asia- pacific forumon telecommunications policyand regulation（亚洲-太平洋forumon电信政策和监管）.docVIP

ASIA-PACIFIC TELECOMMUNITY ASIA PACIFIC FORUM ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY AND REGULATION (Impact of Convergence and New Technologies on Policy and Regulation) 17-19 May 2006, Macao, China Proceedings I. Introduction 1.1. The Asia-Pacific Forum on Telecommunications Policy and Regulation was held from 17 to 19 May, 2006 in Macao, China. 1.2. A total of 109 participants representing APT Members, Associate Members, Affiliate Members, International Organizations and the private sector attended the Forum. II. Opening Session 2.1 The Opening address was given by Mr. Amarendra Narayan, Executive Director, APT. Mr.Narayan welcomed the dignitaries and the delegates attending the meeting and greeted them on the occasion of the World Information Society Day. He added that this day celebrates the brotherhood of Telecommunity. He thanked the Bureau of Telecommunications Regulation, Macao, China for their excellent hospitality and arrangements. He reminded the audience that PRF has a history of more than 10 years since the first meeting on telecommunications policy was jointly organized with World Bank. He recalled that during that time many Governments were going through restructuring and such an information sharing platform proved to be very helpful. In view of this, it was decided to organize the event annually. He said that in the last year’s Management Committee meeting a new format of the Forum was agreed which will be more interactive and beneficial. He also pointed out that the primary goal of the Information Society should be to provide equal service to everyone in the world and improve the quality of life. He touched on some of the key issues with which the present day regulators and policy makers are faced with such as effective competition in the area of local loop, interconnection arrangements, network and service convergence etc. He stressed