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Introduction In March 2005, the World Bank issued a grant to Hellerstein & Associates to provide consulting services to assist the National Transitional Government of Liberia (NTGL) in developing a National Telecommunication Policy and Strategy. The consulting team consisted of experts in all pertinent areas: Judith Hellerstein and Stuart MacPherson, Telecom, Policy, and Regulatory experts; David Townsend, Universal Access/Services expert; Will Burnfield, Telecom Investment/Privatization expert; and Adrian Foster, Spectrum Policy & Spectrum Management expert. Propriety and Confidential A Telecommunications and Technology Research Group “Give Your Company the Competitive Edge” Introduction Project started in April 2005 Field Visit to Monrovia April 3-15 Draft Policy & Strategy Report June 10 Second Mission to Monrovia June 19-26 Stakeholder Workshop in Monrovia June 23-24 Policy Publicized in Liberian Newspapers June 30 Feedback and Comment Period June 30-July 30 Finalize Strategy June 30 Finalize Policy July 30 Propriety and Confidential A Telecommunications and Technology Research Group “Give Your Company the Competitive Edge” Field Visit Prior to the first field visit the team worked to create a series of survey questions that would help us assess the state and potential of the telecom market and the policy goals and priorities of the Government. Propriety and Confidential A Telecommunications and Technology Research Group “Give Your Company the Competitive Edge” Topics in the Survey Questionnaire Status of the Market Number of Operators, Market Structure Scope of networks, services Market economics, trends Policy Goals and Priorities Existing institutional structure, laws, policies Human resource capacity, needs Objectives and priorities for the sector Universal access policy options, constraints Spectrum Policy Propriety and Confidential A Telecommunications and Technology Research Group “Give Your Company the Competitive Edge” Stakeholder Interviews We sought to interview all Stakeholders, including NGOs, International organizations, ICT firms, ISPs, and other small businesses. Our goal was to solicit their views on the status and state of the sector, what, they thought, should be the key policy objectives and priorities that the Government should focus on, and any other pressing issues and problems they currently faced in the sector This was in addition to all past and present telecom Operators selected Government officials and members of the NTGL’s Special Presidential Telecom Committee. Propriety and Confidential A Telecommunications and Technology Research Group “Give Your Company the Competitive Edge”
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