17th Meeting of the South Asian Telecommunication Regulators’ Council (SATRC-17)
4 October 2016 - 6 October 2016
Dhaka, Bangladesh
The 17th Meeting of the South Asian Telecommunication Regulators’ Council (SATRC-17) was held from 4 to 6 October 2016 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. SATRC-17 will be organized by the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) and hosted by Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
The SATRC meetings are held annually to discuss and coordinate regulatory and other related issues in the area of telecommunication and ICT that are common for the regulators of SATRC Members. The meeting was attended by the heads of telecommunication regulatory bodies of SATRC Member countries and designated senior level officers.
The SATRC-17 discussed the key policy and regulatory issues in the SATRC countries, approve the outcomes of SATRC Action Plan Phase V and adopt SATRC Action Plan Phase VI. SATRC-17 included special sessions for the Industry-Regulator Dialogue to facilitate the telecom/ICT industry to put forward issues of interest to the regulators. Regulatory Roundtable was held exclusively for the head of regulators to discuss and share thoughts on important regulatory issues that need regional collaboration specifically for the SATRC Member countries and generally to the Asia-Pacific region.
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