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- | ====== Myanmar ====== | ||
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- | Brief About Myanmar | ||
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- | The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, commonly shortened to Myanmar. | ||
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- | Geography | ||
- | * The total land area of 676,577 square kilometre | ||
- | * International borders of 5858 Kilometer with Bangladesh, India, China, Thailand and Laos | ||
- | * total coastal line length 2832kilometer | ||
- | * 2090 kilometre (north to south )and 925 kilometres (east to west ) | ||
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- | Topography | ||
- | * 50% of mountains and forests (northern and eastern) | ||
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- | Population | ||
- | * Over 51.49 million Population | ||
- | * 135 ethnic groups | ||
- | * Seven states and seven Regions | ||
- | * 70% of the population lived in rural areas and occupied in agriculture sectors | ||
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- | Natural Resources | ||
- | * Rice, minerals, teak, hardwood forest, onshore and offshore oil fields, and precious stones such as rubies, jade sapphires, and pearls with the highest quality | ||
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- | Telecommunications Sector Reform | ||
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- | Policy Reform | ||
- | * The Myanmar Telegraph Act 1885, The Myanmar Wireless Telegraph Act 1934 --> Telecommunications Law 2013 | ||
- | * Telecommunication Service License (Chapter III of Telecommunication Law) --> Anyone who is willing to provide telecommunications facilities and/or telecommunication services shall apply for permission and license | ||
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- | Key Objectives of Licensing Regime | ||
- | * Promote competition and liberalization of the telecom sector in Myanmar | ||
- | * Ensure transparency in market entrance | ||
- | * Establish technology-and-service neutral approach to licensing | ||
- | * Ensure non-discriminatory treatment of similarly situated licensees | ||
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- | ** Laws and Regulations ** | ||
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- | |** Sr. No ** |** Name ** |** Issued Date ** | | ||
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- | ** Licensing Framework ** | ||
- | Multi-service licensing framework | ||
- | ° to simplify licensing | ||
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- | Processes | ||
- | ° encourage entry and expansion of services and | ||
- | ° increase End-User access to Telecommunications Networks and Telecommunications Services. | ||
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- | ** License Type ** | ||
- | NFS (I) | ||
- | NS | ||
- | AS | ||
- | NFS (C) | ||
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- | Maximum of two Telecommunications Service Licenses | ||
- | NFS (C) + NS OR AS | ||
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- | ** Licensing Category ** | ||
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- | NFS license (not exhaustive) | ||
- | * Terrestrial fixed-line and radio transmission | ||
- | * Submarine cable facilities | ||
- | * Satellite earth station facilities | ||
- | * Mobile base station facilities and passive infrastructure to deploy networks | ||
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- | NS license (not exhaustive) | ||
- | * Wireline connectivity services | ||
- | * Terrestrial wireless connectivity services | ||
- | * Satellite uplink/ | ||
- | * International and domestic network transport and switching services | ||
- | * International gateway services | ||
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- | AS license (not exhaustive) | ||
- | * Public payphone services | ||
- | * Public switched data services | ||
- | * Audio text hosting services provided on an opt-in basis | ||
- | * Directory services | ||
- | * Internet service provider services | ||
- | * Messaging services and Value-added services | ||
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- | NFS(C) (not exhaustive) | ||
- | * Towers, masts, ducts | ||
- | * Trenches and poles | ||
- | * Dark fibre | ||
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- | ** Type of License and Licensees ** | ||
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- | | Sr.|Type of License | ||
- | |1. |Nationwide Telecommunications License | ||
- | |2. |Network Facilities Service (Individual) License (NFS-I) | ||
- | |3. |Network Facilities Service (Class) License (NFS-C) | ||
- | |4. |Application Service License ( AS ) |17 | ||
- | |5. |Network Service License ( NS) | ||
- | | |Total | ||
- | ===== National Policy ===== | ||
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- | Telecom Policy and ICT Policy | ||
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- | Telecom Policy | ||
