to reftel. Post has reconfirmed with the Ministry of Foreign Affiars the GOES support for the U.S. candidacy for a seat on the international telecommunications union council and for the Radio Communications Regulation Board for the period 2006-2010 in the elections that will [...]	2006-10-23 21:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ITU ES
06SANSALVADOR661	SALVADORAN GOVERNMENT SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR SEAT [...] Post received a diplomatic note (text paragraph 3) from the Salvadoran Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated February 27, 2006 requesting U.S. support for El Salvador's nomination to be a member of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council for the period 2006- 2010. Elections for [...]	2006-03-13 17:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ITU ES
06SANTIAGO1074	CHILE SHARES U.S. POSITIONS ON GMDSS, LRIT AND [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Cmdr. Daniel Sarzosa of DIRECTAMAR (Directorate of Maritime Affairs, roughly equivalent to the U.S. Coast Guard) on May 11. Sarzosa told Poloff on May 18 that Chile shared the the U.S. position on limiting the role of the International Mobile Satellite Org [...]	2006-05-19 20:01:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD ETTC EWWT PHSA CI
06SANTODOMINGO2375	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT DISCUSSES TAX ON SALE OF [...] (C) Summary: A delegation of nine executives from Verizon USA (VZ) met with a similar size delegation from the Dominican government in the presidential palace. Mr. John Diercksen, (JD) Executive VP for Strategy, Development & Planning, headed the VZ delegation. President Fernandez (PF) le [...]	2006-07-21 21:12:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS DR EINV ETRD
06SANTODOMINGO3659	DOMINICANS AND VERIZON AGREE ON TERMS: CLEAR WAY [...] (U) On December 1 the Dominican government and Verizon signed and agreement which brought to a close the sale of Verizon,s Dominican operation, Verizon Dominicana, eight months after it was first announced in April. The agreement involved a payment by Verizon of $170 million dollars to the D [...]	2006-12-06 15:29:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS DR EINV ETRD
06SAOPAULO216	AOL LEAVES BRAZIL, STARBUCKS ARRIVES [...] SUMMARY. After six years in Brazil, bankruptcy crises at parent company America Online Latin America have forced America Online Brazil to cease operations. Meanwhile, American retailer Starbucks will soon set up (coffee) shop in Brazil, with the first store scheduled to open in Rio de Janeir [...]	2006-02-24 23:08:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON ECPS ETRD ASEC BR
06SAOPAULO245	BRAZIL CRAWLS TOWARD DIGITAL TV [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With the nominal March deadline set for the adoption of a digital television (DTV) standard, Brazilian officials remain divided on the issue, and the recent entry of the Brazilian Congress into the process will likely delay a final decision. Brazil is currently choosing a digit [...]	2006-03-06 19:39:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON PGOV ETRD BEXP BR
06SAOPAULO590	SEMICONDUCTORS RETURN TO BRAZIL AFTER 15 YEARS [...] (U) American company Smart Modular Technologies (Smart) recently inaugurated its first semiconductor factory in Brazil. The Smart plant, which encapsulates imported finished memory wafers, is the first semiconductor facility in Brazil since the early 1990s when all microchip companies closed o [...]	2006-05-30 12:05:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EIND PGOV ETRD EINV BEXP BR
06SAOPAULO647	ALCKMIN'S CAMPAIGN COORDINATOR CLAIMS LULA'S POLL NUMBERS [...] (SBU) Despite a series of recent opinion polls that show President Lula maintaining a lead of more than twenty points, with a chance to be re-elected in the first round, Geraldo Alckmin's campaign coordinator told Charg that the PSDB is methodically building grassroots political networks throu [...]	2006-06-07 18:49:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL ETRD ECPS BR
06SHANGHAI7098	2006 CHINESE BLOGGERS CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary: The Second Annual Chinese Bloggers Conference took place in Hangzhou from October 28-29. Organizers had problems in holding the conference and had to switch venues twice. While the public sessions suffered from uninspiring speakers, a conference organizer said there were 20 priv [...]	2006-12-01 00:58:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ECPS CH
06SINGAPORE1119	FTA - JOINT COMMITTEE CONCLUDES SECOND ANNUAL REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary. Representatives from the USG and GOS (the "Joint Committee") met in Washington March 30 for the second annual review of the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The review agenda (individual items noted below) focused both on implementation of the current agreement and p [...]	2006-04-06 08:22:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN EINV ECPS SENV EAGR KTEX KIPR ETTC SN
06SINGAPORE1205	AMBASSADOR RAISES TELECOM AND MEDIA ISSUES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore is close to a decision on local-leased ("last mile") circuit connections for U.S. and other telecom operators (a significant implementation issue under our bilateral Free Trade Agreement or FTA),Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA) Dr. LEE Boon [...]	2006-04-13 08:39:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD EIND EINV ECON SN
06SINGAPORE1389	COMMENTS SOUGHT ON EXEMPTING SINGTEL FROM DOMINANT [...] The Info-Communications Development Authority (IDA) is seeking public comments on SingTel's request for exemption from its current dominant licensee obligations for retail international telephone services (ITS). These obligations, as detailed in sections 4 and 8 of the Competition Code, inclu [...]	2006-04-28 02:03:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD EINV ECON SN
06SINGAPORE1430	DEPUTY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE SAMPSON CALLS ON PRIME [...] (SBU) Summary: Dr. David A. Sampson, Deputy Secretary of Commerce, met with LEE Hsien Loong, Prime Minister, and LIM Hng Kiang, Minister for Trade and Industry, during a one-day visit to Singapore on April 26, 2006. During the two meetings, the Deputy Secretary focused on the importance of U [...]	2006-05-03 04:31:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV ETTC ECPS EPET EAGR KIPR SN
06SINGAPORE1484	REGULATOR WILL NOT RESTRICT MEDIA CONTENT EXCLUSIVITY [...] (SBU) In a victory for U.S. content providers, the Media Development Authority (MDA) on May 8 announced privately its decision to not pursue more restrictive regulation of exclusive carriage agreements between media content/channel providers and Singapore's sole Pay-TV operator, SCV StarHub Ca [...]	2006-05-08 09:23:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EIND EINV ETRD SN
06SINGAPORE1687	TELECOM - MINISTER DENIES SINGTEL'S APPEAL ON LOCAL [...] (U) Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Lee Boon Yang on May 23 announced his decision to uphold the telecom regulator's requirement that dominant carrier SingTel provide competitors access to its local leased ("last mile") circuits (LLCs) at cost-based rates using an open-st [...]	2006-05-25 07:11:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EIND EINV ETRD SN
06SINGAPORE277	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON TRADE AND INDUSTRY MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador told Minister for Trade and Industry LIM Hng Kiang that, short of an immediate solution, the United States would again raise Singapore's fulfillment of its telecom-related commitments at the upcoming second annual review of our bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA [...]	2006-02-02 03:05:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV ETTC ECPS EPET EAGR KIPR SN
06SINGAPORE3435	CONFIRMED BILAT AT ITU CONFERENCE IN ANTALYA, TURKEY [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-27 03:52:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ITU AORC SN
06SINGAPORE3442	SINGAPORE - 2007 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATES [...] Per reftel instructions, post submits its draft chapter on Singapore for the 2007 National Trade Estimate Report. We assume that Washington agencies will update the trade and investment data in the first three paragraphs of the report as they have done in the past. Per reftel instructions, [...]	2006-10-27 11:12:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN KIPR ECPS SN
06SINGAPORE946	MEDIA CONTENT EXCLUSIVITY: MINISTRY RULES AGAINST [...] (U) Singapore officials informed us on March 23 that they had decided to set aside a proposed ex-ante amendment of exclusive carriage agreements between media content/channel providers and Singapore's sole Pay-TV operator, SCV StarHub Cable Vision. This represents a modest, and perhaps tempor [...]	2006-03-24 06:12:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EIND EINV ETRD SN
06STOCKHOLM192	SWEDISH GOV'T PRESSURES COMPANY TO SHUT DOWN [...] (U) Summary. On February 9 a Swedish internet company shut down a small, right-wing political party website that featured the Jyllands-Posten Mohammed cartoons and planned to publish additional ones. The Swedish government, which beforehand had cautioned the company on the danger the image [...]	2006-02-13 10:02:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PTER SCUL ECPS EINT PINS PROP KPAO KMDR
06STOCKHOLM196	SWEDISH GOV'T PRESSURES COMPANY TO SHUT DOWN [...] (U) Summary. On February 9 a Swedish internet company shut down a small, right-wing political party website that featured the Jyllands-Posten Mohammed cartoons and planned to publish additional ones. The Swedish government, which beforehand had cautioned the company on the danger the images [...]	2006-02-13 13:33:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PTER SCUL ECPS EINT PINS PROP KPAO KMDR
06STOCKHOLM198	SWEDISH GOV'T PRESSURES COMPANY TO SHUT DOWN [...] (U) Summary. On February 9 a Swedish internet company shut down a small, right-wing political party website that featured the Jyllands-Posten Mohammed cartoons and planned to publish additional ones. The Swedish government, which beforehand had cautioned the company on the danger the images [...]	2006-02-13 13:34:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PTER SCUL ECPS EINT PINS PROP KPAO KMDR
06TAIPEI3099	MOTC MINISTER ON HIGH-SPEED RAIL, DIRECT LINKS, [...] (C) Summary: In a September 5 meeting with AIT Director Young, Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) Minister Tsai Duei expressed confidence that Taiwan high- speed rail will open in October as scheduled after a one- year postponement. He also affirmed that the private sector w [...]	2006-09-07 07:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN EAIR ECPS PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI596	NCC UP, BUT CAN IT RUN? [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-27 09:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS TW
06TALLINN396	ESTONIA: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR SUPPORT OF [...] Post received a Note Verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia on April 20, 2006, in response to reftels on the ITU Radio Regulations Board elections. (begin text of Note Verbale) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia present their compl [...]	2006-04-27 06:03:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECPS EN
06TALLINN970	ESTONIA WILL SUPPORT U.S. ITU CANDIDATE [...] (U) Minna-Liina Lind, UN Desk officer at the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told us on October 24 that Estonia will support the U.S. candidacy for re-election to the International Telecommunication Union Council as well as Julie Napier Zoller's nomination for membership on the ITU's Radi [...]	2006-10-24 13:31:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS ITU EN
06TEGUCIGALPA271	NEW HONDURAN TELECOM LAW PUT ON HOLD [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the face of rising opposition, a new draft telecommunications law designed to open the market to competition and meet CAFTA requirements was not introduced to Congress. A last-minute attempt to introduce competition specifically into international calling was also derailed. K [...]	2006-02-13 22:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS ELAB HO KJUS KPRV PGOV PINR
06TEGUCIGALPA949	Honduras: Telecom Debates in Final Round [...] (U) This is an action request: Please see para. 11. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The CAFTA-compliant telecommunications sector framework law (Ley Marco),recently revised and shortened, is now set to be introduced to Congress. A competing law by parastatal telecommunications company Hondutel has so [...]	2006-05-25 13:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ELAB KPRV PGOV ECON HO
06TELAVIV3703	ISRAEL WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR IMSO [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-18 07:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS IS
06THEHAGUE1532	ICANN: DUTCH DESIRE GREATER INTERNATIONAL CONTROL [...] Econoff delivered ref A and B points July 3 to Wim Rullens, Director for International Affairs, Directorate-General for Energy and Telecom, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Rullens said that the Dutch Embassy in Washington would send a representative to the July 26 public meeting but that the Dut [...]	2006-07-11 16:41:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EINT ETRD ETTC
06THEHAGUE2380	DUTCH SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ITU COUNCIL AND [...] (U) On October 12, Econoff shared reftel demarche and diplomatic notes with Hein van der Hoeven, Department for UN and Financial Institutions, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Wim Rullens, Directorate General for Energy and Telecom, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. 2. (SBU) Van der [...]	2006-11-03 17:04:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECPS ITU NL
06THEHAGUE317	NETHERLANDS: SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT POLICIES [...] SUMMARY: The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA) is primarily responsible for spectrum management in the Netherlands. Priority in the allocation of scarce frequencies is given to public service functions, such as police, security, emergency services, air and water traffic control, and [...]	2006-02-13 10:22:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS NL
06TOKYO1438	DEMARCHE ON COLLECTIVE REQUEST FOR ONLINE GAME [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-17 07:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ETRD WTRO JP
06TOKYO3509	Why did Vodafone fail in Japan? [...] (SBU) Summary: Vodafone Japan's CFO blamed the failure of the UK mobile phone operator, which was the largest foreign investment in Japan on: 1) bad managers brought in by Vodafone who never understood the local environment; 2) the difference in shareholder expectations of profitability in Euro [...]	2006-06-23 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON JP
