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15.12.2005 Kenya is among African countries where the broadband Internet is
fast taking root, according to a new report.

15.12.2005 The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Telecom (GT), Mr. Oystein
Bjorge, has stated that although negotiations with other mobile
phone operators (Areeba, Buzz and Kasapa) to change the payment regime of interconnectivity tariffs are still ongoing, he would put onto the table the idea of the Originator Takes All.

15.12.2005 Developing nations are the fastest growing destinations for international VoIP traffic, according to the latest data released by TeleGeography. Brazil and Nigeria led the world in growth last year, with 112 percent and 103 percent, respectively. Banglagesh was a close third with 97 percent growth, followed by the Dominican Republic at 81 percent. Globally, VoIP traffic grew by 35 percent in 2004.

15.12.2005 The country witnessed six hundred percent export growth in
Information Technology (IT) sector during the last five years,
reports BSS.

15.12.2005 Leif Packalen from Finland and Delhi-based artist Sharad Sharma promote the comics form of communicating as the simplest, least expensive and most effective way of getting ideas across.

15.12.2005 Country's telecom watchdog, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), plans to grant licence to Warid Telecom to enable it to start operation as the sixth mobile phone operator in Bangladesh, informed sources said.

15.12.2005 ADB this week approved assistance totaling US$1.333 billion for Pakistan, including $300 million in grants and loans for reconstruction of areas worst hit by the October earthquake.