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Role of Telecom Regulator Haitham El Nakhal AfPIF 2013 Casablanca TRA Role.. • Set the Interconnection Agreement guidelines and include it into operators’ Licenses http://www.tra.gov.eg/english/dpages_dpagesdetails.asp?ID=230&Menu=1 • Liberalize the telecom market – License for international gateway (TE and Etisalat) – License for submarine cable landing (13 systems) – License for ISP which allow ISP (Class A or B) to obtain the international transit capacity directly from international carriers (7 Class A , 300+ Class C) • Regulation framework for “Right of Way” • Reduce taxes for communications equipment to be 5% TRA Role.. • Invest in building infrastructure (Universal Service Fund), specially for un-or-under served areas, and this infra should be accessible to any operator • SMP (LLU, infrastructure sharing) • Protect operators’ investment (exclusivity for limited period) • Initiatives to increase Internet penetration within the community (National Broadband plan http://www.tra.gov.eg/emisr/) Submarine cables Germany UK Belgium France Italy Portugal Turkey Greece Cyprus Morocco Algeria Tunisia Korea Syria Lebanon Iraq Jordan Iran Pakistan Libya Bangladesh Egypt Qatar U.A.E India Saudi Arabia China Myanmar Taiwan Oman Sudan Yemen Eritrea Philippine Djibouti South Sudan Vietnam Thailand Sri Lanka Ethiopia Malaysia Somalia Uganda Singapore Maldives Kenya Rwanda TE North EIG GBI SEACOM TATA SEAMEWE-4 SEAMEWE-3 Madagascar ALETAR/BRYTAR Mozambique FALCON-HAWK 10 G Technology IMEWE Tanzania FLAG TE North SEAMEWE-3 SEAMEWE-4 IMEWE EIG ALETAR/BRYTAR FLAG FALCON-HAWK SEACOM TATA GBI RSB Taba-Aqaba DRC Brunei 10 Tbps Indonesia 5 Tbps Australia Japan Terabit Connectivity with 60+ Countries Germany UK Belgium France Italy Portugal Turkey Greece Cyprus Morocco Algeria Tunisia Korea Syria Lebanon Iraq Jordan Iran Pakistan Libya Bangladesh Egypt Qatar U.A.E Saudi Arabia China Myanmar India Taiwan Oman Sudan Yemen Eritrea Philippine Djibouti South Sudan Vietnam Thailand Sri Lanka Ethiopia Malaysia Somalia SEAMEWE-3 SEAMEWE-4 FLAG FALCON-HAWK IMEWE DRC Uganda Maldives Brunei Singapore Kenya Rwanda Tanzania Indonesia Mozambique Madagascar EIG SEACOM TATA ALETAR/BRYTAR TE North Taba-Aqaba Australia Japan Regional IXP • ITU project to build national and regional IXPs in all Arab countries ($220M) • NTRA operates a national IX, CAIX (www.caix.net.eg); – E, J and L root-servers , PCH ccTLD servers – All Class A ISPs are members • Plan to make it a regional IX Thanks