Connecting the Globe: The Africa Initiative chronicles the FCC’s
efforts to assist developing nations in Africa. It describes much of the
work the FCC has done, is doing, and hopes to do in Africa. It presents
many of the ways the FCC partners with others in this endeavor -- governmental,
multilateral, and industry - and attempts to acknowledge many who have
contributed to the success of this initiative to date.
The report, prepared by the FCC International Bureau, also highlights
the events during the Chairman's 11-day journey to Southern Africa in
August 1999, just two months after he announced his development initiative.
The report also covers several meetings held with regulators from Uganda
and Ghana – the two African countries besides South Africa that will
receive special regulatory attention under the Chairman’s initiative.
While in Southern Africa, the Chairman addressed and held discussions
with several representatives from the Southern African Development Community,
elected officials, telecom and broadcasting regulators, community broadcasters,
local journalists, U.S. officials, and the private sector in the U. S.,
Botswana, and South Africa.
Among other things, the Work Programs signed with sister agencies in
Ghana, Uganda, and South Africa are attached as appendices to the report.
These agreements broadly outline the technical expertise the FCC intends
to share with its counterparts over a 12 month period.
In many ways this report is an extension of the June ’99 publication
by the FCC -- Connecting The Globe: A Regulator’s Guide to Building
A Global Information Community -- the first milestone in the FCC’s
development initiative. That earlier publication is a guidebook on key
regulatory issues and is available on the FCC’s website at: http://www.fcc.gov/connectglobe.
Forward
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Official
Profiles
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Chapter
I: Overview
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Chapter
II: Connecting Africa
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Chapter
III: Using Communications Technology to Address Universal Service Challenges
and Meet Critical Needs
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Chapter
IV: Industry Partnerships and Regional Outreach
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Chapter
V: Work Plans and Other Regulatory Cooperative Efforts
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Chapter
VI: The FCC-SATRA Regulatory Workshop
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Chapter
VII: Looking Forward: Connecting The Globe
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Acknowledgments
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Appendix
1 Chairman Kennard’s Speech AFCOM ’99 Conference
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Appendix
2 The SADC Member Countries
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Appendix
3 Chairman Kennard’s Speech Gaborone, Botswana (TRASA)
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Appendix
4 The Telecommunications Sectors in Ghana, South Africa and Uganda
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Appendix
5 FCC/SATRA Work Plan
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Appendix
6 FCC/GNCA Work Plan
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Appendix
7 FCC/UCC Work Plan
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Appendix
8 SATRA Regulatory Workshop
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Appendix
9 List of Participants at SATRA Regulatory Workshop
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Appendix
10 American Chamber of Commerce (SA)/FCC Breakfast Participants
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Appendix
11 FCC/USFCS Roundtable Particpants
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Appendix
12 Bush Community Radio Roundtable Participants
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Appendix
13 U.S. Industry Debriefing Participants
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Appendix
14 List of Acronyms Used in This Publication
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