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Bahrain Telecom Market, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), General Director, Alan Horne
I think Bahrain Telecom Market is well down the road of liberalization. Bahrain Telecom Market started in 2003 following the issuance of the Telecommunications Law, it’s a law based upon international best practice, which gives a lot of strength and teeth to the regulator.
The Trucial States of the Persian Gulf coast granted the UK control of their defense and foreign affairs in 19th century treaties. In 1971, six of these states – Abu Zaby, ‘Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah, Dubayy, and Umm al Qaywayn – merged to form the United Arab Emirates (UAE). They were joined in 1972 by Ra’s al Khaymah. The UAE’s per capita GDP is on par with those of leading West European nations. Its generosity with oil revenues and its moderate foreign policy stance have allowed the UAE to play a vital role in the affairs of the region.
General Manager – Near & Middle East of LegrandPeople are looking for more commerce, more comfort, more security, more energy saving, in India for instance we found out in a study that there are 300 million people able to buy Le Grand products. Imagine 300 million people out of 1.1 billion, this is huge for us and is a great opportunity for us.
Osman Sultan, CEO of DU The introduction of Du in the UAE telecom sector had as a primary target the introduction of competition. Prior to launching Du, the TRA, the Telecommunication Regulation Authority, was established.
H.E. Mohamed Al Ghanim, Board Member & Director General of Telecommunication Regulatory Authority First of all, there is the investment side of the telecom infrastructure. Right now, we have a lot of areas in which companies need to go and invest in order to lay down the telecom infrastructure. We believe that the best way forward for competition should be on a service level rather than on a facility level.
