Transcript Achievements December 2006 - Ministry of Communications

Annual Report 1385
Policies, Plans and Progress
Amirzai Sangin
Minister of Communications & IT
Date: 1 April 2007
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Telecom status in 2002
Telecom and ICT Policies
5- Year Plan
Achievements till date
Vision for Next 3 Years
Major Actions for 2007-8
International Recognitions and Awards
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Status in 2002
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There were less than 15,000 digital lines
in Afghanistan working locally only
No national or international connectivity
Pakistan country codes was used in
many border areas
Music, TV and Internet were forbidden
Afghans needed to travel to neighboring
countries to make or receive phone calls
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Telecom & ICT Policies
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In 1382 the MoC adopted Telecom and
ICT policies with the aim to promote
rapid telecom development
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Through private sector investments
Issuing licenses through international
bidding
Preparing the right legal framework
Creation of transparent regulator
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5 Year Development Plan
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Based on the policy, the MoC also prepared a
5 Year Plan (1384-88)
The 5-Year Plan gives detailed action plan for
each year in 5 major areas:
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Development of private sector and regulation
Development and privatisation of Afghan Telecom
Development of the ICT sector
Capacity building of the MoC staff and public
Development, corporatisation and privatisation of
the Afghan Post
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Major Achievements
Legal Framework
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Telecomm Law passed in Dec 2005
Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory
Authority (ATRA) established
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5 Board Members appointed in June 2006
Organisational build up is ongoing
ATRA is monitoring and controlling the
telecom sector to ensure compliance of
the law and license conditions
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Major Achievements
GSM Licenses
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GSM license issued to Roshan in 1382
and AWCC license renewed as per new
conditions
3rd GSM license issued to Areeba in 1384
for 40.1MUS$, operations in 46
cities/towns
4th GSM license issued to Etisalat in
1385, 40.1MUS$, starts operations in
May 2007 in 8 cities
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Major Achievements
Regional Licenses
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3 regional licenses issued in 2005-6
Wasel Telecom: Balkh, Kunduz and
Jozjan. Inauguration in 21 districts on 21
April 2007
Ertebat Telecom: Heart
Shaheen Telecom: Logar, Paktya and
Khost
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Major Achievements
Development Projects 1385
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Total of 15 projects. 6
projects completed, 7
projects near
completion, 2 projects
are long term 1386-7
70% of development
budget and 87% of
ordinary budget spent
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Budget in million US$
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55.78
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38.86
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Budget
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Spent
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10.94
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9.48
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Devlopment Budget
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Ordinary Budget
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Major Achievements
Rollout of Services
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End 1385, 60-70%
of population has
access to services
Total number of
base stations is
1067
End 1386, rising to
1857, increasing
coverage to 7080% of population
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Number of Base Stations
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Y 1383
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Major Achievements
Total of over 2.5 million Phone Users
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2.5 users in
1385, doubling
compared with
1384
100,000 new
users every
month
By end 1386,
expected users
almost 4 million
Phone Users
4,000,000
3,500,000
3,000,000
2,500,000
2,000,000
1,500,000
1,000,000
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Major Achievements
Penetration
Penetration %
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24.8
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Major Achievements
Government Revenues in US$ million
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License Fees
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Taxes &Fees
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Major Achievements
Over $ 700 million of Investments in the Telecom Sector
Investments in MUS$
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Investment increases by 50% annually
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Major Achievements
Reduction of Prices
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Sim card prices down from US$30 to
US$ 5
Cost of calls to other networks down
from 30 c/minute to 9c/minute
Per second billing introduced resulting in
20-25% reduction of call costs
Increased competition results in further
reduction of prices
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Major Achievements
Job Creation
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Over 40,000 jobs in telecom sector
Over 8000 direct employment by
telecom companies
Over 35,000 indirect jobs in form of
sales channels, subcontractors, telecom
services companies such as towers, civil
works etc
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Major Achievements
Capacity Building
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Establishment of ICT Institute ongoing
 New buildings under construction,
 Laboratories, curriculum development,
training for trainers ongoing
 1386 start with first batch
 Annually 50 engineers
6 Cisco Academies established across the
country and 3 more planned for 1386
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Major Achiements
ICT
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Name of MoC changed to MCIT
Total of 15 ISPs licenses issued
Current estimate is over 500,000
Internet users
Internet services are available to Gov,
NGOs, Companies and the public
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Major Achievements
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Vission for Next 3 Years
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Expansion of coverage of telecom services to
90% of population (currently 50-60%)
Increase of phone users to over 5 millions
Reduction of usage costs to at least half of
current level
Investments rising to USD 1.5 Billions
Total jobs over 70,000
ICT becomes engine of economic development
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Main Actions for 2007-8
Expansion of Digital Network
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Expansion of 150,000 digital lines in 5
major cities- Kabul, Kandahar, Mazar,
Jalalabad, Kunduz, US$ 40 million
Expansion of 50000 digital lines in Heart,
US$ 15 million
Contracts signed, project under
implementation, expected date of
completion is 1st Quarter 1387
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Main Actions for 2007-8
National Optical Fibre Backbone Network
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National Optical Fibre
Network, in the form of a
ring along national
highways, Kabul-GhazniKandahar-Herat-MazarSamangan-Baghlan-Kabul
Connecting to all
neighboring countries,
Important infrastructure
project for long term
communication needs of the
country and region
Project cost is USD 65
million
Contract signed, project
under implementation and
completion date is end 1387
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Main Actions for 2007-8
Telecom Development Fund
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Telecom Development Fund established
in 2002 for expansion of telecom
services in rural areas.
Operators pay 2.5% of their revenues to
the TDF
Currently about USD9 million in TDF and
we expect additional $10M in 2007
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Main Actions for 2007-8
ICT Development
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Establishment of National Data Centre
Establishment of ICT Council
Implementation of key e-Government
projects for the Government
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Main Actions for 2007-8
Postal Services
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Modernisation of postal services
Introduction of new services such as
express mail services, money transfer
Corporatisation of the Afghan Post
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International Recognitions and Awards
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Visionary of the Year Award
2006 from ICF, USA
WB Film on Telecom progress
in Afghanistan shown in Bonn
in international conference as
example of global best
practice
Positive articles in Economist,
NY Post, Herald Tribune etc
Invitation to give speech in
GSM Association Conference
in Barcelona
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