Telecommunications regulation in Kyrgyz Republic: today & tomorrow A. Kadyrkulov Director State Communications Agency under the Government of Kyrgyz Republic 10 th anniversary Caspian Telecom conference & showcase April 2011, Istanbul, Turkey State Communications Agency under the Government of Kyrgyz Republic

Location: Central Asia Time: GMT + 6 Kyrgyzstan State Communications Agency under the Government of Kyrgyz Republic Capital: Bishkek Government type: Republic Population: 5,6 million Independence: 31 August 1991 Terrain: mountainous

Kyrgyzstan at a glance State Communications Agency under the Government of Kyrgyz Republic

Kyrgyzstan as independent country Kyrgyzstan become independent country on 31 August 1991 and  Become member of RCC in 1991;  Become member of UN in 1992;  Become member of ITU in 1994;  Become member of WTO in 1998;  Member of SCO (former “Shanghai Five”);  Member of Eurasian Economic Community; State Communications Agency under the Government of Kyrgyz Republic

As for the 1 st January 2011 in the telecommunications market there are 252 companies having 407 licenses:  Mobile communications – 8 companies;  Fixed telephony – 42 companies;  Broadband – 65 companies;  Telematic services – 75 companies;  Postal communications – 7 companies;  Broadcasting – 55 companies. Telecommunications in Kyrgyz Republic (1) State Communications Agency under the Government of Kyrgyz Republic

 Cellular communications: – D-AMPS: 1 company, – GSM: 3 companies, – CDMA: 2 companies, – 3G (WCDMA/UMTS): 3 companies;  Wireless broadband – Wi-Fi, WiMAX, LTE;  Digital broadcasting – pilot network in southern region. State Communications Agency under the Government of Kyrgyz Republic Telecommunications in Kyrgyz Republic (2)

State Communications Agency under the Government of Kyrgyz Republic Telecommunications in Kyrgyz Republic (3)

State Communications Agency under the Government of Kyrgyz Republic Coverage of cellular communications (85% of the population) Telecommunications in Kyrgyz Republic (4)

Types of ICT services State Communications Agency under the Government of Kyrgyz Republic

Regulatory authority State Communications Agency under the Government of Kyrgyz Republic  spectrum management;  spectrum usage monitoring;  antimonopoly regulation in communications field;  tariff regulation in communications field;  certification (type approval) of telecom equipment;  licensing;  numbering planning;  state inspection on provided services and QoS;  international coordination, etc. State Communications Agency is a regulatory authority, carrying out functions of regulation in the field of telecommunications and postal services, including:

Main tools  Control and support of a free competitiveness in telecommunication market;  Provision of equal access for users to the public communication networks and services;  Frequency spectrum management;  Drawing up, controlling and supervision over fulfillment of the System and the Plan of numbering of communications networks;  The state inspection of quality of services (QoS) and a technical condition of a communications facilities;  Construction and development of the state radio monitoring system. State Communications Agency under the Government of Kyrgyz Republic

About the Agency  As an independent regulatory authority it was founded in  Number of employees: 138 State Communications Agency under the Government of Kyrgyz Republic  Departments:  Spectrum management  Radio monitoring  Certification  Testing laboratory  Licensing  Standardization & technical regulation  Economic analysis  Legal provision on provided telecommunications services  State inspection on provided telecommunications services  Regional branches:  Southern regional branch  Eastern regional branch

State Communications Agency under the Government of Kyrgyz Republic Scope of ICT services (in relation to GDP)

Subscribers State Communications Agency under the Government of Kyrgyz Republic Population = 5,6 million

Investment in ICT State Communications Agency under the Government of Kyrgyz Republic Volume of funds operators spent on acquisition of telecom equipment (in million USD)

Radiomonitoring network (today) Radiomonitoring network (tomorrow) State Communications Agency under the Government of Kyrgyz Republic

Challenges …  Development of 3G services in all regions of the country  Development of a terrestrial digital broadcasting in all regions of the country by 2013  Providing Internet access in all regions of the country  Implementation of personification system (Mobile Equipment Identity Register);  Implementation of payment for using numbering resources;  Modifying and developing coverage area of the radio monitoring system and the network; State Communications Agency under the Government of Kyrgyz Republic

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