Orbit

Hi All,

I am pleased with the following portions of the Resolution.

[Para 9 on the Draft resolution Article 1 section 1.7 recognizes the sovereignty of member states. It is also worthwhile noting that the Resolution does not have the same effect as a Treaty and is merely there to create an enabling environment]

As for definitions - there was nothing on ICT and it was simply Telecommunications although there was a distinction between Government and Service Telecommunications.

I was also happy with Para 34 on Article 4 section 4.3 on QoS.

It was also good to see Article 5B on Spam. For Pacific Island countries spam is a huge challenge.

Article 6 on Taxation would be the most controversial one and one of the core reasons why some countries won't sign - what will be interesting to watch is the WTO space as well.

I found Article 7 interesting on Suspension of Services both partial and temporary. I was extremely pleased to see Hungary's Proposal on Access for Disabled Persons under Article 8B incorporated.

I am also pleased with the new Resolution on “Special measures for landlocked developing countries(LLDCs) and small island developing states (SIDSs) for access to international optical fibre networks.

Kind Regards,