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ITU should help develop broadband networks: Kapil Sibal
TT Correspondent |  |  27 Oct 2011

Stressing upon the need for developing country-specific plan for broadband networks, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal has said the ITU needs to help nations achieve affordable access to technology.

 

ITU needs to coordinate among member nations for the development of affordable ecosystem of access networks, applications and end-user terminals to help greater penetration of broadband services, Sibal said.

These steps will help in the implementation of the UN's Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in time.

MDGs are eight international development goals that all 193 United Nations' member states have agreed to achieve by the year 2015. They include achieving universal primary education and eradicating extreme poverty.

"The (broadband) plans may also be put up in public domain, so that international investors can also evaluate them for participation in execution of these projects in PPP (Public-Private Participation) mode," Sibal said in a statement.

International Telecom Union is a UN body for information and communication technologies. It coordinates the shared global use of the radio spectrum, promotes international cooperation in assigning satellite orbits, works to improve telecom infrastructure in the developing world, and establishes worldwide standards.

Sibal said, as development of nation-wide broadband networks requires significant financial investments for long gestation period, ITU must coordinate with leading financial institutions, including World Bank, IMF and ADB to help developing nations in this aspect.

 

Sibal was speaking at the Broadband Leadership Summit-ITU Telecom World 2011 at Geneva, where he is leading the Indian delegation.

 

The event commemorates the 40th Anniversary of the World's most influential networking event 'ITU Telecom World' for Global ICT Community.

 

The Minister noted that high cost of consumer access devices has been proving great impediment in usage of broadband networks.

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