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        SAMENA Telecommunications Council at MWC22 Highlights Importance of
        Key Recommendations and Outcomes of the UN Broadband Commission’s
        WG on 21st Century Financing Models to Close the Connectivity Gap


        SAMENA Telecommunications Council’s CEO Bocar BA, as chair   recommendations:  (1)  broadening  the base of contributors,  (2)
        of the UN Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development's   earmarking proceeds from ICT sector participants, (3) reforming
        Working Group on 21st Financing, Funding and Investment Models   universal  service and  access funds and, (4)  the creation of  an
        moderated a session on “Financing the Digital Transformation”   international fund.  BA  stressed  “that  the work  of  the BBCom’s
        during  GSMA’s MWC22 Ministerial Programme. The  session   WG on 21st Century Financing Models and recommendations act
        focused  on  three  themes:  (1)  additional  sources  of  financing,   as a foundation for driving connectivity and focus on a growing
        collaboration and shared investment, (2) pro-investment policies   narrative around connectivity – one that emphasizes the shared
        for connectivity  expansion  and (3)  synergies and collaboration   benefits we all enjoy, our collective responsibility, the commitment
        between  telco  operators  and  other  beneficiaries  of  the  digital   required, the reforms we must carry out, and the opportunity to
        ecosystem. It  included  speakers  from  the OECD,  Mr.  Ulrik   enable global connectivity for all.”
        Vestergaard Knudsen, Deputy Secretary General of the OECD, Her
        Excellency  Ms.  Vianna Maino, Minister of Telecommunications   ... BA praised the efforts made by the BBCom
        and Information  Society of Ecuador,  Mr.  Sunil Mittal,  Founder
        and Chairman, Bharti Enterprises, as well as key leading industry   WG members and fellow Commissioners to
        representatives  Mr. Denis O’Brian, Chairman Digicel,  Mr. Lacina   put together a groundbreaking report that
        Koné, CEO of Smart Africa, and Dr. Alicia Abella, Managing Director
        of Telecom, Media and Industry Solutions, Google.         embraces the changed market realities of
                                                                  the  21st  century and  which  has created
        In  his introductory  remarks, BA  praised the efforts  made by   a foundation  for catalyzing  investment,
        the BBCom  WG  members and  fellow Commissioners  to  put
        together  a  groundbreaking report  that  embraces  the changed   collaboration, and paved a way forward for
        market realities of the 21st  century  and which has created a   innovative partnerships, essential for future
        foundation  for catalyzing  investment, collaboration,  and paved
        a way forward for innovative partnerships,  essential  for future   broadband development and usage...
        broadband  development  and usage based on four strategic



































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