Central and South Asian Regulators
[Updated September 2008]
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Legislation, Communication, Annual Reports
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Statistical and other Reports
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| Afghanistan
Telecom Regulatory Authority
http://atra.gov.af/ |
Telecommunications Services Regulation Act (pdf, 32 pp.) |
Ten-year Plan for Telecommunications Sector
Afghanistan - Telecom Sector Profile TRB Contribution to APT Yearbook 2006 |
| Bangladesh
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission
www.btrc.gov.bd |
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Act - 2001 (pdf)
National Telecommunications Policy 1998 (pdf) |
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| Bhutan
Bhutan Infocomm and Media Authority (BICMA) http://www.bicma.gov.bt |
Bhutan Information Communications and Media Act 2006 (pdf) (in Dzongkha) |
ICT Equipment Dealership Regulation 2006 |
| India
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
www.trai.gov.in/ |
TRAI Annual Reports 2005-2007 (Eng and Hindi)
TRAI Act 1997 and TRAI Amendment Act 2000
Telecommunications regulation 4th amendment 2007 (pdf) |
Status Paper on Broadband speed 2008 (pdf)
Quarterly Performance Indicators of Telecom Services for the quarter ending March 2007: Part 1 (pdf); Part 2 (pdf); Part 3 (pdf)
Study Paper on - Analysis of Internet and broadband Tariffs in India 2006 (pdf)
Study Paper on Financial Analysis of Telecom Industry of China and India 2006 (pdf)
The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators April-June 2006 (pdf, 632 kb, 94 pp.)
The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators for Financial Year Ending 31st March 2006. Part I (pfd, 288 kb, 37 pp.)
The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators for Financial Year Ending 31st March 2006. Part II (pdf, 394 kb, 49 pp.)
Quality of Service of Cellular Mobile Service in Mumbai Metro Circle - A Study. Nov 2005 (pdf, 93,8 kb, 7 pp.)
Study Paper on State of Indian Telecom Network (pdf, 1,43 Mb, 35 pp.)
Study Paper on “Indicators for Telecom Growth” 2005 (pdf, 192 kb, 24 pp.) |
Kazakhstan
The Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Informatization and Communications
http://www.aic.gov.kz |
Law of The Republic Of Kazakhstan on Communication 2000 (Kaz)
Statute on Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Informatization & Communication 2003 |
Key indicators of the telecommunication/ICT sector
Kazakhstan - 2030 Strategy (Kaz) |
| Maldives
Telecommunications Authority of Maldives
www.tam.gov.mv |
Telecom Policy 2006 - 2010 (pdf) (in Dhivehi) |
Online Statistics |
| Nepal
Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA)
www.nta.gov.np/ |
Telecommunication Policy, 2060 B.S. (2004)
Telecommunications Act,2053 B.S. (1997) |
19th MIS report February- March 2008
Previous MIS Reports
Quarterly Performance Indicator of Telecom Services Sector July-Oct 2007.pdf |
| Pakistan
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
www.pta.gov.pk/ |
Annual Report 2007
Annual Report 2005-2006 (pdf, 63,5 Mb, 145 pp.)
Previous Annual Reports from 2000
Pakistan Telecommunication Act 1996 (with 2006 amendments) (pdf) |
Quarterly Review, December 2007 (pdf)
Quarterly Review, March 2007 (pdf)
Quarterly Review, January 2007 (pdf)
Previous Quarterly Reports from 2005
Online Indicators |
| Sri Lanka
Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL)
www.trc.gov.lk/ |
Telecommunications Act, Act No. 25 - 1991 (amended in 1996) |
Proposed Ten Year Development Plan (2006 -2016) (pdf)
Comprehensive Document on TRCSL Activities, 2000 (pdf)
Online Statistics
Year 2004-Workplan of TRCSL |
| Uzbekistan
Communications and Information Agency of Uzbekistan
http://www.aci.uz/en/ |
Statute |
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Other resources:
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report 2006: Measuring ICT for social and economic development (8th edition, 2006)
World Bank
Corporate Governance Economy reports (by country)
Network Dynamics Associates
Available reports by Ken Zita for the following countries:
Afghanistan Telecom Brief (pdf)
Bangladesh Telecom Brief (pdf)
Bhutan Telecom Brief (pdf)
India telecom Brief (pdf)
Nepal Telecom Brief (pdf)
Pakistan Telecom Brief (pdf)
Sri Lanka Telecom Brief (pdf)
Telecommunication Research project
“ICT Sector Development in Five Central Asian Economies“: Report for UNESCAP by John Ure, 2005 (pdf)
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Telecommunications & Information Working Group
(APEC TEL Working Group)
The Communication and Multimedia Consumer Forum of Malaysia