06TRIPOLI438	AL MANAR: REQUEST FOR POST INPUT ON NEXT STEPS [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-25 17:21:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	ECPS ETTC KPAO PREL PTER XF LY
06TUNIS2418	TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: SEPTEMBER 1 - 15 [...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Unemployment Holds Steady at 14.2 Percent B. Tunisia and Morocco Continue Dialogue on Cooperation C. Emirates Lands in Tunisia D. Italy's Benetton Invests in Tunisian Textiles E. T [...]	2006-09-21 12:13:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ELAB EAIR EINT ECPS KTEX TS
06TUNIS2424	MICROSOFT INKS AGREEMENT WITH GOT [...] (SBU) Summary: During the Microsoft Government Leaders Forum in South Africa July 11-12, the GOT and the Microsoft Corporation signed a partnership agreement that provides for Microsoft investment in training, research, and development, but also commits the GOT to using licensed Microsoft soft [...]	2006-09-22 10:44:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON TINT KIPR ECPS TS
06TUNIS629	LARGER THAN EXPECTED BIDS FOR TUNISIA'S LARGEST [...] (SBU) The larger-than-expected bids (ranging from USD 1.76 to 1.92 billion) for the partial-privatization of Tunisia's telecommunications giant - Tunisie Telecom - continues to be welcome economic news. Local media announced March 15 that the initial slate of six bidders on Tunisie Telecom had [...]	2006-03-17 15:04:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EINV ECON TS
06USUNNEWYORK2288	ECOSOC RESUMED 2006 SESSION - SIGNIFICANT ITEMS [...] Summary: The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) resumed work December 11-15 to tackle a range of issues deferred from the summer session in Geneva (reftel). Of a limited number of items completed in the resumed session, approvals of outstanding NGO applications and of the work related to [...]	2006-12-26 16:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECPS EFIN PHUM ECOSOC
06VIENNA1685	Inviting Input Concerning ICANN's Management [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-10 20:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ETRD EINT ETTC AU
06VIENNA2054	Inviting Input Concerning the ICANN's [...] Per ref A instructions, Post followed up with the responsible government authorities and the private sector "Internet Service Providers Austria" (ISPA) about their preparedness to participate in the NTIA's public consultation process. 2. Dr. Christian Singer, head of legal services in the [...]	2006-07-10 12:14:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ETRD EINT ETTC AU
06VIENNA3391	AUSTRIA WILL NOT ATTEND NOVEMBER 29 MEETING OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-22 16:38:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT AU
06VIENNA840	INTERNET GOVERNANCE: GOA VIEWS ON TUNIS, INTERNET [...] (SBU) On March 18, Emboffs met with Christian Singer, Head of the Legal Services Department in the Ministry of Transportation and the GoA's Internet governance expert, to discuss next steps following the November 2005 Tunis World Summit on the Information Society. Singer said that Austria an [...]	2006-03-21 10:08:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD ECON AU
06VILNIUS555	LITHUANIA CONSIDERING COMMENTS ON ICANN [...] We delivered reftel points June 6 encouraging interested parties to submit comments as part of the National Telecommunications and Information Center's (NTIA) public consultation process on the role of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to the GOL's Communications R [...]	2006-06-15 13:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EINT ETRD ETTC LH
06WARSAW1886	IMSO: POLAND SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE [...] (C) Deputy Econ Counselor provided reftel diplomatic note and campaign materials to Mr. Bogdan Rozycki, Counselor, in the Polish Ministry of Transport. Mr. Rozycki stated that Poland decided in early August to support Mr. Lett's candidacy to be head of the International Mobile Satellite Org [...]	2006-09-06 17:26:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS PL
06WARSAW2411	POLAND - DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GPS-GALILEO, POLAND [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel points to MFA America's Desk Director Andrzej Jaroszynski and Jacek Losik, Director of the Telecommunications Department in the Ministry of Transportation. Initial reaction shows that all is on track and Poland plans to ratify the agreement soon. The U.S.- EU GPS [...]	2006-11-17 10:59:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON TSPA SENV ECPS PL
06WARSAW363	POLAND: Netia (Now P4) Chooses Chinese Firm for 3G [...] (U) According to a recent Netia/P4 press release, Chinese telecoms equipment vendor Huawei won a contract to build third-generation (3G) infrastructure. P4, formerly known as Netia, won a license last year for a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) license. UMTS services are des [...]	2006-03-03 09:41:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT EINV PL
06WELLINGTON331	ONCE AGAIN, NEW ZEALAND REGULATOR SUPPORTS CUT IN [...] The New Zealand Commerce Commission for the second time has issued a recommendation to reduce the high fees that mobile phone companies charge to terminate calls on their networks. Before acting on the recommendation, the Communications Minister has allowed three more weeks for public submiss [...]	2006-05-01 05:24:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD NZ
06WELLINGTON344	NEW ZEALAND TO ORDER LOCAL LOOP UNBUNDLING [...] (U) Summary: The New Zealand government announced May 3 that it would compel Telecom Corp., the country's former state monopoly, to open its fixed-line telephone service to competition. New Zealand has been one of only two OECD countries that had not mandated unbundling of the local loop. Th [...]	2006-05-04 06:35:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON ETRD NZ
06WELLINGTON880	NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO U.S. DIPLOMATIC NOTE FOR ITU RADIO [...] Embassy delivered reftel diplomatic notes to the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and a copy to the New Zealand Ministry of Economic Development. 2. Post received the following diplomatic note from MFAT in response. 3. Begin text of diplomatic note, dated 1 Nov [...]	2006-11-08 00:35:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS ITU NZ
06WELLINGTON917	DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING INT'L MARITIME [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-21 18:30:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO NZ
06YEREVAN1300	USG INTERNET FREEDOM INITIATIVES IN ARMENIA [...] Per reftel request, Embassy Yerevan presents its comprehensive review of usaid internet freedom programs in Armenia: ------------------------ Economic Growth Programs ------------------------ A. Project Name: Competitive Armenia Private Sector (CAPS) Program Recipient: IT companies, I [...]	2006-09-18 12:15:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECPS EINT PHUM AM
06YEREVAN1467	ARMENIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. AT ITU [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-19 13:01:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECPS ITU ECON AM
06YEREVAN1640	VIMPELCOM BUYS ARMENTEL, AGREES TO GIVE UP MONOPOLY [...] (SBU) On November 14, the Armenian Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) approved the sale of Greek-owned OTE's 90 percent stake in ArmenTel to Russian mobile telecommunications leader, VimpelCom, for USD 474 million. At the PRSC hearing, VimpelCom announced plans to end ArmenTel's mono [...]	2006-11-22 12:14:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV RS AM
06YEREVAN628	U.S. CANDIDACY FOR INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-05 11:52:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS AORC AM
06ZAGREB1065	USAID GIFT PROJECTS IN CROATIA [...] USAID in Croatia has two existing and one planned program, which contribute to the goals of Internet freedom in promoting access to and use of the Internet. 2. Project Name: Local Government Reform Program Recipient: Local and regional governments throughout Croatia Project Description: Us [...]	2006-09-07 11:19:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT EAID PHUM HR
06ZAGREB1101	CORRECTED COPY: USAID GIFT PROJECTS IN CROATIA [...] This message updates and replaces Zagreb 01065. USAID in Croatia has three existing and one planned program, which contribute to the goals of Internet freedom in promoting access to and use of the Internet. 2. Project Name: Local Government Reform Program Recipient: Local and regional gover [...]	2006-09-13 10:44:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT EAID PHUM HR
06ZAGREB1312	NO DECISION YET FROM CROATIA ON U.S. ITU CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-30 11:13:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS ITU HR
06ZAGREB1393	CROATIA SUPPORTS US CANDIDATE FOR ITU RADIO REGULATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-21 06:59:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS HR
07ACCRA2162	GHANA'S ICT DEVELOPMENT: IS THE GLASS HALF FULL? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is the first of two cables on the Information Communications Technology (ICT) sector in Ghana. It covers policy and services. Septel will address privatization of the two national carriers. Ghana's ICT sector has considerable promise. Telephone penetration rates have ri [...]	2007-10-11 08:34:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EAID GH
07ACCRA2169	GHANA'S ICT DEVELOPMENT: PRIVATIZATION LIMPS FORWARD [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is the second of two cables on the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector in Ghana. The first focused on policy and services. This cable focuses on the privatization of the two national carriers: Ghana Telecom and Westel. Long-stalled plans to privatize a l [...]	2007-10-11 16:43:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EFIN GH
07ADDISABABA1348	ETHIOPIA: LAYING GROUNDWORK FOR DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 27, Minister of Transportation and Communication Juneidi Sado and State Minister Getachew Mengiste met with Ambassador and poloff to discuss the state of Ethiopia's information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and capacity building. Minister Juneidi sa [...]	2007-05-03 08:12:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECPS EINT ET DJ CH SU XW
07ADDISABABA3159	AFRICAN UNION RESPONSE TO U.S. OFFER OF C3IS [...] This cable is from the U.S. Mission to the African Union (USAU),2. On October 24, 2007, USAU received Diplomatic Note from the African Union responding to the USAU's note verbale 210/07 of September 7. The diplomatic note from the African Union states that the AU is still in the process [...]	2007-10-25 13:03:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECPS MASS MCAP PREL MOPS AU
07ADDISABABA3160	CORRECTION - AFRICAN UNION RESPONSE TO U.S. OFFER [...] This cable is from the U.S. Mission to the African Union (USAU),2. On October 24, 2007, USAU received Diplomatic Note from the African Union responding to the USAU's note verbale 210/07 of September 7. The diplomatic note from the African Union states that the AU is still in the process [...]	2007-10-25 13:10:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECPS MASS MCAP PREL MOPS AU
07ADDISABABA3168	CORRECTION 3 - AFRICAN UNION RESPONSE TO U.S. [...] This cable is from the U.S. Mission to the African Union (USAU),2. On October 24, 2007, USAU received Diplomatic Note from the African Union responding to the USAU's note verbale 210/07 of September 7. The diplomatic note from the African Union states that the AU is still in the process [...]	2007-10-25 13:57:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECPS MASS MCAP PREL MOPS AU
07ADDISABABA3485	ETHIOPIA: TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR UPDATE - PART I OF II - [...] This is part one of a two part cable on the Ethiopian telecommunications sector. Part one covers current infrastructure and future plans while part two covers policy matters. Meetings with Ethiopian telecommunications officials reveal a telecommunications and information and communication tec [...]	2007-12-10 08:00:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD EINV ET
07ADDISABABA3486	ETHIOPIA: TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR UPDATE - PART II of II [...] This is part two of a two part cable on the Ethiopian telecommunications sector. Part one (septel) covers current infrastructure and expansion plans while part two covers policy measures. Meetings with Ethiopian telecommunications officials reveal a telecommunications and information and comm [...]	2007-12-10 08:08:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD EINV ET
07AMMAN3770	JORDAN'S EXPANDING MOBILE TELEPHONY SERVICES PROVIDE [...] (U) Summary: In a country with just 5.6 million people, Jordan has over 4 million mobile phone subscribers. Four companies provide mobile service - 3 GSM providers and 1 push-to-talk/iDEN provider. The two largest providers just underwent large rebranding efforts (from "Fastlink" to "Zain" and [...]	2007-09-11 08:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EINV JO
07AMMAN4717	WIMAX ROLLS OUT IN JORDAN WITH GOAL OF HIGHER BROADBAND [...] (U) Summary: Telecommunications companies Umniah and Batelco Jordan jointly launched Jordan's first WiMAX Internet service (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) on November 12. Service is now available in Amman and Aqaba, with plans to expand to two other cities. A second WiMAX eff [...]	2007-11-28 09:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINT ECPS EINV TINT JO
07ANKARA2852	U.S. COURT RULING BRINGS HEAVY CASH PENALTY TO UZAN FAMILY [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 21, Motorola won an appeal in a long-standing U.S. fraud case against the Turkish Uzan family, the former owners of the Turkish GSM company Telsim. The U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a $1 billion award, which the Uzans had appealed claiming they could not afford to pay [...]	2007-11-29 10:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ECPS EFIN TU
07ANKARA49	TURKEY'S TELECOM SECTOR - VOIP AND OTHER REGULATION: SLOW [...] SUMMARY: While Turkey's Telecom sector achieved a critical milestone with privatization of Turk Telekom (TT) in early 2006, the six-year old regulatory body Telecom Authority (TK) is still struggling to gain competence and maintain its independence vis a vis still dominant TT and the Ministry [...]	2007-01-10 16:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT EINV TU
07ANKARA501	EXCITEMENT AND FRUSTRATION IN TURKEY'S TELECOM SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Fresh from participation at the annual 3GSM World Conference in Barcelona, participants at a recent telecom sector conference in Istanbul were agog with new visions, technology, and opportunities. Coming back to earth, there was widespread frustration with recently privatized an [...]	2007-03-06 11:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINT EINV TU
