5.6 EQUITY PARTICIPATION ..................................................................................................... 26
5.7 MARKET STRUCTURE ........................................................................................................... 27
5.8 BROADBAND SERVICES ....................................................................................................... 31
5.9 REGIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE......................................... 32
5.10 FACILITY SHARING ............................................................................................................. 33
5.11 RIGHTS OF WAY.................................................................................................................... 33
5.12 MULTIMEDIA SERVICES..................................................................................................... 33
5.13 STANDARDISATION ........................................................................................................... 33
5.14 DISASTER MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................ 33
5.15 TELECOMMUNICATION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT .......................................... 34
4.16 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES................................................................................................. 34
6. POSTAL SERVICES ..................................................................................................................... 35
6.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 35
6.2 POLICY OBJECTIVES .............................................................................................................. 35
6.3 STRATEGIES ............................................................................................................................. 35
6.4 LIBERALISATION OF POSTAL SERVICES.......................................................................... 36
6.5 MARKET STRUCTURE ........................................................................................................... 36
6.6 POSTAL SECURITY ................................................................................................................. 39
6.7 PHILATELIC SERVICE............................................................................................................ 39
6.8 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION .................................................................................... 40
7. RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM.......................................................................................... 41
7.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 41
7.2 POLICY OBJECTIVES .............................................................................................................. 41
7.3 STRATEGIES ............................................................................................................................. 41
8. UNIVERSAL ACCESS ................................................................................................................. 44
8.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 44
8.2 POLICY OBJECTIVES .............................................................................................................. 44
8.3 STRATEGIES ............................................................................................................................. 45
8.4 FINANCING UNIVERSAL ACCESS ..................................................................................... 45
8.5 ESTABLISHMENT OF ICT CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE .................................................... 46
9. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR POLICY IMPLEMENTATION........................... 47
9.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 47
9.2 ROLE OF GOVERNMENT ...................................................................................................... 47
9.2.1 ICT POLICY ADVISORY SECRETARIAT ..................................................................................... 47
9.2.2 ICT SECTOR REGULATOR ........................................................................................................ 48
9.2.3 ICT APPELLATE TRIBUNAL...................................................................................................... 48
9.3 ROLE OF DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS ............................................................................... 48
9.4 ROLE OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY .............................................................................................. 48
9.5 ROLE OF INVESTORS AND OPERATORS .......................................................................... 48
9.6 ROLE OF CONSUMERS AND USERS................................................................................... 49
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