Final Report
Chapter 3 Development Status and Problem in ICT Sector
obligations would be given to two operators, such that commencement of serviced should be within
9 months from the date of licence and service area should be throughout Myanmar and 75%
penetration should be achieved for telephone services in urban area and its surrounding areas
within 5 years and 50% for data communication service. Detail conditions of license for these two
operators would be settled in accordance with Telecommunication Law and its related regulations
such as licensing, interconnection rules as well as numbering rules.
Table 3.2-1 List of Master Plan Study for Myanmar
No.
Title
Prepared by Prepared on
Status
1 ICT Master Plan Framework
MCPT
2000
2000~2005
2
3
4
Myanmar ICT Development MCIT
Master Plan and Action Plan
KOICA
Myanmar ICT Master Plan 2011
MCIT
KOICA
Wireless Broadband Master Plan ITU
for the Union of Myanmar
2005
2006~2010
July 2011
Revision of the above
Sep 2012
Part of ITU Master Plan
in the Asia-Pacific region
Table 3.2-2 Action plan
Schedule
Medium term in 2012
Later term in 2012
Earliest in 2013
In 2013(confirmation
required)
3rd quarter in 2014
Earliest in 2015
In 2015
Action plan
・Proposal of new communication law (draft)
・Relocation of frequencies for 2nd generation
mobile phones (D-AMPS)
・Relocation of 900 MHz band from MPT to (other
carriers)
・Auction for (two) new mobile communication
carriers
・ Start of public offering for (two) new mobile
communication carriers
・ Start of service by (two) new mobile
communication carriers
・ Evaluation of (two) new mobile communication
carriers regarding transitional two years
・Allocation of 700 MHz band
・study of allocation of remaining 1,800 MHz and
2,100 MHz
・Achieving the goal in 2015 (density 50%)
Source: Prepared by survey team
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