07ANKARA542	TURKISH COURT BLOCKS ACCESS TO "YOUTUBE" WEBSITE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-09 15:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ECPS OSCE TU
07ANKARA659	TURKEY TELECOM BOARD - VISIT TO FCC MAY 11 [...] Turkish Telecom Board President Tayfun Acarer has informed the Embassy that he would like to visit the FCC on May 11 to have a meeting with the FCC Chairman to build a strong institutional relationship and learn from U.S. experience. Embassy has long supported high-level interaction between t [...]	2007-03-22 16:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT EINV TU
07ANTANANARIVO396	Comoros Protests French Country Code Change In Mayotte [...] (U) Comoran Ambassador to Paris Soulaimana Mohamed Ahmed will reportedly travel to Geneva as soon as possible to submit an official protest to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) after France unilaterally changed the telephone country code for its territory Mayotte from 269 (like t [...]	2007-04-24 11:29:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ECPS ITU FR MF CN

07ANTANANARIVO802	PRESS REPORTS INDIAN LISTENING POST IN MADAGASCAR [...] (C) Press reports indicate the Indian Government has opened a "listening post" on the northern coast of Madagascar to monitor seagoing traffic in the Indian Ocean. Most recently "Asia Times Online" reported the station took a year to construct and opened in July to contribute to India,s secu [...]	2007-08-10 06:01:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ECPS PREL MOPS MARR MCAP IN MA XO
07ASMARA950	AFP Reporter Ordered to Leave Eritrea [...] (SBU) On December 11, AFP stringer and British national Peter Martell was ordered to appear at the office of Eritrean Minister of Information Ali Abdu to discuss his reporting activities in Eritrea. Mr. Abdu objected to an article Mr. Martell filed on November 22 entitled, "Looming Threat of R [...]	2007-12-14 05:24:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KPAO PGOV ECPS ER
07ASUNCION1023	A POSITIVE STEP AGAINST CORRUPTION-TRAVEL VOUCHER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A process that began in July ended December 6 with the indictment of 37 officials from the Customs Investigative Unit for falsifying travel vouchers. The Internal Investigative Unit's Coordinator in the Ministry of Finance, Patricia Marchewka, initiated the investigation in Jul [...]	2007-12-13 12:38:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ECPS PREL PA
07ASUNCION829	DUARTE SHUFFLES INDUSTRY AND TRADE MINISTERS [...] (SBU) The president of the Paraguayan Communications Company (COPACO),Juan Ramon Ibarra, resigned October 4 in the wake of charges of incompetent management and influence trafficking for the award of several procurements. Over the past two weeks congressional opposition blocked and then cond [...]	2007-10-05 18:56:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ECPS PREL PA
07ASUNCION977	OPIC CEO MOSBACHER VISITS PARAGUAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Robert Mosbacher Jr., CEO of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC),visited Asuncion October 31 to November 1 and met with officials from Banco Regional and Citibank to discuss an ongoing credit guarantee transaction. The parties agreed to close the deal in coming m [...]	2007-11-27 20:00:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS PREL PGOV PA
07ASUNCION978	STATUS REPORT ON PARAGUAY MCA THRESHOLD PROGRAM [...] (U) Paraguay was the first country in the Western Hemisphere to begin implementation of a Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Threshold Program. Under a bilateral agreement signed in May 2006 and due to conclude November 30, 2008, Paraguay's Threshold program provides $34.6 million in U.S. assi [...]	2007-11-27 20:02:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS PREL PGOV PA
07BAGHDAD1082	IRAQI PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In mid-March, Fadel Jalal Mohammed, a member of the Iraqi Media Network (IMN) board, which oversees public service broadcasting in Iraq, confirmed to PolOffs that PM Maliki failed to seek Council of Representative's (CoR) approval when he fired the former IMN board and installed [...]	2007-03-28 09:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPAS ECPS IZ
07BAGHDAD1183	WASAN MEDIA AND CHALDEAN DETAINEES POSSIBLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an April 5 human rights inspection at a Ministry of Interior (MoI) detention facility, PolOff located and identified eleven journalists from the Wasan Media Company, whose arrest has been the subject of intense scrutiny by international media organizations, and four Chal [...]	2007-04-05 18:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM OPRC PGOV KDEM KPAS ECPS IZ JO
07BAGHDAD1582	MAY 11 IRAQ-EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE [...] Summary: The principal purpose of the May 11, 2007, Executive Steering Committee meeting was to obtain the Committee,s assessment of the effectiveness of Operation Fardh al-Qanoon (FAQ) to date. Prime Minister Maliki asked the Committee members whether the public felt that improvements are b [...]	2007-05-14 14:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS IZ PGOV PHUM
07BAGHDAD2820	GOI AUCTIONS TELECOMS LICENSES FOR USD 3.75 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI auctioned three 15-year mobile telecommunications licenses, each one fetching USD 1.25 billion up front, plus 18.5 percent of monthly gross revenues and 15 percent of net profits. Two of three incumbents--Asiacell and MTC Atheer--won new licenses, and Korek Telecom won th [...]	2007-08-23 06:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ANET ECPS PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4065	JOURNALISTS ON THE STATE OF PRESS FREEDOM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Broadcast and print journalists in Baghdad reported that the government, political parties, and religious leaders were attempting to control the content of their reports during a series of meetings during October and November. Seven journalists who have worked for a variety of t [...]	2007-12-14 14:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECPS KDEM KPAO IZ
07BAKU1413	BAKUTEL: ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL IT CONFERENCE OPENS IN BAKU [...] (U) The 13th annual international exhibition and conference "Telecommunications and Information Technologies," known as Bakutel, was held in Baku November 21-24. The exhibition featured 152 exhibitors from 25 countries with organizers expecting 15,000 visitors this year. High ranking GOAJ offi [...]	2007-11-28 11:26:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV ECPS BTIO AJ
07BAKU1501	AMERICAN IT COMPANIES BULLISH ON OPPORTUNITIES IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 3, the Ambassador met with representatives of seven American information technology (IT) companies to discuss their activities in Azerbaijan, perceptions of the business climate, and future plans. The companies outlined common challenges like the lack of qualified em [...]	2007-12-18 07:41:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD ECPS AJ
07BAKU608	IRANIAN ACADEMIC CALLS FOR EXPANDED BROADCASTING [...] (C) Summary: In a 16 May meeting with Embassy Iran Watcher, Professor Gholam-Reza Sabri-Tabrizi (please protect),an ethnic Azeri academic teaching at Edinburgh University and head of the Baku-based Coordinating Committee of World Azerbaijanis, called for the U.S. to support broadcasting effo [...]	2007-05-18 11:30:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS KDEM PGOV PINR PREL PROP IR AJ
07BAKU698	IRANIAN ACADEMIC CALLS FOR U.S. TO FUND AZERI [...] (C) Summary: Speaking with Iran Watcher on May 30, Professor Gholam-Reza Sabri-Tabrizi reiterated his interest in establishing an Azeri-language satellite television station in support of efforts to bring about peaceful political change within the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) (reftel). Arg [...]	2007-06-06 04:40:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS KDEM PGOV PREL PROP IR AJ
07BANGKOK2020	THAI TELECOM CONCESSIONS ON THE PRECIPICE [...] Summary: Thailand's Council of State is reviewing amendments made over the years to the private telecom concessions and is likely to conclude that the amendments were granted illegally. The Ministry of Information Technology and Communication (MITC) could use the Council's finding to move ah [...]	2007-04-07 05:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ECPS TH
07BANGKOK264	TELECOM IN CONFUSION OVER FOREIGN OWNERSHIP REGS [...] Summary: Thai telecom companies are nervously studying newly proposed foreign ownership regulations that could force their ostensible foreign owners to divest shares at a serious discount. The Minister of Finance has provided conflicting information as to how telecommunications will be handle [...]	2007-01-12 08:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ECPS TH
07BANGKOK4725	THAILAND LIFTS BAN ON YOUTUBE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (MICT) announced on August 30 that it had lifted its ban on the popular video-sharing website YouTube, a ban that has made the site inaccessible for most Internet users in Thailand for nearly five months. The announceme [...]	2007-08-31 09:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ECPS TH
07BANGKOK5325	Media Reform in Thailand: The Good, the Not-so-Bad, and the [...] (SBU) Over the last few months, Thailand's interim government has introduced three pieces of important legislation governing media in the country. In August, a new printing bill, nullifying the antiquated 1941 Printing Act, was passed by the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) and now awaits e [...]	2007-10-10 05:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KPAO ECPS EINT TH
07BANGKOK81	THAIS REWORK TELECOM POST-TAIWAN EARTHQUAKE [...] Thai telecom networks are recovering from the December 26 earthquake off Taiwan which damaged undersea cables that carry much of Thailand's telecommunications to the U.S. and the rest of Asia. The earthquake damaged the two main cables via Taiwan that link Thailand to Korea, Japan, Europe and [...]	2007-01-05 09:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ECPS TH
07BEIJING1158	CHARGE REQUESTS CLARIFICATIONS ABOUT THE XINHUA [...] (C) The Charge raised United States Government concerns about Xinhua News Agency's recent actions that linked renewal of foreign financial information distributors' annual licenses to the September 2006 media regulations with Xinhua News Agency's Vice President Lu Wei on February 14. Vice Pre [...]	2007-02-16 10:55:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN KPAO KIPR ECPS PREK ABLD CH
07BEIJING622	XINHUA RENEWS PRESSURE ON FOREIGN MEDIA PROVIDERS [...] (C) Representatives of the Associated Press (AP),Reuters, and Dow Jones (DJ) recently told emboffs that Xinhua is using the occasion of foreign financial wire services renewing their annual licenses to require them to sign distribution agreements with China Economic Information Service (CEIS [...]	2007-01-26 12:29:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL KPAO KIPR ECPS CH
07BEIJING6374	CHINA: FIVE REASONS FOR NO TELECOM [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 13, Deputy Assistant United States Trade Representative (DAUSTR) for Telecommunications and Electronic Commerce Policy Jonathan McHale, accompanied by Econoffs, met with Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Director General of WTO Affairs Wang Zhen to discuss JCCT [...]	2007-09-28 08:29:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECPS PGOV ASEC WTRO CH
07BEIRUT624	LEBANON: HIGHER COUNCIL FOR PRIVATIZATION SYG [...] (SBU) SYG Ziad Hayek does not believe early progress will be made in the privatization of Lebanon's mobile sector. There are "technical" solutions, but according to Hayek, PM Siniora has said he would prefer a new law. Privatization of the telecommunications fixed sector is also delayed, pri [...]	2007-05-03 09:13:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON ECPS ENIV LE PGOV PREL SY
07BELGRADE775	SERBIA BROADBAND OPERATING IN HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT [...] (U) Only five years after the Southeastern Europe Equity Fund invested USD 10 million in this cable television and broadband start-up, Serbia Broadband (SBB) has become a significant market player in Serbia. Its successful growth places it squarely as a threat to state-owned Telekom Srbija. O [...]	2007-06-01 16:15:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN BTIO PGOV KPRV SR
07BISHKEK609	KYRGYZ EXPRESS INTEREST IN FIBER OPTICS CONFERENCE [...] Kyrgyz Minister of Transport and Communications Sulaimanov, Kyrgyz Telecom President Mambetaliev and "Government Communications" State Company Director Beyshekenov all expressed interest in reftel's proposed fiber optics conference. We have also received positive feedback from the Communicat [...]	2007-05-23 12:19:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECIN EFIN ECPS EINV ETRD EAID KG
07BRASILIA1034	LULA, CHAVEZ SPAR OVER BRAZILIAN SENATE RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Summary. President Lula and Venezuelan President Chavez sparred in the media over Chavez's criticism of the Brazilian Senate's resolution on the RCTV forced closure on May 28, giving additional stress to an already frayed friendship. What began as a polite refusal by Lula to criticize [...]	2007-06-06 19:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECPS ETRD BR VE
07BRASILIA121	BRAZIL - FOLLOW UP ON AMB. SOBEL'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY USTR [...] (SBU) Summary: Post appreciates USTR's thoughtful and considered outline (reftel) of potential initiatives that the USG might pursue bilaterally with Brazil to enhance the trade relationship. After reviewing those ideas put forth, we believe the area of greatest near term potential is a bilat [...]	2007-01-23 18:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD USTR ECPS EINV PREL BR
07BRASILIA1813	BRAZIL: UNDER SECRETARY JEFFERY'S MEETINGS WITH GoB [...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary Reuben Jeffery and delegation met with Acting Minister of Mines and Energy, Nelson Hubner; Vice President Jose Alencar; and senior Ministry of Finance officials during his August 20 visit to Brasilia. Hubner said he saw an immediate need to showcase a biofuels p [...]	2007-09-24 13:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENGR ETRD ECIN EAIR ECPS TSPA SENV BR
07BRASILIA1819	BRAZIL: UNDER SECRETARY JEFFERY LEADS ECONOMIC DISCUSSION [...] (U) Summary: Following up on a March conversation between the Secretary and Foreign Minister Amorim, Under Secretary Jeffery, SIPDIS along with Ambassador Sobel and State Department officers, in an August 20 discussed with Brazilian Ministry of External Affairs (MRE) Under Secretary Roberto [...]	2007-09-24 15:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ECIN EAIR ECPS TSPA BR
