Communications: political parties want to convert ((fiber-optic)) to the private sector
10/07/2013 12:00 AM
Pressure defer legislation law .. And warnings of network control
Baghdad Omar Abdel-Latif hinted adviser at the Ministry of Communications to the presence of political party is pushing for conversion of Fiber Optics to the private sector to be free establishment, critical pressures exerted by this party to delay the vote on the law communications and information that would solve all the problems relating to those fibers. said consultant and Ministry of Communications Affairs Alphenahhyam Yasiri in an interview for "Center Brief for the Iraqi Media Network": "There are political party insists that the fiber network in her hand," adding that the party that owns and operates fiber network would be her own communications security and can control it. confirmed Yasiri that many experts have suggested in workshops held with the World Bank to the security of communication present in Iraq is not up to the ranks of the world that have developed strategies for advanced security, pointing out that in this case can not deliver this network to the private sector and risk the security of communications. noted that there are certain companies operate as tools for political parties so insist on owning a fiber optic network parallel to the government network, attributed this insistence to two reasons, either the desire of these companies to control the security of the communications or the desire to control the country's economy in the center and south. alerted Yasiri to that the solution to this issue lies in the Communications Act and information presented for legislation in Parliament after his arrival from the government for nearly six years and is still in the corridors of parliament, although completion of the reading of the two and install it on the agenda of the House of Representatives several times, but it was withdrawn under pressure from political parties over the issue of Fiber optic exclusively because the law states that "fiber optic remains, however, state," pointing out that it was agreed on all points الموجوة in the law, including the intersection of powers between the media and the Ministry of Communications. indicated adviser ministry said members of the Commission services and reconstruction agreed to put forward three options related to a passage optical fiber, the first option requires that the remainder of those fibers, however, the state, and the second says "re-examined the subject by communications policy," The third is claimed by this party and you want to be, however, the private sector. called Yasiri to put these three options on representatives of the people to choose their own paragraph appropriate communications policy in the country, indicating that this is what called that side to disable the legislation law because they are a minority and they know that in case of put options will not be voting on which option they want, expressing astonishment to accept the people's representatives Ptosar the telecommunications sector in the country due to lack of enactment of this Act for more than 6 years down the wishes of the certain political want to disable it, saying it "incorrect" and "injustice to the people who were chosen as representatives for him." , it promised Advisor Ministry of Communications for technical affairs policy prices communication " the most important achievements of the ministry. " and added that the most important achievements made by the ministry is to develop a policy for prices or tariffs Telecom after it was operating without a clear policy over the past years despite the fact that Article 110 of the Constitution had it done policymaking. explained Yasiri that the ministry has reduced stings online, as well as reduced prices capacities coming from outside Iraq than 80 thousand dollars to 20 thousand dollars, noting that these capacities are often coming into Iraq via submarine cables across the port FAO or ports wild frontier such as Kuwait, Turkey, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Iran. The agency also The ministry cut packages of local circulation inside Iraq via fiber optic than 40 thousand dollars to 5000 dollars, indicating that he was the adoption of this pricing as of last May were reflected this move quickly to users, where the company Asiacell mobile phone to send messages to citizens announces its doubling package for the same price, as well as request Zain to hire 43 (STM1) and the company Cork lease 47 (STM1) after they were not Tagra any package. considered Chancellor that the achievements of the ministry-level contacts Achieved significant because the network fiber-optic special ministry have been developed to service operators, noting that this network is so huge and can not afford any investor bear the costs of its inception they need to the possibility of the state, indicating that at the same time that the ministry is not a point of profitability, but service and rely on the provision of the service, and profit even though it funded self. They pointed out that the reduction of prices was based on scientific studies minutes and not improvised, note that the quantity currently used capacities do not exceed 200 while available thousands of them in the network and the Ministry of Communications. and Astdrki Yasiri that in case of operating license third-generation mobile phone which will withdraw stings high, the ماموجود of stings especially in the ministry would be sufficient companies and processors, in addition to treatment interruptions potential cable through the design of the network itself as the ministry designs art network so that if interrupted a specific path could turn automatically to the path of the other, in addition to contracting with sector companies Special door activating its role so that it could provide logistical support for the purposes of maintenance, where forcing us some contracts may not be cut service where more than two hours of the province. expressed Yasiri for surprise at the insistence of some parties to establish a network of fiber optic new parallel network of government described as an unprecedented Middle East in terms of size and government funding, especially since the ministry has lower prices and provide all capacities desired by the operators and good service to the fiber-optic network. | |
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