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orum on mergency e ecommun ca ons

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I. Country profile

Capital Vientiane rea sq m Population 6.8 million

J uly 2009

r an popu a on

Telecom Fixed lines.. Mobile: (GSM), 3G. CDMA/WLL..

Internet:Internet:

DialDial--up.up. ADSL.ADSL.

..

wireless.wireless.

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1) About NAPT

National Authority of Post and Telecommunication (NAPT)

PDR No.375/PM of 22ndOctober 2007 (former Department ofPost and telecommunication)

NAPT is a state administration under the Prime Ministerce, ea ng w t a m n strat ve ssues on ost,

Telecommunication and ICT/Internet in Lao PDR.

For better governance to improve sector performance

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I. Organization Structure

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& CooperationProvincial Office

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Natio ep . e ecom

munication

Dept. and Internet

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2. Role and Responsibility of NAPT

plan of Post, Telecom and ICT/ Internet and Regulate

the sector. Licensing Post and Telecom Operators

Monitoring, Coordination and Licensing of Radio

Investment Monitoring and Licensing for import andex ort of telecom e ui ment & roduction

Monitoring of standard of post & telecom

International Liaison (ITU, APT, ASEAN, etc)

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III. The ICT Policy approach of Lao PDR

It is the intension to increase ICT services penetration to

levels that are available among regional neighbors andmaors tra ng partners.

The policy and legislative framework has beendeveloped in the context of Lao PDR,s political,

.WTO has also been recognized

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The government have outlined an ambitious, buta ro riate ran e of broad olic obectives that

govern our approach to the ICT sector. Thisinvolves :

1. Increasing access to ICT, especially in underserved

regional areas and communities;. nsure e e c en use o resources

3. Creating an enabling environment for the adoption of

4. Removing the obstacles to competition and eliminatinganti-com etitive ractices;

5. Encouraging foreign investment;

6. Developing ICT skills and competencies in government,n us ry an soc e y; an7. Ensuring the availability of services at affordable prices.

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IV. Telecommunications Infrastructure

Telecommunication Operators

1. Lao Telecom Co. Ltd (LTC):, ,and Internet Service, International telephone

2. Enterprise of Telecommunications Lao (ETL)

Fixed lines, Mobile telephone, Internet Service and,International telephone

. ar e ecomFixed lines, Mobile Telephone, internet

. .Prepaid Mobile Telephone, and internet(Tigo)

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o The sector consists of 3 fixed line operators 4 mobile

players and 8 Internet Service Providers.

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Telecommunication Network of Laos

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Current Structure of our local ICT sector

y Our local ICT sector is now under developing, althoughcomng o a ow ase .

yOur ICT is improving but faces a number of structural

u :

1. Computer literacy

. oca con en an ao anguage ma era3. A widespread availability of PC.

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Ready to provide ICT services in rural and remote

areas.

Mobile phone is expanding to rural, 80 % of

t e country as mo i e coverage.

All provinces has connected by fiber optic, cables

.

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Emergency Telecoms

Facilitate for enable networks and services

Coordinate between the stakeholders

Meteorological Office

e ecom pera orsMedia

Priority Calling

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Event Disaster in Laos

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V. Conclusion

,is one of the mostadvanced technology which has a

tremendous important role in development.

The governmental should be issue master plan and.

ICT in Lao PDR is still in the be innin (new) and a lot ofworks/efforts are needed for the successful of the

development .

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