07BRASILIA1870	AMB. GROSS LEADS INTERAGENCY DELEGATION TO BRAZIL FOR [...] Summary: Ambassador David A. Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy (EEB/CIP) led a senior-level U.S. delegation to Brazil for meetings with the Brazilian Ministry of Communications and the telecommunications regulator, the National Telecommunications Ag [...]	2007-10-01 19:19:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS TINT TSPA BR
07BRASILIA2140	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR SOBEL DISCUSSES UPCOMING ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Sobel and Brazilian Ministry of External Affairs (MRE) Under Secretary Roberto Azevedo met on November 9 at the MRE to discuss the upcoming State-MRE Economic Dialogue scheduled for December. During the meeting, Azevedo said the only deliverable he expected from the [...]	2007-11-14 15:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ECIN EAIR ECPS TSPA BR
07BRIDGETOWN368	BARBADOS BUDGET: TAX CUTS, CHEAP HOUSING, LAND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Last week's budget presentation by Barbados' Prime Minister Owen Arthur and opposition leader David Thompson's response were greeted with much anticipation. The charged atmosphere was mainly due to the political context in which the two speeches and the ensuing debate took place, [...]	2007-03-26 15:53:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS EFIN EIND ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL
07BRUSSELS3241	FTC CHAIRMAN MAJORAS REVIEWS MICROSOFT CASE IMPACTS WITH [...] SUMMARY. FTC Chairman Majoras and Ambassador Gray reviewed U.S. and EU competition developments with nine prominent Brussels attorneys on Oct. 19. The group focused on the EU victory in its antitrust case against Microsoft, but also covered pending EU cases against other tech firms. Majoras [...]	2007-10-26 09:52:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN KIPR ECPS EINT ETRD EINV ECON EUN
07BRUSSELS3391	EUROPEAN COMMISSION PROPOSES SWEEPING TELECOM REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. The European Commission adopted proposals on November 13, 2007 for a major reform, the so-called E-Communications Framework Review, of the EU's telecommunications regulatory framework. The Commission's goals with the package include promoting competition within [...]	2007-11-27 09:29:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECIN EINV EINT ETRD ECON EUN
07BRUSSELS3509	U.S.-EU INFORMATION SOCIETY DIALOGUE REINFORCES ICT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U.S. and EU public and private officials held warm talks December 3-4 on information and communication technology developments and policy cooperation. At this year's Information Society Dialogue on December 4, the U.S. and EU discussed broadband growth, political debates over t [...]	2007-12-14 14:07:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECIN EINV EINT ETRD ECON EUN
07BUENOSAIRES1747	White House Science Official Richard Russell Meets [...] Ambassador Richard Russell, United States Representative to the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference, and concurrently Deputy Director for Technology of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Executive Office of the President, visited Argentina on August 27 and 28. Ambas [...]	2007-09-04 08:33:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV PREL ECPS ITU OVIP TSPL TINT AR
07BUENOSAIRES1997	ARGENTINA DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-05 18:56:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS CITEL XK XL XM ECON ITU AR
07BUENOSAIRES634	AMBASSADOR'S IT SECTOR ROUNDTABLE [...] (U) Contains business-sensitive information. Not for internet distribution ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Ambassador hosted an information technology (IT) roundtable for Argentine country managers of IBM, Sun Microsystems, Hewlett Packard, Oracle, Intel, Avaya, Dell, AMD, and Cisco. [...]	2007-04-04 20:17:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ECPS AR
07BUENOSAIRES639	AMBASSADOR'S IT SECTOR ROUNDTABLE [...] (U) Contains business-sensitive information. Not for internet distribution --------- Summary --------- 2. (SBU) Ambassador hosted an information technology (IT) roundtable for the Argentine country managers of IBM, Sun Microsystems, Hewlett Packard, Oracle, Intel, Avaya, Dell, AMD, a [...]	2007-04-05 10:59:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ECPS AR
07BUENOSAIRES727	AMBASSADOR WAYNE HOSTS ROUNDTABLE FOR IBM CEO, AND VISITS [...] (U) Contains business-sensitive information. Not for internet distribution ---------- Summary ---------- 2. (SBU) Ambassador hosted a roundtable discussion on April 3 for IBM CEO Sam Palmisano who traveled to Argentina to visit the company's rapidly growing subsidiary, which is expandi [...]	2007-04-13 21:22:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ECPS BEXP AR
07BUJUMBURA711	BURUNDI SENATE AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY REVEAL DOCKET [...] In ceremonial openings on October 1, the Burundi Senate and National Assembly announced they will consider 33 bills in their upcoming sessions. Of the 33 bills to be considered, only 1 of the bills differs from the last docket. The other bills have been in limbo for several months due to a s [...]	2007-10-05 12:25:00	Embassy Bujumbura	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM PREF PTER KNNP ECPS MNUC
07CAIRO3247	EGYPT: AMBASSADOR GROSS DISCUSSES ICT [...] (U) Summary: In his November 3 ) 6 visit to Cairo, Ambassador David Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, congratulated Egyptian information and communications technology (ICT) officials and business leaders on the progress in the Egyptian ICT market [...]	2007-11-14 09:20:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON ETRD PHUM PGOV EG
07CAIRO3348	FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR MEETS WITH HEAD OF STATE [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging November 4 meeting, State Security Investigative Service (SSIS) head Hassan Abdul Rahman and visiting FBI Deputy Director John Pistole discussed increased fingerprint sharing, the GOE's views on the Muslim Brotherhood, Egyptian concerns about terrorist returnees from [...]	2007-11-28 09:30:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL PTER KJUS ECPS IZ EG
07CAIRO511	EGYPT: ANTI-COMPETITIVE TELECOMUNICATIONS PRACTICES [...] (SBU) Summary: For over a year, Egyptian telecommunication regulators have promised to offer new licenses for international connectivity, in accordance with commitments undertaken when Egypt joined the World Trade Organization (WTO),but have yet to do so. The GOE may be delaying in order to [...]	2007-02-26 07:56:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD USTR EG
07CARACAS321	VERIZON AGREES TO SELL CANTV SHARES TO THE BRV [...] (SBU) Four days after AES agreed to sell the BRV its interest in EDC (Reftel A),the BRV and Verizon announced February 12 that they had struck a deal for the sale of Verizon's 28.51 percent controlling interest in CANTV. Verizon will be paid USD 572 million for its shares and has indicated t [...]	2007-02-14 15:48:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS ENRG PGOV VE
07CARACAS84	CANTV'S PRESIDENT DISCUSSES NATIONALIZATION WITH [...] (C) Summary: Econoffs met with CANTV President Gustavo Roosen and senior staff on January 11 to get their take on Chavez, plans to nationalize the Venezuelan telecommunications giant, of which Verizon owns 28.5 percent. Roosen noted that Chavez surprised everyone with the timing of his annou [...]	2007-01-16 15:56:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS ENRG PGOV VE
07CHENNAI703	NASA DISCUSSES WITH ISRO PROSPECTS FOR COOPERATION ON [...] (SBU) Summary: NASA officials visited the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) Bangalore headquarters on November 6. The NASA team outlined the agency's plans for lunar exploration to an audience of 35 scientists, heard ISRO's plans for the future of India's space program, and discusse [...]	2007-12-04 10:28:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA ETTC KNNP KSCA ECPS IN
07CHIANGMAI129	AN OVERVIEW OF BURMA-RELATED CIVIL SOCIETY TRAINING PROGRAMS [...] SUMMARY. Exile political and social activists from Burma are using Chiang Mai as a base for the training and development of a new generation of leaders. Like their counterparts in the media (reftel),political exiles have found Chiang Mai to be a convenient and relatively safe harbor from which [...]	2007-07-18 01:55:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ECPS OEXC TH BM
07CHIANGMAI33	AN OVERVIEW OF NORTHERN THAILAND-BASED BURMESE MEDIA [...] SUMMARY. Increasing numbers of Burma-centric media organizations operate out of Chiang Mai, creating a dynamic community of exile journalists that produces a diverse and relatively reliable stream of information for Burma watchers both inside Burma and living abroad. Shut out from Burma by [...]	2007-02-14 11:26:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ECPS KPAO OIIP TH BM
07CONAKRY1219	ORANGE ENTERS GUINEA'S CELL PHONE MARKET [...] (U) SUMMARY: Orange, Guinea's newest telecom operator, launched its operations on November 5 with a ceremony and short welcoming speech by Prime Minister Kouyate. Representing a joint partnership with Orange Groupe France Telecom, Orange's local business partner has big plans for Guinea. Loc [...]	2007-11-07 12:24:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EIND ECON GV
07COTONOU447	BENIN: GOVERNMENT TIGHTENS REGULATION OF GLOBAL SATELLITE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As part of an ongoing effort to rein in the country's freewheeling cell phone industry, the Government of Benin announced on June 20 that two major global satellite messaging (GSM) service providers would face revocation of their operating licenses if they did not immediately con [...]	2007-06-21 14:43:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS PGOV BN
07COTONOU525	BENIN: TWO CELL PHONE SERVICE PROVIDERS SHUT DOWN [...] SUMMARY: The Benin Provisional Post and Telecommunications Authority (BPPTA, or "Authorite de Regulation des Postes et Telecommunications" in French) has suspended the operating licenses of two Global System Mobille Communications (GSM) cell phone service providers in Benin, and shut down their [...]	2007-07-13 09:22:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS PGOV BN
07COTONOU547	BENIN: SHUT DOWN GSM CELL PHONE PROVIDER RESPONDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Telecel-Benin (formerly known as Moov),one of the cell phone service providers whose networks were shut down by the Benin Provisional Post and Telecommunications Authority (BPPTA) on July 12 (Reftel) has issued a public response to the shutdown. Telecel-Benin is appealing the BP [...]	2007-07-19 11:07:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS PGOV BN
07COTONOU620	BENIN: GOB TO SOLICIT BIDS FROM CELL PHONE SERVICE [...] SUMMARY: In an effort to resolve Benin's ongoing cell phone service crisis (Reftels A and B),the Government of Benin (GOB) has invited interested companies to submit bids for cell phone service. Pursuant to this bidding process, the GOB announced that it had signed a protocol agreement with th [...]	2007-08-13 12:25:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS PGOV BN
07COTONOU696	BENIN: ONE GSM CELL PHONE PROVIDER SIGNS A NEW CONVENTION [...] Further to reftels, on September 06, 2007, Telecel-Benin also known as Moov signed a new license with GOB, after almost two months of negotiation, in compliance with the GOB new convention which sets the license fee at 30 billion CFA (6.28 million USD). As a result Telecel-Benin has resumed pro [...]	2007-09-07 10:01:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS PGOV BN
07COTONOU884	UPDATE ON THE GSM SECTOR SITUATION IN BENIN [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-20 11:53:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS PGOV BN
07DOHA1174	VODAFONE AND QATAR FOUNDATION BEAT AT&T FOR MOBILE [...] (U) United Kingdom-based Vodafone and its local partner, the Qatar Foundation (QF),won Qatar's second mobile phone operating license. The winning consortium plans to start operations in 2008 and would compete with government-owned Q-tel, currently Qatar's sole mobile telephone provider. Vod [...]	2007-12-13 13:33:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV BTIO QA
07DOHA863	SUBJECT: QTEL CHAIRMAN DISCUSSES PLANS FOR IRAQ, [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA and Econoff met August 29 with Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohamad Al Thani, Chairman of government-controlled QTel, and Dr. Nasser M. Marafih, QTel CEO, to discuss QTel investments in Iraq and elsewhere in the region, as well as ArabSat broadcasts of Al-Zawraa. QTel continues a rap [...]	2007-08-30 11:04:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EINV KPAL KPAO PGOV EG IS IZ KU QA
07DUSHANBE135	INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING BUREAU LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. The International Broadcasting Bureau's Jim Lambert briefed Minister of Transportation and Communications Abdurahim Ashurov January 23 on the history of its broadcasts and transmissions from Tajikistan and proposed that the United States and Tajikistan negotiate and sign a bilate [...]	2007-01-26 13:48:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ABLD ECPS OIIP PGOV PREL KPAO TI
07DUSHANBE762	TAJIKS SUPPORT FIBER OPTICS CONFERENCE, BUT WANT "EQUAL [...] (SBU) Tajikistan supports the idea of a U.S.-organized conference on regional fiber optic projects (reftel),but Minister of Transportation and Communications Adburahim Ashurov expressed greater interest in more international assistance to support the state-owned operator Tojiktelecom. Ashuro [...]	2007-05-24 12:25:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN EFIN ECPS EINV ETRD EAID KG TI
07GUANGZHOU1074	Express Delivery Services Face Prospect of "Harmonious [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Dan Blair emphasized to Guangdong officials and businessmen his belief that vibrant competition and consumer choice in the express delivery service (EDS) market would provide greater benefits than government regulation. Chinese governme [...]	2007-09-21 08:13:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON ETRD EIND PGOV CH
07HANOI1016	LIMP ENDING FOR WORLD BANK REVIEW OF VIETNAM'S PMU-18 [...] (SBU) Summary: The World Bank's review of corruption allegations and the Ministry of Transport's management of two Bank-funded projects is complete: the infamous Project Management Unit (PMU) 18 escaped any serious findings of corruption, but the Bank concluded that pervasive mismanagement abo [...]	2007-05-30 10:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID ETRD ECPS PREL VM
07HANOI1197	NATIONAL ASSEMBLYMAN CORRUPTION CASE: BAD TIMING AND FEW [...] (SBU) On June 26, the Supreme People's Court of Appeals (SPCA) upheld the guilty verdict of Mac Kim Ton, a former National Assembly (NA) member and Director of the Thai Binh Provincial Education Department (TBED),for "abusing power in the conduct of his official duties." Ton had been found gu [...]	2007-07-02 09:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID ETRD ECPS PREL PGOV SOCI VM