- | * To increase the deployment of national IT infrastructure | ||
- | * To provide a financially viable telecommunications sector conducive to sustainable investment in telecommunications | ||
- | * infrastructure | ||
- | * To improve the efficiency and effectiveness of telecommunications service delivery to end-users | ||
- | * To provide telecommunication services at the affordable price | ||
- | * To fulfil universal services obligation to the people of Myanmar | ||
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- | ICT Policy | ||
- | * To promote cooperation for ICT development | ||
- | * To enhance competitiveness of the ICT sectors | ||
- | * To promote cooperation to reduce digital divide | ||
- | * To promote cooperation between State and private sectors | ||
- | * To increase the availability of information technologies to all the citizens of our country | ||
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- | ===== Operator Licensing ===== | ||
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- | LICENSE PROCESSING TIMELINE | ||
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- | | License Type | Applied for or Applied by | Ministry Approval | ||
- | | NFS (I) | Int’l Gateway Or Foreign person | ||
- | | | Otherwise | ||
- | | NS | Foreign person | ||
- | | | Otherwise | ||
- | | NFS (C) | Foreign person | ||
- | | | Otherwise | ||
- | | AS | Foreign person | ||
- | | | Otherwise | ||
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- | ==== Technical and Administrative Requirements ==== | ||
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- | ==== Licensing Fees ==== | ||
- | {{: | ||
- | ===== Access to Spectrum ===== | ||
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- | All the guide for application and procedure and fees are here: | ||
- | [[https:// | ||
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- | ==== Technical and Administrative Requirements ==== | ||
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- | === Licensed === | ||
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- | == Access Networks == | ||
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- | ^ **Operator** | ||
- | | XYZcom | ||
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- | == PtP Networks == | ||
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- | === License-Exempt === | ||
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- | == Access Networks == | ||
- | ^ **Frequency** | ||
- | | // | ||
- | | 2400 – 2483.5 MHz | '' | ||
- | | // | ||
- | | 5150-5250 MHz | '' | ||
- | | 5250-5350 MHz | '' | ||
- | | 5470-5725 MHz | '' | ||
- | | 5725-5800 MHz | '' | ||
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- | == PtP Networks == | ||
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- | ^ **Frequency** | ||
- | | // | ||
- | | 2400 – 2483.5 MHz | '' | ||
- | | // | ||
- | | 5150-5250 MHz | '' | ||
- | | 5250-5350 MHz | '' | ||
- | | 5470-5725 MHz | '' | ||
- | | 5725-5800 MHz | '' | ||
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- | === Secondary Use === | ||
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- | == Access Networks == | ||
- | == PtP Networks == | ||
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- | ==== Spectrum Fees / Costs ==== | ||
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- | {{: | ||
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- | === Application === | ||
- | All telecom and communication license application process and fees | ||
- | [[https:// | ||
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- | === Licensing and Inspection Division === | ||
- | [[https:// | ||
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- | === Auction === | ||
- | All of telecommunication related tender call are here | ||
- | [[https:// | ||
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- | License holder list | ||
- | [[https:// | ||
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- | Tower list | ||
- | [[https:// | ||
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- | List of the optical fiber path | ||
- | [[https:// | ||
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- | Microwave Band Plan (31 Jan 2019 Update) | ||
- | [[https:// | ||
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- | Public Land Mobile Spectrum (31 Jan 2019 Update) | ||
- | [[https:// | ||
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- | List of FM Station and their license | ||
- | [[https:// | ||
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- | Toll-Free Number list | ||
- | [[https:// | ||
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- | Mobile numbering list | ||
- | [[https:// | ||
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- | ===== Backhaul ===== | ||
- | **Telecommunications Infrastructure (August, 2017)** | ||
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- | |**Indicator** | ||
- | | Telecom Operator | ||
- | |National Fiber Backbone | ||
- | |International Submarine Cable | ||
