Chairman PTA meets ITU Secretary General
By Uzma Zafar

ISLAMABAD—Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Maj. Gen. Shahzada Alam Malik (R) met Dr. HamadounToure, Secretary General International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Houlin Zhao Deputy secretary-General ITU at ITU Tower atthe eve of World Radio Conference 2007 in Geneva, Switzerland.
The meeting was aimed to apprise the Secretary General on developments in telecom sector and international activities of Pakistan especially with reference to ITU, and to seek assistanceof ITU in Development of Telecom sector of Pakistan, says a fax message received here Monday.
Chairman PTA briefed secretary general regrading latestDevelopments in the telecom sector comprising of mobil growth, successful MNP implementation, WLL success story, rural PCOs underPresident Rozgar Scheme, USF fund, R and D Fund and issues relatedto mutual interest.
Chairman further informed regarding capacity developed at PTAin the deregulation process and consultancy provided by PTA at international level to Uganda, Kenya, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Papua NewGuinea etc.
Representation of Pakistan was also desired and Secretary Gen. regarding successful operation of Center of Excellence (CoE) at Pakistan and planned courses for the year 2008.
The secretary general expressed his great confidence ontelecom development capacities in Pakistan and acknowledged theseachievements as remarkable.
He mentioned that Pakistan can be presented as a role modeland ITU will plan a case study on the subject as a part ofactivities under Telecommunication Development Bureau.
He said ITU will also projects in Pakistan to further developthe capacity of telecom sector.
Chairman reaffirmed full support of PTA and Government ofPakistan and its activities particularly focus on its role indevelopment of the developing countries networks.
The Secretary General and Deputy Secretary Generalreciprocated warmly and assured to continue their efforts in thisdirection.
The meeting was acknowledged beneficial for both the parties. It may be mentioned that World Radio Conference is being heldafter four years and is dealing with Radio Communication and Spectrum issues and is being attended by 200 member countries. .