07HANOI1749	BUILDING TIES AND URGING REFORM IN VIETNAM'S ICT SECTOR [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador David Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy traveled to Vietnam to participate in the first-ever U.S.-Vietnam Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Commercial Dialogue on September 17-18. The Dialogue, an interagency [...]	2007-10-04 16:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON ETRD KIPR VM
07HANOI1756	NEW MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE SHARES HIS PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) This cable contains biographical information for INR/B in para 14. 2. (SBU) Summary: New Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang and the Ambassador discussed ways to enhance bilateral trade and investment, such as through a Bilateral Investment Treaty, GVN approval for pending U.S [...]	2007-10-05 10:27:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS KTEX ECON WTRO KIPR VM
07HANOI1798	AMBASSADOR AND MIC MINISTER HOP DISCUSS FUTURE COOPERATION [...] (SBU) This cable contains biographical information for INR/B in paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) Summary: In his introductory call on the new Minister of Information and Communications, Le Doan Hop, the Ambassador noted Vietnam's cooperation in the ICT dialogue, IPR enforcement and technology licens [...]	2007-10-17 00:30:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON ETRD KIPR VM
07HANOI310	USG OFFICIALS DISCUSS TIFA, IPR AND TRADE IMPLEMENTATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Officials from USTR and the Department of Commerce discussed a range of current trade issues with Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials during a Febrary 6-9 visit to Hanoi, including: a potential Tade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); itellectual property rights (IPR) e [...]	2007-02-22 06:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ECPS KIPR EAGR USTR VM
07HANOI58	VIETNAM HEEDS SECTION 1377 REVIEW COMMENTS; STILL [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 2, Post provided the Ministry of Posts and Telematics (MPT) with the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) and Voice on the Net (VON) Coalition's comments submitted as part of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) 2007 1377 Telecom Trade Agreement Review [...]	2007-01-11 06:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD USTR WTRO VM
07HANOI945	MICROSOFT SIGNS LANDMARK SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 21, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung witnessed the signing of a multi-faceted agreement committing all GVN agencies to use licensed software. For its part, Microsoft will increase its investment to develop Vietnam's information a [...]	2007-05-22 10:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD ECPS VM
07HELSINKI182	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FINNISH COMPUTER SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Ware recently received a briefing on computer and Internet security from senior officials at F-Secure, known internationally as a reliable antivirus provider and Finland,s foremost computer security company. A protector of critical infrastructure worldwide, F-Secure [...]	2007-03-14 10:53:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINT PINR BEXP FI
07ISTANBUL864	3G AUCTION CANCELED; VODAFONE DECRIES UNFAIR [...] Summary: Atilla Vidai, Vodafone Turkey CEO, argued the September 19 decision by the Turkish Telecommunications Board to cancel the 3G auction in which only one of the three wireless providers (Turkcell) currently operating in the Turkish market chose to bid was proof that the Turkish mobile [...]	2007-09-25 06:31:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECPS TU
07JAKARTA1008	INDONESIA: AMBITIOUS PLANS FOR PAPUA SPACE LAUNCH [...] (SBU) Summary: Government of Indonesia (GOI) officials confirmed to us during a March 13 meeting that plans for a joint Indonesian-Russian satellite launch facility in Papua are well underway. The Governments of Indonesia and Russia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in December 2006, [...]	2007-04-10 07:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS PARM PREL EINV ID RS
07JAKARTA3127	PAPUANS SEEING STARS OVER RUSSIA-INDONESIA SPACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Papuan politicians and civil society leaders have blasted the joint Russian-Indonesian space launch facility slated for construction on Biak Island off central Papua. While public protests against the project have yet to materialize, controversy over the issue is yet one more de [...]	2007-11-09 09:40:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV TSPA ECPS ID RS
07JERUSALEM1094	PA PRESIDENTIAL ECONOMIC ADVISOR DISCUSSES CELL [...] (C) SUMMARY: PA PRESIDENTIAL ECONOMIC ADVISOR MUSTAFA IS CONFIDENT THAT THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT WILL ALLOCATE THE NECESSARY FREQUENCIES FOR A SECOND PROVIDER OF MOBILE PHONE SERVICE IN THE WEST BANK AND GAZA. HE IS ALSO FULLY CONVINCED THAT A CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP IS NEEDED AT THE GENERAL ADM [...]	2007-06-07 14:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD ECPS KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM1453	UPDATE ON PALESTINIAN MOBILE TELECOM TENDER - GOI [...] (C) Gulf-owned mobile provider Wataniya Telecom, which won the second mobile telecom operator license in the West Bank/Gaza on September 18, 2006, continues to wait for a frequency to be allocated by the GOI (see reftel) before it can commence operations, according to PLO Negotiations Support [...]	2007-07-13 13:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EFIN PGOV PREL KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM1921	POST ADVOCATES FOR MOTOROLA IN ADVANCE OF SPECTRUM [...] (SBU) Summary: Econoff and FCS specialist called on Allan Richardson, CEO of Wataniya Palestine, on September 5 in Ramallah to advocate on behalf of Motorola's tender for Wataniya's mobile network construction. Richardson said that Wataniya has chosen Ericsson to construct its West Bank netw [...]	2007-09-12 10:52:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS BEXP EINV KWGB IS
07JERUSALEM2412	HAMAS AND TELECOM SERVICES IN GAZA [...] (SBU) Summary. Hamas recently announced that telephone bills in Gaza would be reduced by 75 percent, a move aimed to punish Palestinian Telecommunication Company (Paltel),which - in accordance with the order of PA President Abbas - has not paid taxes in Gaza since the Hamas coup in June. In [...]	2007-11-21 12:52:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS EFIN PGOV KWBG PTER
07JERUSALEM504	UPDATE ON PALESTINIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS TENDERS [...] (C) The Kuwaiti mobile provider Wataniya Telecom, which won the second mobile telecom operator license in the West Bank/Gaza on September 18, 2006, continues to wait for a frequency to be allocated by the GOI (see ref A),according to Enas Abu Laban, a policy advisor in the PLO's Negotiations [...]	2007-03-15 16:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EFIN PGOV PREL KWBG
07KABUL1557	AFGHANISTAN FOLLOW-UP REGIONAL TELECOM POLICY FORUM [...] (U) The GoA has confirmed its interest in participating in a follow-up conference in late summer to define a regional fiber optic network project as proposed reftel. The Ministry of Communications has informed us that it will send a delegation of at least three persons - one from the ministry, [...]	2007-05-08 13:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON AF
07KABUL229	AFGHAN TELECOM CHIEF FIRED FOR CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Afghan Telecom (AfTel),Afghanistan's state-owned telecommunications company, has now been operating for two months without a formally designated president/CEO. The Minister of Communications, Amirzai Sangin, is currently acting as president/CEO of the company. Sangin fired Aftel's Pres [...]	2007-01-23 11:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS KCOR PGOV PREL AF
07KABUL926	AFTEL'S PUZZLING EXPANSION PLANS [...] (SBU) State-owned Afghan Telecom plans to quadruple the number of lines the company has by an aggressive build-out of wireless and copper networks, funded by the GoA and donors. The wireless plans will put AfTel into competition with mobile service providers, which could bring charges of anti- [...]	2007-03-20 13:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EFIN EINV ECON KPRV PGOV AF
07KIGALI493	RWANDA HOSTS EAST AFRICA BROADBAND CONFERENCE [...] SUMMARY. The GOR, in conjunction with the U.S. government, hosted an East African Broadband workshop in Kigali from May 8-10 to produce a roadmap for expanding broadband connectivity in East Africa. 2. President Kagame opened a two-day East African Broadband workshop jointly hosted by the [...]	2007-05-23 14:10:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ECPS PGOV EINV ETRD EPET BTIO RW
07KINGSTON1144	JAMAICA: UNIVERSAL ACCESS FUND - A MEDDLING [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-23 20:29:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ECPS PREL PGOV SOCI PINR KCOR JM
07KINGSTON1161	JAMAICA: ELECTION CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP NUMBER TWO [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-25 20:25:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI ECON ECPS ASEC SNAR KCOR JM XL
07KINGSTON1193	JAMAICA: ELECTION CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP NUMBER THREE [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-02 19:29:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SOCI ECON ECPS ASEC SNAR KCOR OAS CARICOM
07KUWAIT1026	OPPOSITION MPS SCORE VICTORY AS OIL AND [...] (SBU) Minister of Oil Shaykh Ali Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah and Minister of Communications/National Assembly Affairs Shireeda Al-Mousharji resigned from Cabinet June 30, only five days after Al-Jarrah was subjected to nine hours of questioning by opposition parliamentarians (reftel). Facing a no conf [...]	2007-06-30 14:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EPET ECPS KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
07KUWAIT1409	REGIONAL TELECOM GIANT ZAIN (FORMERLY MTC) MOVES [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On 28 August, Kuwait-based regional telecommunications giant MTC announced that it would establish its international corporate headquarters in Bahrain. MTC (rebranded as Zain on September 8) is the second largest Arab telecom by market capitalization and is the largest [...]	2007-09-18 13:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECPS ECON EINV KU BA
07KUWAIT1418	GOK ENCOURAGING FOREIGN TELECOMS TO PARTNER WITH [...] (U) There has been significant uncertainty in recent weeks over whether foreign mobile phone operators would be able to bid on Kuwait's third mobile license and if so, whether they would need to do so with a Kuwaiti partner. In February, the National Assembly passed legislation "to establish [...]	2007-09-19 12:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON EINV KU
07KUWAIT443	PROFILE OF KUWAIT'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR [...] Kuwait's growing telecom sector is still dominated by the Ministry of Communications, which maintains a monopoly over all local and long-distance landline telephony. Internet service is privatized, with three competing ISPs (Qualitynet, Fastelco, and Zajil),but all have their basic rates set [...]	2007-03-28 13:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON KU
07KUWAIT449	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMBASSADOR [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Amb. David A. Gross. U.S. Coordinator for International Communications & Information Policy and Alan Gibbs, State/EEB/CIP, to travel to Kuwait City. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for I [...]	2007-03-28 14:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ECON ECPS EINT EINV ETTC AMGT APER OTRA
07KUWAIT524	USG COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS [...] (C/NF) On 8 April, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy Ambassador David Gross made an introductory courtesy call on Kuwait's new Minister of Communications and State Minister for National Assembly Affairs Shireeda Abdullah Saad Al-Mousharji. Al-Mousharji, [...]	2007-04-11 04:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECPS PREL PGOV PINR KU
07KYIV1595	UKRAINE'S UKRTELECOM: NOT THE DINOSAUR IT APPEARS TO BE? [...] (SBU) Summary. Georgiy Dzekon, Chairman of the Board of Ukraine's state-owned telecommunications provider, Ukrtelecom, charged that the State Property Fund's (SPF) attempt to sell 1% of Ukrtelecom stock in a trial run was counterproductive, noting that any money raised would not go back to bo [...]	2007-07-03 09:47:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON BEXP EINT UP
07KYIV2889	UKRAINE: UKRTELECOM LAUNCHES 3G MOBILE PHONE SERVICE [...] (SBU) On November 14 EconOffs met with representatives of state fixed-line monopoly Ukrtelecom to discuss the November 1 roll out of its 3G (third generation) communication services in six major cities under the U'tel trademark. Igor Syrotenko, Ukrtelecom's Deputy Chairman for Marketing and S [...]	2007-11-26 12:00:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS BEXP EINT UP
07LAGOS170	TRANSCORP IPO: CAVEAT EMPTOR [...] (C) Summary: Transnational Corporation's (Transcorp),recent initial public offering (IPO) exemplifies how finance and electoral politics merge to create an ambivalent situation for investors. The 60 billion naira ($462 million) IPO has been greeted with mixed reactions. Transcorp is the brain [...]	2007-03-09 13:36:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI KCOR ENRG
07LAGOS182	DWINDLING POWER SUPPLY LEAVES LAGOS DARK [...] (U) Summary: For the past three months, Lagos State has suffered a critical diminution in its power supply. Public power supply, normally spotty at best, has become almost non-existent. This has more than doubled operating costs for businesses and households for those fortunate enough to have [...]	2007-03-13 14:06:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS183	CITIBANK SUFFERS WHIMS OF THE WELL-CONNECTED [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-13 14:37:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS215	CHINESE BUSINESS CHANGES THE PLAYING FIELD [...] (C) Summary: U.S. firms face "stiff and unfair" competition from Chinese competitors in Nigeria. In a March 12 meeting, Motorola Managing Director Raphael Udeogu (protect) said Chinese firms offered a combination of flexible financing and low product costs, as well as financial "inducements" i [...]	2007-03-21 15:02:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS216	CITIBANK SUFFERS WHIMS OF THE WELL-CONNECTED [...] (C) Summary: Doing business in Nigeria has its special challenges, even for a well-known international bank such as Citibank. In this instance, a loan gone bad has turned into a criminal case with Citibank and its top officials as defendants. Although Citibank received a civil court judgment a [...]	2007-03-21 15:02:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS413	MACROECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL OUTLOOK [...] (U) Summary: On May 24, risk analysis firm Economic Associates organized a seminar during which Lagos Business School Professor Doyin Salami offered an assessment of the current and medium-term macroeconomic climate in Nigeria. High global commodity prices have resulted in an export boom, and [...]	2007-06-01 16:03:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI

