[wsfii-discuss] 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHZ bands will be de-licensed inNepal

Thu Aug 17 09:25:45 UTC 2006

Mahabir- congratulations on your efforts!

Even if agreements in principle have been given, I would anticipate some 
time before government regulatory and legal matters are resolved. Will a 
formal procedure be established to meet these public policy aims- as well as 
establishing a timetable and ensuring transparency and accountability of 
process? If so, I'd suggest setting up a monitoring website that presents 
the relevant information and allows the press and various stakeholders to 
follow this process. This is a clear matter of the public interest (digital 
divivde, remote internet access, etc), which should gain press attention- 
and this well help keep the process under scrutiny and provide a pressure 
for a reasonably timely resolution.

Good luck!

John
http://openspectrum.org.uk

>From: mahabir at himanchal.org
>Reply-To: Discuss list on the World Summit on Free Information 
>Infrastructure<wsfii-discuss at lists.okfn.org>
>To: vvcrishna at radiophony.com
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>Infrastructure<wsfii-discuss at lists.okfn.org>
>Subject: [wsfii-discuss] 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHZ bands will be de-licensed 
>inNepal
>Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 01:17:25 -0500 (CDT)
>
>Hello;
>
>It looks like 2.4 and 5.8 GHz bands will be de-licensed in Nepal soon.
>Today I gave a final presentation to the joint meeting of the several
>members of Parliament, Minister of Communication, Secreteries of Defence,
>Home, Tourism, Communication, Director of Nepal Telecom, CEO of Nepal
>Telecom Authority and several other government officials.
>
>Our demand was to de-license 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz bands used by the
>wireless network and to make VoIP free at least within Nepal.
>
>Nobody in the meeting was against our demands. The Defense, and Home
>Ministries did not have any objection either.
>
>It has been almost a month I am in Kathmandu lobbying for this and it
>looks like we will get what we need. It will take some time for them to do
>paper works to change the existing regulation.
>
>Thanks for all the information you provided on ISM bands and others. Those
>were helpful.
>
>Mahabir
>
>
>
>
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