Telecom Projects
  Click on a project from the list below to view its details.
 
2002
    
 
  Assistance in drafting the telecom regulatory framework in Saudi Arabia
    Strategy for the liberalization of mobile telecommunications for the Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies in Jordan
    Strategy and Proposal for GSM mobile network in Afghanistan
    Telecommunications Sector review for the Middle East and North Africa region
 
2001
    
    Preparation of Enabling decrees and commenting on GSM lisences for the ministry of Telecommunications in Lebanon
    Assistance in formulating and implementing a sector policy for the Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications
 
2000
    
    Feasability study for a €20 million assistance package for Regulatory Authorities and privatization in Jordan
    Feasibility study for a €17 million assisstance package for telecom liberalization and regulation and development of Information Society in Algeria
  Assistance for the liberalization of Telecommunication in Algeria

Project Details
Preparation of enabling decrees and commenting on GSM licenses for
the Ministry of Telecommunications in Lebanon
Situation
Telecom law issued, calling for liberalizing the sector, creating an independent regulator and corporatizing the incumbent operator, but decrees needed to implement law
    Licensing of new mobile operator subject to political tug-of-war.
       
  Key Issues
    Unclear policy environment
    Adaptability of best practice regulations to Lebanese environment
    Ease of implementation of decrees
       
  Connexus Contribution
    Prepared nine decrees in Arabic and English:
    Decrees providing for the establishment and organization of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of Lebanon
    Decrees providing for the corporatization of the Ministry and the telecom incumbent OGERO into a public shareholding company (Liban Telecom), and the transfer of assets from the Ministry and OGERO to the company
    Decrees pertaining to the licensing of telecom operators and access to public property
    Produced an extensive written assessment of the two GSM licenses, and assessing their compatibility with the Telecom Law, the announced telecom policy of the Government and international best practice
    Convinced the government to amend the GSM draft licenses based on the above mentioned assessment
       
  Results
    Decrees were adopted by the Ministry of Telecommunications and presented to the Council of Ministers
    The GSM licenses were amended to take into account the comments made

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