07LAGOS414	RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR INDIVIDUAL STATES [...] (U) Summary: On May 24, risk analysis firm Economic Associates organized a seminar during which Country and State Risk Analyst, Economic Associates, Olly Owen, presented a risk-assessment tool developed by Economic Associates that rates all 36 Nigerian states on economic, societal, political, [...]	2007-06-01 16:07:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS494	PROSPECTS FOR POWER SECTOR REMAIN DIM [...] Summary: At an American Business Council (ABC) meeting on May 28, Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC),Ransome Owan, discussed plans for the Nigerian power sector. To an audience of professionals in the private sector, including stakeholders such as General Electr [...]	2007-07-10 13:13:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS5	NIGERIANS SUFFER HUGE LOSSES FROM POWER OUTAGES [...] (U) Summary: Despite the GON,s moves to privatize and restructure the power sector, Nigerians continue to suffer from inadequate power. Industrial and domestic consumers decry the state of the power sector in the last five months. Most Nigerians involved in small-scale enterprises spend naira [...]	2007-01-05 15:53:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS522	IFC VILLAGE TELEPHONY PROJECT UNDERWAY IN NIGERIA [...] Summary: The International Finance Corporation would create, at a minimum, 1000 businesses for rural women and extend mobile phone network coverage to rural areas. The Village Phone Project would also expand the capacity of microfinance institutions to manage small-scale loans. This project wa [...]	2007-07-25 15:05:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EIND NI PGOV PREL EINV
07LAGOS560	USTDA EXPLORES WASTE MANAGEMENT PROJECTS WITH LAGOS STATE [...] Summary: On a July 16 visit to the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA),United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) representatives Enoh Ebong and Pierce Davis and LAWMA Managing Director Ola Oresanya discussed USTDA's previous grant to the Lagos State Ministry of Environment, in w [...]	2007-08-08 09:39:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV PGOV NI
07LAGOS726	Nigeria's Information and Communications Sector [...] SUMMARY: Nigeria's information and communications sector will implement policies to improve intra-regional connectivity and roaming as an aid to economic growth, a senior member of the National Communications Commission (NCC) said. He expects that IT improvements will result in increased eco [...]	2007-11-07 13:48:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECPS NI
07LAGOS99	ECONOMIC ROUND-UP: JANUARY [...] (U) Summary: In January, news media reported China granted duty-free status to manufactured goods imported from Nigeria; Delta State signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China to rehabilitate several ailing publicly-owned companies; and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was offered Nig [...]	2007-02-09 12:12:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
07LAPAZ104	GOB ISSUES DECREE TO EXPAND TELECOMS ACCESS [...] (SBU) The GOB issued a decree aimed at increasing telecommunications coverage on January 1. The decree seeks to increase access to fixed line services, mandates that fixed and mobile service providers must create a new category of service for low-income users, orders cellular operators to pro [...]	2007-01-17 13:31:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINV BL
07LAPAZ1144	PARTIAL GOB TAKE-OVER OF BOLIVIA'S LARGEST [...] (SBU) On April 23, the GOB reportedly issued a decree taking over 47 percent of the nation's largest telephone company, Entel, from the Bolivian Pension Fund Administrators, who previously held the shares in trust to pay pensions to the Bolivian public. GOB negotiations with Telecom Italia, w [...]	2007-04-24 19:52:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINV BL
07LAPAZ1245	GOB'S ENTEL TAKE-OVER ATTEMPT VEXES EUROPE [...] (SBU) The parent company of Telecom Italia, which owns 50 percent of Bolivia's largest telephone company Entel, is threatening arbitration under the Bolivian-Dutch bilateral investment treaty. The arbitration threat arose following the GOB's announcement that it would take over majority owner [...]	2007-05-04 18:30:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINV PREL BL
07LIBREVILLE81	MAROC TELECOM TAKES GABON TELECOM [...] Summary: On February 9, 2007, the Government of Gabon awarded Maroc Telecom a 51 stake in Gabon Telecom for approximately USD 78 million. (The French company Vivendi owns 51 of Maroc Telecom.) This concludes the privatization process of Gabon Telecom, which originally began in 2003 and which [...]	2007-02-14 10:46:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EINT ECPS ECON EFIN GB
07LIMA149	PERU SECTION 1377 TELECOM REVIEW [...] (U) Per reftel, Econoff provided Peruvian telecom regulator OSIPTEL with NII Holdings' (Nextel) public comments and informed OSIPTEL of USTR's deadline for voluntary replies. As a follow-up, Econoff met with OSIPTEL's Manager for Regulatory Policies and Strategic Planning Jose Gallardo and se [...]	2007-01-18 20:18:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS ETRD USTR PE
07LONDON317	INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): [...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) met at Central Hall Westminster in London, UK from 06-09 November 2006, to hold the ninety-seventh session of the Council (C97) chaired by Mr. Johann Franson (Sweden). Topics of significant interest included: Condolences for the recent pa [...]	2007-01-25 16:18:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHSA EWWT ECPS MOPS AORC IMO KTIA
07LONDON4082	FCC COMMISSIONER COPPS EXPLORES UK'S DIGITAL TV TRANSITION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The UK's transition to digital TV is progressing smoothly thanks in large part to an impressive BPS 200 Million ($400 Million) public awareness campaign and a BPS 600 Million ($1.2 Billion) Help Scheme, according to HMG officials. The analog BBC TWO signal in the small town of Whit [...]	2007-10-30 13:03:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON UK
07LONDON4102	UK AGREES WITH US APPROACH TO UPCOMING WHO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UK delegates from HMG Department of Health (UK DH) and the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) agree broadly with the US on the upcoming World Health Organization (WHO) intergovernmental working group (IGWG) on public health, innovation, and intellectual property. Both UK DH [...]	2007-11-01 11:45:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD ECON UK
07MADRID1149	SPAIN ON FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS FOR ITU WORLD [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-12 07:27:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	SP ECPS TSPA
07MADRID1158	SPAIN ON FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS FOR ITU WORLD [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-12 13:48:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	SP ECPS TSPA
07MADRID1784	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FCC: SANKAR PERSAUD [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Sankar Persaud, Electronics Engineer, Federal Communications Commission to travel to Mas Palmas, Spain on or about September 17 to September 27. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Space Frequency and Coordination Group Meeting. 2. Post understan [...]	2007-09-17 08:43:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID188	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR DAVID GROSS [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador David Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Comunications and Information Policy/EB/CIP/State, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on February 10 to February 14. The purpose of this visit is to speak at the 3GSM World Congress. [...]	2007-02-05 12:36:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ECPS ETRD SP
07MADRID194	SPAIN: TELEFONICA'S VIEW OF VENEZUELA AND REST OF [...] DCM, accompanied by ECONOFF, met February 5 with Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete Lopez, President of Telefonica International, to discuss Chavez's telcoms (e.g., CANTV) nationalization threats and their potential impact on Telefonica's Venezuela operations/investment. Alvarez-Pallete said that Tel [...]	2007-02-06 11:05:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EFIN ETRD PREL
07MADRID2065	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) Second Vice President and Finance Minister Pedro Solbes said the announcement of the European-harmonized inflation rate was a "bad figure without redeeming features." The 3.6% was an unexpectedly steep increase from the September figure of 2.7%, which itself was already 0.6% above the eur [...]	2007-11-05 09:20:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN EIND ELAB EPET SOCI SP EINV
07MANILA3645	Ambassador Applauds Staff Retention Efforts at Dell Call [...] SUMMARY: On November 8, the Ambassador visited the Dell Philippines Call Center in Pasay City, Metro Manila to assess developments in the booming contact center business. The visit was followed by a tour of the country's largest retail establishment, the SM Mall of Asia, including the newly l [...]	2007-11-14 06:32:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON FCS ECPS ETRD EINV RP
07MANILA682	Telecom Policy Workshop Inspires Participants [...] Summary: At a telecommunication workshop for Malaysian and Filipino participants, U.S. experts discussed the regulatory and financial innovations used to deliver broadband to remote parts of the United States. The benefits of universal broadband motivated policy-makers to approach legislators a [...]	2007-03-01 06:48:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ETRD EINV RP
07MELBOURNE38	AUSTRALIAN REGULATOR SAYS TELSTRA DOMINANCE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC),the Australian government's anti-trust regulator, believes that the telecommunications giant Telstra is even better positioned to increase its market dominance following the final government share sell off (known as T3). [...]	2007-03-08 06:13:00	Consulate Melbourne	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON USTR ECPS AS
07MEXICO1451	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MARCH 16-23, 2007 [...] (SBU) The Mexican Chamber of Deputies (lower house) on March 22 approved new draft legislation to reform the agency responsible for providing pension and health care services for government employees. The centerpiece of the reform is the replacement the current "defined-benefits" system with a [...]	2007-03-23 18:06:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO1452	CORRECTED COPY - MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MARCH [...] (SBU) The Mexican Chamber of Deputies (lower house) on March 22 approved new draft legislation to reform the agency responsible for providing pension and health care services for government employees. The centerpiece of the reform is the replacement the current "defined-benefits" system with a [...]	2007-03-23 18:44:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO152	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JANUARY 6 - JANUARY 11, 2007 [...] (SBU) GE/NBC asked the Embassy to continue pressing the Mexican Attorney General's Office (PGR) to drop frivolous criminal charges against the company, meanwhile GE Chairman Jeff Immelt made similar points to President Calderon. The Mexican Telecom Regulator (Cofetel) will hold a teleconfere [...]	2007-01-11 23:36:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO2202	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, APRIL 27 - MAY 4 [...] (SBU) The Mexican senate approved a bill combating terrorist financing that will now go to the President for signature. The Bank of Mexico (BOM) raised interest rates by a quarter percent to head off inflation, and the Finance Secretariat and BOM revised this year's growth forecast SIPDIS [...]	2007-05-04 16:11:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO2334	MEXICO ECONOMIC WEEKLY, MAY 4-11, 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: Inflation fell in April, despite price increases for some commodities. President Calderon is exploring how to proceed with fiscal reform. The United States and Mexico held the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Mexico Consultative Committee on Agriculture, and discussed implementing [...]	2007-05-11 18:30:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ELAB EFIN PGOV ETRD PREL MX
07MEXICO2545	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MAY 11 - MAY 18 [...] (U) Mexico's economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.6 percent in the first quarter of 2007, the lowest in a year. In a speech accompanied by controversial teachers' union president Gordillo, President Calderon outlined coming educational reforms. The Mexican Supreme Court began considering [...]	2007-05-18 21:54:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO276	CORRECTED -- MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JANUARY 6 - [...] (SBU) GE/NBC asked the Embassy to continue pressing the Mexican Attorney General's Office (PGR) to drop frivolous criminal charges against the company, meanwhile GE Chairman Jeff Immelt made similar points to President Calderon. The Mexican Telecom Regulator (Cofetel) will hold a teleconfere [...]	2007-01-19 20:52:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO279	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JANUARY 11 - 17 2007 [...] (U) In response to sharp increases in tortilla prices, the Calderon government has agreed to temporary price restraints with a number of producers and distributors. Finance Secretary Carstens has said he believes that the drop in oil SIPDIS prices is temporary and will not result in budget c [...]	2007-01-19 23:15:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ECPS ELAB EPET ETRD PGOV MX
07MEXICO2837	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MAY 26 - JUNE 1 [...] (U) President Calderon said he was displeased by the appreciate of the peso resulting from the Bank of Mexico's decision to raise interest rates. He also urged governors to negotiate on fiscal reform. Finance Minister Carstens expects mid-year GDP growth to reach 3.8 %. Cofetel issued regulat [...]	2007-06-01 19:41:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO3266	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JUNE 2 - JUNE 22 [...] (SBU) Reaction to the Calderon Administration's release of its fiscal reform proposal was mixed. Consumer price inflation fell 0.49% in May, resulting in a reduced annual inflation rate of 3.95%. Opening of corn, bean, milk and sugar markets under NAFTA scheduled for January 2008 may not h [...]	2007-06-22 16:18:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD KIPR MX
