Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission organised a three-day workshop on policy, regulation and services commenced in Dhaka with the participation of South Asian Telecommunication Regulators Council.
Around 200 representatives of telecommunications and information technology regulatory agencies of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Maldives and Iran, telecom operators, officials of government and private organisations, and telecom and information technology-related experts are participating in the workshop, said a press release.
The Asia Pacific Telecommunication Community associate member organisations, including Huawei Technologies of China, Amazon India, Internet Society Asia Limited of Singapore and Cullen International of Belgium, are participating in the workshop.
Presided over by BTRC chairman Md Emdad-ul-Bari, Faiz Ahmed Taiyeb, special assistant to the chief adviser, attended as chief guest at the inaugural day of the workshop.
Masanri Kunda, secretary general of the APTC and Khawar Siddique Khokar, member of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and chairman of the SATRC workshop on policy, regulation and services were
The first day of the workshop discussed various sessions on addressing the challenges of regulators in the field of fixed and mobile broadband in the era of future emerging technologies, appropriate use of universal service regulation fund for digital inclusion, recommendations, strategies and implications, and progress in regulating ICT e-waste management for sustainable development.
The workshop will discuss protecting digital consumers: addressing the challenges of online scams and financial fraud; shaping future tariff policies: analysing the impact of convergence and emerging telecommunications in the South Asian region today.
