Comoros independance day: 6th of July 1975 July 5, 2009
Posted by iogateway in Comorian arts and culture.Tags: Arab league, COMESA, comoros independance, ex french colony, IOC
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2009: Union of Comoros presides over the Indian Ocean Commission June 19, 2009
Posted by iogateway in Business Opportunities, Regional institution.Tags: Indian Ocean Commission, IOC
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The indian ocean commission is regional organization which promotes, defends cultural, economic interests to its members (Maurituis, Madagascar, La reunion, Seychelles, Comoros).
Competition in comorian IT is welcome May 26, 2009
Posted by iogateway in Business Opportunities, Digital Economy, Law.Tags: CGH, COMESA, Comores Telecom, Comoro Gulf Holding, innovation, IOC, MVNO, SNPSF, SNPT, text messaging, WAP, WTO
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Opening comorian IT sector to competition
Since october 2007, Union of Comoros is full membrer of World Trade Organization. After the liberalization and privatisation of the comorian banking sector, change has come also to comorian Information and Technology sector. In 1997 a law has started the liberalization, privatisation and denationalization of the national company specialized in postal and telecoms activities SNPT (societé nationale des postes et telecommunications). The ancient company is splited by two new ones: Comores Telecom first telecoms operator and SNPSF specialized on postal and financial activities. The objective was to break up the monopoly and decrease high prices.
COMESA and Indian Ocean Commission have supported the government to legislate the IT sector and integrate the global market. In July 2007, a presidential task force is created in order to set up the Information Communication Autority of regulation.
23rd of may 2009, new decree is edicted by the comorian government to confirm the liberalization of the IT sector and the creation of the IT national autority of regulation (NAR). A joint venture composed by a public and private companies(Comores Telecom and Comoro Gulf Holding-CGH) is in charge of implementing mobiles and Internet networks. The both will deliver licenses of distribution to other companies which plan to invest in IT.
Benefits:
- encouraging Mobile Virtual Network Operators – MVNO companies to launch offers
- decreasing the mobiles and Internet fees
- offering a range of added values mobiles and internet services (WAP, free text messaging, TV, free ringtones)
- encourage innovation and competitiveness of IT companies.
Source: decree (09-64/PR) – law 08-007
