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XIII Meeting of PCC.I will be held in Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina from August 5 to 8, 2008 |
The Fifth Meeting of PCC.III was held in Brasilia, Brazil, August 12-16, 1996.
More than 130 persons participated and 125 documents were considered.
The principal items considered included:
Also, the following Recommendations were approved:
Also, CITEL member countries were asked to initially allocate a minimum of six 12.5 Khz channels within an 8 MHZ band spread in each of the VHF and UHF bands, with a 5 MHZ spacing to support repeater operations.
The consideration of specific bands in the 800-900 MHZ for use of private and public services and public safety entities.
A proposal to encourage regional harmonization by considering the selection of TDMA and CDMA based standards for digital cellular systems below 1 Ghz in the Region.
The fifth meeting of PCC.I was held in Lima, Peru September 9-13, 1996 and a number of significant events took place.
PCC.I adopted a set of guidelines for harmonizing the equipment certification processes employed by the countries of the Americas.
This is the initial step in fulfilling the mandate of the Summit regarding the harmonizing of these processes. In light of the objective set by the Summit of having a free trade zone established by the year 2005, adopting these guidelines is considered to be a major step forward.
The Standards Coordination Working group exceeded its own objectives in having approved a second Standards Coordinated Document on Signaling System Seven and another one addressing the topic of Intelligent Networks.
In addition, the working group adopted a modified set of working procedures that are intended to improve the efficiency of their work.
The first meeting between the coordinators of the training centers took place in Lima.
This meeting has laid out its plans to improve the opportunities for technical training for member countries as part of the program of Human Resources development. Recognizing the importance of the work of the ad hoc group on the GII to achieving the objectives of the Summit of the Americas, the meeting decided to extend the mandate of the group.
Its chairman will present a new work plan at the next meeting of PCC.I .
The chairman of this ad Hoc group did an excellent job at preparing a basic document on the subject of the GII and its impact on future developments in our region.
The next meeting of PCC.I has been schedule for February 24-28, 1997 in Venezuela.
II Meeting of the Coordination Panel in charge of preparing the Meeting of the Senior Telecommunication Officials
During the meeting that was held on 23-24 September, 1996, two days before the Senior Telecommunication Officials Meeting, the Panel finished preparation of the Declaration of Principles and the Plan of Action for the Americas that were to be considered at the STO meeting.
Also, the report on Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure in the Americas was completed attaching as annexes the specific documents provided by the countries and/or organizations. Meeting of the Senior Telecommunication Officials addressing the topic of Intelligent Networks.
In addition, the working group adopted a modified set of working procedures that are intended to improve the efficiency of their work.
The first meeting between the coordinators of the training centers took place in Lima.
This meeting has laid out its plans to improve the opportunities for technical training for member countries as part of the program of Human Resources development. Recognizing the importance of the work of the ad hoc group on the GII to achieving the objectives of the Summit of the Americas, the meeting decided to extend the mandate of the group.
Its chairman will present a new work plan at the next meeting of PCC.I The chairman of this ad Hoc group did an excellent job at preparing a basic document on the subject of the GII and its impact on future developments in our region.
The next meeting of PCC.I has been schedule for February 24-28, 1997 in Venezuela.
Meeting of the Senior Telecommunication Officials
The meeting was attended by high level officials from 34 OAS member countries.
This meeting is a part of the work program that is being carried out in the OAS so as to meet the mandates given by the Summit of the Americas that took place in Miami, 1994.
The Declaration and Plan that were adopted during the meeting emphasize that telecommunications is an essential tool for socio-economic development and contributes to regional economic and cultural integration.
The plan calls for the pursuit of interconnection of networks and the interoperability of services, to further promotion of competition, to encourage private sector investment, to implement flexible regulatory regimes, to adopt measures to facilitate the implementation of the CITEL guidelines for value-added services, equipment certification and coordinated standards documents and finally to seek universal access and service.
The meeting established as goal achieving telecommunications, informatics and audiovisual media for all, anywhere and at any time.
ITU WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION POLICY FORUM
The International Telecommunication Union's first World Telecommunication Policy Forum was held in Geneva from October 21 to 23, 1996, welcoming some 1,000 delegates from more than 126 countries to discuss the development and implementation of global mobile satellite systems.
These new systems, known collectively as GMPCS (Global Mobile Communications by Satellite), but often called Big and Little LEO sattelites, represent the new wave of personal telephony, promising seamless global mobile fax, messaging, data and even two-way voice and broadband multimedia connectivity via small, handheld phonesets, computer-mounted terminals and laptops.
Most systems are scheduled to come into operation within the next five years, and will be able to offer service to people all over the world, regardless of the local telecommunications infraestructure.
The objective of the Policy Forum was to reach a government-industry consensus on achieving common international approaches to a range of issues including licensing, equipment approvals, trans-border mobility of handsets, and the role of GMPCS technology in the developing world.
The opening of the World Telecomunication Policy Forum was preceded by a special all-day Information Session on Sunday 20 October.
During the session, sattelite operators and woul-be operators had the opportunity to present their systems and discuss the ways they can benefit users, and to attempt to alleviate the fears some administrations have about the effects of new types of sattelite technologies on existing services.
This discussions were followed by two panels on the respective topics of "Reducing the Barriers for the Early Introdution of GMPCS", and "Licensing and Free Circulation of Terminals".
Panel 1, moderated by Ms Irene Albers of the Ministry of Transport, Telecommunications and Post from Netherlands, held very important discussions with delegates expressing their concerns about pricing, the feasibility of GMPCS technology in countries with underdeveloped infraestructure, and the necessity of a commitment to continuity of service by operators in the developing world.
Panel 2, moderated by Mr. Roberto Blois, Executive Secretary of CITEL, focused on the regulatory environment needed to foster the growth of new kinds of sattelite technologies.
Whilst panel members from the industry acknowledge the need for a re-think of regulations governing licensing, operation,equipment type approvals and movement across borders, representatives from telecommunications administrations were cautios on some issues.
The Forum finely adopted five Opinions that will permit operators to initiate a process that will pave the way towards the implementation of GMPCS systems.
The Opinions are the following:
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