- | |Cross-border Fiber |China – Myanmar, India-Myanmar, | ||
- | |International Bandwidth | ||
- | |International Gateway | ||
- | |Tower Over |18,000 towers | ||
- | |Number of Telephone | ||
- | |Telephone density | ||
- | |Internet Users |46.39 Million | ||
- | |Internet Penetration | ||
- | ===== Gender ===== | ||
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- | ===== Universal Service ===== | ||
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- | **What is Universal Service?** | ||
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- | * a policy goal to ensure that all people in a country have access and are able to use telecommunications services. | ||
- | * in particular for people living in rural and remote parts of the country and poorer households. | ||
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- | **Specific objectives of USF** | ||
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- | Collect funds => Design programs & projects => Finance those projects / disburse => Monitor implementation => Evaluate impact => Consult stakeholders throughout => Publish results => Publish results | ||
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- | Scope of Universal Service | ||
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- | | **Issue** | ||
- | | Availability | ||
- | | Accessibility | ||
- | | Affordability | ||
- | | Ability | ||
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- | **Universal Service Strategy Outcomes** | ||
- | * Increasing & accelerating Voice and Internet broadband provision. | ||
- | * More people have access to services & applications, | ||
- | * Creating opportunities for both economic & social growth. | ||
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- | Program 1 | ||
- | Infrastructure Roll-out: Voice & Broadband | ||
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- | Voice | ||
- | * Operators will reach at least 94% by Q1, 2019 | ||
- | * Target: within 5 years 99% of the population to be covered by mobile signal | ||
- | * Service for an additional 3.2 million people | ||
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- | Broadband Internet | ||
- | * Target: 95% of the population will have broadband Internet within 5 years | ||
- | * Total estimated subsidy cost USD 25.4 million | ||
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- | Program 2 | ||
- | ICT Capacity Building: Enabling the Digital Future | ||
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- | Target | ||
- | * Increase capacity of population to use the Internet for their socio-economic benefit and Myanmar development | ||
- | * Many links between increased ICT capacity and economic growth and social development | ||
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- | Two Sub-Programs | ||
- | * Broadband Internet connectivity for various learning & other institutions | ||
- | * Digital literacy project with eligible local organizations | ||
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- | Program 3 | ||
- | Special Programs | ||
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- | Purpose | ||
- | * integrate other aspects of universal service which won’t fit in Program 1&2 | ||
- | * Explore new approaches to be used later in mainstream program | ||
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- | Types of Special Projects | ||
- | * ICT content, service or application for development for rural users/ lower income groups | ||
- | * Improved access/ usability for persons with disabilities | ||
- | * Small pilot for broadband connectivity (e.g., rural hospitals) | ||
- | * Any other pilot or research projects | ||
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- | Proposed Pilot | ||
- | * Funding to translate special software to assist persons with disabilities to use | ||
- | * ICT – RFP process | ||
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- | USF Progress | ||
- | * Universal Service Strategy (Final) | ||
- | * Guideline for USF | ||
- | * Public Consultation | ||
- | * Implementing Pilot Project | ||
- | * Implementing Universal Service Strategy | ||
- | ===== Laws and Regulations ===== | ||
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- | |** Year ** |** Law and Regulation ** | | ||
- | |October, 1885 | ||
- | |January, 1934 | ||
- | |March, 1989 | ||
- | |October, 1993 | ||
- | |September, 1996 | ||
- | |April, 2004 | ||
- | |January, 2011 | ||
- | |October, 2013 | ||
- | |December, 2013 |Licensing rules9, Interconnection and access rules10, // | ||
- | Spectrum rules11, Numbering rules12 and Competition rules13 | ||
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- | Ref: | ||
- | * - 1. http:// | ||
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- | * - 11. http:// | ||
- | * - 12. http:// | ||
- | * - 13. http:// | ||
- | ===== Resources / References ===== | ||
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- | == Coding examples == | ||
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