07MEXICO390	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JANUARY 18 - JANUARY 24, [...] (SBU) Finance Secretary Agustin Carstens discussed technical assistance, and Economy Secretary Sojo raised border facilitation in meetings with the Embassy. The Embassy's Energy Reform Project held its first public meeting. Questions remain even within Pemex about the cause of a six percent [...]	2007-01-25 23:49:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO3931	SPECULATION ON MEXICO'S MEDIA SECTOR [...] (SBU) Ernesto Piedras (strictly protect throughout),President of the Competitive Intelligence Unit and Angel Lopez Hoher (strictly protect throughout),Head of the Unit for Planning, Liaison and International Affairs at the Mexican Federal Competition Commission (Cofeco) agreed that a new Me [...]	2007-07-25 14:17:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINV PGOV MX
07MEXICO4017	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JULY 14 - JULY 27 [...] (SBU) Senior Mexican officials told Commerce Assistant Secretary Bohigian they wanted more participation from U.S. SIPDIS Cabinet level officials to push the prosperity agenda at the upcoming North America SPP Summit. While the Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM) publicly announced its [...]	2007-07-30 22:41:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO4286	POSSIBLE TELECOM PROPOSAL FOR NORTH AMERICA LEADERS' [...] (SBU) Summary: Mexico's Communications and Transport Ministry (SCT) has asked the Calderon Administration to present a dramatic telecom proposal at the North America Leader's Meeting in Montebello, Canada on August 20-21. Under the proposal, the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) would [...]	2007-08-13 13:44:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB PGOV PREL SPP KIPR EAIR MX
07MEXICO4291	POSSIBLE TELECOM PROPOSAL FOR NORTH AMERICA LEADERS' [...] (SBU) Summary: Mexico's Communications and Transport Ministry (SCT) has asked the Calderon Administration to present a dramatic telecom proposal at the North America Leader's Meeting in Montebello, Canada on August 20-21. Under the proposal, the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) would [...]	2007-08-13 13:47:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB PGOV PREL SPP KIPR EAIR MX
07MEXICO4334	MEXICAN TELECOMMUNICATION POLICY TARGETS TELMEX [...] (SBU) On August 3, as part of the Ninth Meeting of the High Level Consultative Commission (HLCC) on Telecommunications, Rafael del Villar, Under Secretary for Communications at the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (SCT),briefed a small group of Department of State (DOS),Feder [...]	2007-08-14 15:31:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS ENIV PGOV MX
07MEXICO4399	SUPREME COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF COMPETITION IN MEXICO'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: Below is an analysis and English-language summary of the 900-page final decision by Mexico's Supreme Court (SCJN) that some provisions of the April 2006 Radio and Television Law are unconstitutional. The Court threw out the most blatant anti-competition measures that led the 2006 [...]	2007-08-16 22:21:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON EINV PGOV MX
07MEXICO548	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JANUARY 25 - FEBRUARY 1 [...] (SBU) Commerce Secretary Gutierrez discussed criminalization of commercial disputes, the current tortilla crisis, conformity assessment, competitiveness, the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP),and border cooperation with Secretary Sojo of Economy. Gutierriez learned of a GOM inter [...]	2007-02-06 16:44:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB ENRG MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO5614	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, OCTOBER 19-26, 2007 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Chamber of Deputies on October 23 approved the 2008 Revenue Bill for a total of 2.57 trillion pesos (USD 236 billion). A PRD proposal to include in the Revenue Bill a provision to establish a government body to control imports and exports of sensitive agricultural products [...]	2007-10-26 20:47:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO59	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, DECEMBER 28, 2006 - JANUARY [...] (SBU) The Embassy held its second meeting with new Under Secretary for Communications Rafael del Villar who again SIPDIS asked to exchange views with USG officials on key telecom issues (Refs A and B) National Action Party (PAN) Secretary General Jose Espinosa called for a third television [...]	2007-01-05 19:53:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO640	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, FEBRUARY 2 - FEBRUARY 9 [...] (SBU) Although the new Mexican Undersecretary for Hydrocarbons told the Embassy he would continue working on the Mesoamerican Energy Initiative, he has not yet assigned staff to the task. Finance Secretariat Undersecretary Werner explained how Mexico could use its oil stabilization fund to [...]	2007-02-09 21:15:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO777	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, FEBRUARY 10 - FEBRUARY 16 [...] (U) Missouri Governor Matt Blunt promoted the Kansas City Smart Port on a visit to Mexico City February 12. The Embassy worked successfully to ensure Mexico included petroleum products when it approved a third track of NAFTA rule changes this week, thereby facilitating trade worth roughly US [...]	2007-02-16 16:25:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO936	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, FEBRUARY 16 - FEBRUARY 23 [...] (SBU) The Chamber of Deputies approved a bill that provides for up to 40 years in prison for those convicted of financing terrorist activities. President Calderon tried to address criticism of the January 2008 final opening of the agricultural market under NAFTA by extending and expanding far [...]	2007-02-23 22:55:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO963	MEXICO'S LOWER HOUSE APPROVES ANTI-TERROR BILL [...] (SBU) Mexico,s lower house of Congress approved a bill on February 20, 2007 that provides up to 40 years imprisonment for people convicted of financing terrorist groups. The bill, approved 413-12 with six abstentions, establishes terrorism financing and international terrorism as serious crim [...]	2007-02-26 22:08:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB ENRG MX PGOV PREL
07MONROVIA1423	LIBERIA'S POSTAL SYSTEM GETTING BACK ON TRACK [...] (SBU) Summary: Liberia's Postal system is struggling to reconstitute itself after being totally destroyed during the 14-year civil war. There is strong commitment by the Director General of Posts to improve service and the just-announced replacement of the Minister of Post and Telecommunicat [...]	2007-12-20 13:03:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EAID MARR MASS MOPS PREL OTRA LI
07MONROVIA496	LIBERIA STUMBLES IN EFFORT TO PASS TELECOMMUNICATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There are indications that comprehensive but flawed legislation to regulate Liberia's telecommunications market is close to a final vote. The late inclusion of a few, but significant, anti-competitive measures raises concern that the Act may have an immediate impact on current GS [...]	2007-04-27 13:34:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON PGOV ETRD EINV LI
07MOSCOW1904	RUSSIA: INVITATION TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS EXPO [...] On April 24 Yekaterina Slizkova, Deputy Chief of the Section for International Cooperation of the Ministry for Information Technologies and Communications (MinInformSvyazi),extended an invitation from Minister Leonid Reyman to Commerce Secretary Gutierrez to attend the October 25-27 InfoCom t [...]	2007-04-25 10:22:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINT ETRD RS
07MOSCOW2206	RUSSIA: COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR AT A CROSSROADS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The information and communications technology sector is the most vibrant in the Russian economy, demonstrating double digit growth year to year since 2000 and contributing more than five percent to total GDP in 2006. Despite the prospect of surging expansion of the IT sector base [...]	2007-05-14 03:19:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EFIN EINT ETTC PGOV PINR PREL RS
07MOSCOW2632	RUSSIA TO REVIEW ITU RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS PROPOSALS [...] (U) On May 31 we delivered REFTEL Agenda Proposals for the 2007 World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC) to Victor Strelets, deputy head of the Department for State Programs, Infrastructure and Limited Resources of the Ministry for Information Technologies and Communications. Strelets is als [...]	2007-06-04 14:40:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS TSPA RS
07MOSCOW2927	ZHELEZNOGORSK: CLOSED CITY OPENS FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Russian and American delegations met in the closed city of Zheleznogorsk June 6-8 to discuss simulated and experimental search-and-rescue (SAR) results from the Russian Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) and the U.S. GPS system as part of their efforts to ensure interop [...]	2007-06-18 14:21:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA TSPL ECPS KTIA RS
07MOSCOW3339	Moscow Wi-Fi: Hotspots Amid an Internet Trend [...] SUMMARY: Internet in Russia is slowly gaining ground across the country, albeit impeded by limited provision of broadband service and lack of personal computers. Wireless and high-speed Internet is taking hold in larger cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg. Wi-Fi hotspots are increasingly [...]	2007-07-09 11:59:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	EINT ECPS ECON TINT RS
07MOSCOW3736	RUSSIAN NOTE ON SEA LAUNCH, MFA COMMENTS ON SPACE ISSUES [...] (SBU) This message contains an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) On July 27, EST Officers met Andrey Kruitskikh, Deputy Director of the Department for Security and Disarmament Affairs (DVBR) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at his request. He delivered a Diplomatic Note regardin [...]	2007-07-31 14:38:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA ECPS KSCA PREL PARM RS
07MUSCAT1102	TELECOMMUNICATIONS CHAIRMAN REAFFIRMS [...] (U) This is an Action Message. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) On December 2, the Ambassador met with Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) Chairman Mohammed al-Khusaibi, along with Committee Members Naashiah al-Kharusi and Colonel Mohsin al-Hafeedh, to discuss progress toward est [...]	2007-12-08 12:27:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON ETRD PREL MU
07MUSCAT28	ENGAGING OMANI AUDIENCES ONLINE [...] (SBU) In response to Ref A, Embassy Oman provides the following information on trends and patterns in Internet usage in Oman. In the general absence of reliable official statistics on the subjects requested, the information is based on extensive surfing by Embassy staff and on information gat [...]	2007-01-09 11:21:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET	ECPS KPAO KISL OIIP PTER MU
07MUSCAT850	OMAN'S COMMERCE MINISTER REAFFIRMS DRIVE TOWARD FTA [...] (C) On August 30, the Ambassador met with Minister of Commerce and Industry Maqbool bin Ali Sultan to discuss outstanding issues related to the implementation of the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Maqbool noted that promulgation of three draft laws remains pending. He stated that the [...]	2007-09-05 04:57:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL ECPS MU
07MUSCAT972	OMAN GRAPPLES WITH TELECOM LIBERALIZATION [...] (SBU) The Omani government is wrestling with the issue of telecommunications liberalization in the wake of the FTA implementation process and a recent managerial shakeup at Omantel, the majority government-owned fixed line monopoly. The changes at Omantel signify the government's willingness t [...]	2007-10-22 13:32:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD ECPS MU
07NAIROBI1770	U.S. COMPANIES IN LEAD TO BRING FIBER OPTIC CONNECTIVITY TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The pace is picking up in the race to build a submarine fiber optic cable that would give East and Southern Africa broadband connectivity to the rest of the world, and U.S. firms are playing pivotal roles. SEACOM, a private sector project designed, owned, and operated by a U.S. [...]	2007-04-20 09:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN KE
07NAIROBI3262	KENYA AND EAST AFRICA: A STEP CLOSER TO FIBER OPTIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Fiber optic connectivity in East Africa may be only a little more than 18 months away. The U.S-owned and managed SEACOM submarine fiber optic cable is at the starting line, ready to begin system construction in September under a contract with another U.S. firm, fiber maker Tyco [...]	2007-08-13 14:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN KE
07NAIROBI4202	KENYA'S BIG PUSH FOR ICT REFORM AND INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: With elections looming in December, Kenya's private sector and reform-minded government officials are racing to either complete or put in motion a series of intertwined reforms and infrastructure projects aimed at generating growth across the entire economy through greater compe [...]	2007-10-25 06:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN KE
07NAIROBI4246	KENYA - DOING BUSINESS THE CHINESE WAY [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese firms selling into Kenya's information and communications technologies (ICT) sector are throwing a lot of money around, according to industry contacts. Indeed, Chinese influence may be so great that it is distorting important investment decisions in the country. Puttin [...]	2007-10-30 08:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN KCOR CH KE
07NAIROBI565	U.S. FIRM TYCO GETS CONTRACT TO PERFORM SURVEY FOR FIBER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Kenyan government has awarded a tender to U.S. firm Tyco Telecommunications to do a marine survey for the eventual construction of an undersea fiber optic cable to run between the United Arab Emirates and Mombasa, Kenya. Despite question marks about financing, the relevant [...]	2007-02-02 05:42:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN KE AE
07NEWDELHI2149	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of April 30 - May 4, 2007. PAKISTAN CUTS INTO INDIAN WHEAT MARKET -------------- 2. (SBU) For the first time in history, India is importing wheat from Pakistan as of April-May 2007. Taking advantage o [...]	2007-05-04 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV PTER ETRD IN
