Telecommunications
Structure and Policy
The Société Nationale des Postes et
Télécommunications (SNPT) is the sole national telecommunications operator
in Comoros, responsible to Ministry of Transportation, Tourism, Post Office and
Telecommunications. The penetration of telecommunications network is poor and is
highly confined to the largest island, Grande Comore, accounting for over 50% of the total
lines. The network uses a sparse system of microwave
radio relay and HF radiotelephone communication stations.
The SNPT has an X.25 data
transmission network, COMPAC, and it has established in July 1998 an
Internet Service, ComNet.
The Study and Planning
Office (BEP), a division of the Telecommunication Directorate, is in charge inter
alia of radio frequency management. BEP serves as the regulatory body in the
telecommunication sector.
Under Law No. 97-004/AF of 24
July 1997, the telecommunication sector was liberalized and certain telecommunication
activities privatized. The post office and telecommunications are expected to be separated
by the end of 2000. Once the post office and telecommunications have been separated,
the authorities of the Comoros expect the liberalization of the telecommunication sector
to be complete and effective.
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ICT
Networking Development
The Ministère
de l'Education Nationale et de la Formation Professionnelle et Technique has been
given the responsiblity for the elaboration of ICT plans strategies for the country.
The Ministère chargé de la Planification du Développement Socio-économique
will be in charge of the implementation process.
The Centre
National de Documentation et de Recherche Scientifique (CNDRS) is in charge at
the national level of the archives, library, museum and documentation division, in
addition to its responsiblity to scientific research in the country. The national
documentation division within CNDRS is responsible for the computerisation of CNDRS's
information, and for the development of a national information system. The CNDRS has
a training programme on informatics.
The national
telecom operator, Société Nationale des Postes et Télécommunications (SNPT),
has established in July 1998 an Internet Service Provider known as ComNet, which provides a 64 Kbps
encapsulated X.25 link to Paris.
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ICT Partners and
Projects
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