Regulation Corner - 15/09/08

NTRA (National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) in Egypt has decided to delay the auction of its second landline license to next year, due to poor worldwide economy conditions.

KCC Korean telecom regulator has granted IPTV licenses to Hanaro Telecom, KT and LG Dacom.

Bangladesh regulator (BTRC) has published its guidelines for network infrastructure sharing.

EU Commission is looking into CMT' s decision to allow Telefonica not to share its high-speed fiber-optic network with competitors.

China is revising its regulation to ease restrictions on establishing foreign-funded telecom firms.

India' s DoT has amended the 3G policy to allow successful foreign bidders to acquire Indian operators without waiting for the mandatory three years.