07NEWDELHI2391	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 14-18, 2007. INDIA AND CIVIL AVIATION -------------- 2. (U) In a productive meeting with Deputy Economic Counselor, Civil Aviation (CA) Joint Secretary RK Singh reviewed several key issues - in [...]	2007-05-18 13:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV ETRD IN
07NEWDELHI4832	AMBASSADOR, INDIAN DEFENSE MINISTER DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary. In a November 1 meeting between Ambassador Mulford and Minister of Defense A.K. Antony, the Ambassador: -- stressed the probity and accountability of American business practices in the context of defense sales to India, providing Antony with a copy of the Foreign Corrupt Practic [...]	2007-11-01 13:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PARM MNUC ECPS BEXP ENRG PK IN
07NEWDELHI5003	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEKs OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the weeks of November 5-16, 2007. SUCCESSES FOR AES, VERIZON -------------------- 2. (SBU) GOI Confirms Coal Field for U.S. Power Company AES: AES received on November 6, 2007 final GOI Cabinet and Ministryof [...]	2007-11-16 12:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EFIN EINV ECPS EPET ETRD EAGR ELTN ENRG
07OTTAWA951	ITU WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONFERENCE DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-22 20:28:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS TSPA CA
07PARAMARIBO550	DEMARCHE DELIVERED; 2007 WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION [...] (U) Per reftel, post delivered demarche to Chantal Elsenhout, Deputy Head of the International Organizations Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname (GOS). Elsenhout said she would forward the information to the Ministry of Transportation, Communication, an [...]	2007-10-16 19:29:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS CITEL XK XL XM NS
07PARIS1074	INTERNET RIGHTS FORUM DISCUSSES PROPOSED INTERNET [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-20 08:00:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD FR
07PARIS1075	FRANCE?S COMPETITIVENESS CLUSTERS [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOF is promoting the establishment of competitiveness clusters ("poles de competitivite" in French),combining the efforts of enterprises, research entities, and higher education institutions to develop technologies into products with practical applications. The GOF hopes t [...]	2007-03-20 08:59:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ETRD ECPS EAIR ENRG EIND TNGD TRGY
07PARIS1262	FRENCH LAW ON DIGITAL TELEVISION TAXES TELCO PROVIDERS [...] (U) On February 22, the French Parliament approved a GOF-drafted bill that will replace analog with digital television by 2011, launch high definition television (HDTV),and provide for handheld portable TV services. The GOF has not yet decided how it will allocate the spectrum freed by the en [...]	2007-03-30 06:21:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD FR
07PARIS1418	France Telecom's Transformational Strategy [...] (SBU) On March 30, France Telecom (FT) executives told us that FT had to expand into new areas, both geographically and functionally, since telecom services were minimally profitable in France. FT emphasized that value-added services delivered through broadband and mobile telephony would be th [...]	2007-04-10 14:06:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD FR
07PARIS1472	France's New DRM Authority [...] (SBU) French Culture Minister Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres announced on April 6 the establishment of the Technical Measures Regulation Authority (TMRA),which will decide on issues of interoperability of digital rights management (DRM) systems, as well as rights to copy original works for priv [...]	2007-04-12 15:29:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ECPS KIPR FR
07PARIS1537	France's Presidential Candidates' Views on the Digital [...] (SBU) The emergence of a new generation of candidates and voters is helping define France's response to Internet growth and regulation, electronic commerce, and new technologies. For the first time in a presidential campaign, this is an issue of political debate. The Forum of Internet Rights, [...]	2007-04-17 16:22:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS KIPR ETRD FR
07PARIS2	French telecom officials discuss next generation network [...] (SBU) French telecom regulator ARCEP is using persuasion to cajole telecommunications operators that are constructing next generation fiber optic telecom networks to rent their infrastructure to competitors ("unbundle the local loop"). While historic operator France Telecom is resisting, their [...]	2007-01-03 05:56:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD FR
07PARIS2154	France: Telecom and Information Technology Update [...] (U) This update covers recent news in the French telecommunications and information technology sectors, including internet and e-commerce. Contents: -- Telecom Policy Gets a New Home (para 2) -- Fourth Mobile License (para 3) -- High Speed Internet Success in France (para 4) -- Alcatel-Luc [...]	2007-05-24 13:54:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD FR
07PARIS2634	INDUSTRY SOURCE DISCUSSES GALILEO WOES [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy officers recently heard a litany of frustrations about the European Galileo Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) project from an EADS contact who had worked on various aspects of the project. According to the contact, financing has been only one of a number of trenc [...]	2007-06-19 11:14:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA ECPS FR
07PARIS530	GOOGLE WARNS OF GROWING DATA PRIVACY CONCERNS IN FRANCE AND [...] (SBU) Google tells us that it faces several liability and public relations issues because its customers' data are stored in the U.S. Potential business customers are nervous about storing data on U.S.-based servers where U.S. law enforcement officials can easily gain access and where tougher E [...]	2007-02-09 14:24:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD ECON KIPR FR
07PARIS647	ARCEP RESPONSE TO COMPTEL 1377 COMPLAINT [...] (U) Summary. On October 9, 2006 French telecoms regulator ARCEP issued a decision on the business leased lines market, which introduced a more transparent framework for price setting. ARCEP hosts a meeting every other month with all operators, including France Telecom (FT),to compare prices [...]	2007-02-20 16:40:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD FR
07PARIS805	France: Telecom and Information Technology Update [...] This update covers recent news in the French telecommunications and information technology sectors, including internet and e-commerce. Contents: -- Personnel Changes in ARCEP (paras 2-3),Ministry of Foreign Affairs (para 4) -- ARCEP President Says No to CSA-ARCEP Merger (para 5) -- Fourt [...]	2007-03-02 12:56:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD FR
07PARIS809	France: Telecom and Information Technology Update [...] This update covers recent news in the French telecommunications and information technology sectors, including internet and e-commerce. Contents: -- Personnel Changes in ARCEP (paras 2-3),Ministry of Foreign Affairs (para 4) -- ARCEP President Says No to CSA-ARCEP Merger (para 5) -- Fourt [...]	2007-03-02 14:12:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD FR
07PORTOFSPAIN1206	TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - [...] Prime Minister on Climate Change 2. Central Bank Governor on inflation, currency value 3. Rising food prices 4. Laqtel fined by TATT 5. Increasing tourism traffic on Tobago 6. Trinidadian appointed UNEP Assistant SecGen Â [...]	2007-12-21 18:05:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN KGHG EIND ETRD EWWT ECPS KHIV
07PORTOFSPAIN236	TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - FEBRUARY [...] PM announces "Full Employment" 2. Inflation Continues Downward Trend 3. Central Bank Bond Issue Oversubscribed 4. Smelter Saga Continues 5. Amended OSHA debuts U.S. affiliate charged 6. Music pirates keel-hauled 7. Opposition questions U.K. consulting firm ties to CAL CEO, role [...]	2007-03-16 17:50:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR ECPS EFIN EIND ELNT KIRP TD
07PORTOFSPAIN642	TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - MAY [...] CA adds flights to Caribbean and North America --------------------------------------------- ----- Caribbean Airlines will increase seat capacity to the Caribbean and North America by 25 percent. CA will fly double daily frequencies to New York four days a week, maintaining daily service fo [...]	2007-07-02 18:50:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECPS EIND EINV SENV SOCI TD EAGR
07PORTOFSPAIN718	TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - MAY [...] GOTT-PCS Nitrogen Partner on Model Farm 2. Cuban farmers to help set up farms 3. US$8M for Trinidad disaster preparedness 4. Inflation continues to decline 5. TSTT, Flow sign interconnect agreement 6. India invests in T&T 7. Non-energy investors hard to find 8. T&T opens trade [...]	2007-07-20 15:11:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON ECPS EINV ETRD SENV TD EAGR
07PORTOFSPAIN744	TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - JULY PART 1 [...] Tsunami Warning training for Caribbean/Latin America 2. Caribbean Airlines to be privatized 3. More TV stations coming 4. T&T/Barbados fishing agreement one step closer 5. Tobago says 'All the fish/flying fish gone' 6. HBO announces new Caribbean Channel 7. Stiff penalties f [...]	2007-07-31 11:26:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ECPS EFIS EINV ETRD KIPR SENV TD
07PRETORIA137	SOUTH AFRICA REQUESTS MORE TIME FOR SECTION 1377 [...] (SBU) Per reftel, on December 29 post requested comments from the South African Department of Communications (DOC) and the telecommunications regulator ICASA (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa) regarding SAG performance under various multilateral telecommunications agreement [...]	2007-01-12 07:15:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ETRD USTR SF
07PRETORIA1393	SOUTH AFRICA GOVERNMENT AND REGULATOR WEIGH IN ON [...] (SBU) Summary. The South African Department of Communications (DOC) and the New Partnership for South Africa's Development (NEPAD) may build an undersea telecommunications cable to replicate the planned East Africa Submarine System (EASSy) cable. A decision by the CEO of monopoly telecom ope [...]	2007-04-23 09:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS SF
07PRISTINA114	KOSOVO: UNMIK/PISG SELECT KOSMOCELL CONSORTIUM FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kosovo Telecommunications Regulatory Authority announced local consortium Kosmocell, which included American companies Computer Science Corporation and the Omni Group, as the winner of the second mobile telephone tender. UNMIK officials said the selection of Kosmocell was c [...]	2007-02-12 11:06:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON PREL YI
07PRISTINA204	KOSOVO: UNMIK/PISG SELECT NEW WINNER OF SECOND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Kosovo Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) recently announced the consortium of Telecom Slovenia/Ipko/Albright Group as the winner of the second mobile tender after the initial winner Kosmocell was unable to make its payment for the operating license. The consorti [...]	2007-03-16 12:58:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS PREL YI
07RABAT423	MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS; FEBRUARY 2007 [...] (U) The following is a round-up of recent economic developments of note in Morocco: 2. (U) Money Laundering Law Advances: Morocco's long-delayed anti-money laundering/counter terrorism finance statute was unanimously approved by members of the Justice, Legislation and Human Rights Committee [...]	2007-03-05 16:33:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ECPS EINT ELAB ETRD KTEX MO
07RANGOON1012	BURMESE GOVERNMENT PLAYING GAMES WITH INTERNET [...] (C) Summary. The Burmese Government on October 9 granted Myanmar Teleport and the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPT),the two local internet providers, permission to reestablish internet connections at specific times during the day. We have observed that the internet is now avail [...]	2007-10-11 09:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS PGOV PREL BM
07RANGOON1079	BURMESE GOVERNMENT ONCE AGAIN CUTS OFF INTERNET [...] (C) Summary. Following the renewed march by 200 monks in Pakokku on October 31, Burma once again finds itself with no internet access. On November 1, the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MTC) and Myanmar Teleport, Burma's two internet service providers (ISPs),officially announced th [...]	2007-11-01 09:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS PGOV BM
07RANGOON718	INTERNET SLOWLY DEVELOPING IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite the GOB's continued efforts to limit access to the outside world via the internet, the Burmese are creatively finding ways to circumvent regime bans. Users, particularly the younger generation, employ proxy servers or web tunnel programs to access block programs, such [...]	2007-08-08 11:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS PGOV BM
07RANGOON970	BURMESE GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO BLOCK INTERNET [...] (C) Summary. The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications and Myanmar Teleport, Burma's two internet service providers (ISPs),continue to block access to the internet, following a September 27 government order to cut service. Myanmar Teleport subscribers can still send email to other local [...]	2007-10-03 11:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS PGOV BM
07RIGA588	GOVERNMENT OF LATVIA TO SELL FINAL STAKES IN LATTELECOM AND [...] On June 12, the GOL approved the sale of its shares in fixed line telecommunications operator Lattelecom and mobile operator LMT. Currently the Latvian state owns 51 percent of Lattelecom, while 49 percent is owned by Nordic telecommunications group TeliaSonera. The GOL agreed to buy back the [...]	2007-08-03 14:20:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD LG
07RIGA883	LATVIAN HIGH COURT RULES ON APPEAL OF BANKA BALTIJA [...] Summary: On November 20, the High Court of Latvia finished reviewing the previous ruling of the Riga Regional Court, and delivered an appeal judgment over the Banka Baltija collapse case. Banka Baltija was the largest bank in Latvia in the early nineties, and the declaration of its insolvency i [...]	2007-11-29 13:08:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PGOV ECPS KJUS LG

07RIYADH1412	GROWING PAINS: IMPROVEMENTS IN SAUDI MEDIA [...] (C) In the past five years, there have been significant and positive changes in the Saudi media thanks to King Abudullah, gains by moderates in the SAG, and subsequent ministry restructuring. There are more moderate commentary in the press, more reporting done on previously taboo subjects, [...]	2007-07-02 13:24:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM ECPS SOCI SCUL SA

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