Final Report Chapter 5 Mid-Term Development Plan 5.3 Improvement of Communication Services 5.3.1 Fixed Telephone Services It is a general tendency observed in many countries in the world that the number of subscribers of the fixed telephone is decreased and the number of mobile phone subscribers and internet users increase rapidly in the world. In Myanmar, though use of the mobile phones and internet, are observed to increase rapidly, however, considering the absolute number of the fixed telephone are less compared with that in neighboring countries, the subscribers of the fixed telephone subscribers may increase gradually from now on. Such tendency may happen in the areas where the access networks have not been sufficiently available so far, we proceed according to the programs given in paragraph (2) of 5.2.5. 5.3.2 Mobile Phone Communication Services Provision of the mobile phone communication services, it is necessary to provide the core networks, connecting points with the other networks such as the fixed telephones, internets and so on, and also the radio networks (corresponding to the access networks. The core networks for the mobile communications will be developed through the core networks and utilizing the Ethernet. Accordingly, to realize such programs, it is necessary to follow the programs mentioned in Paragraph 5.2.3. Regarding to the mobile communication system, there exists many types of communication systems such as D-AMPS, CDMA, GSM and so on. These systems may continue to be used, however, from now on, coping with rapid increase of subscribers, and with improvement of the reliability, it should be developed making the LTE/LTE Advanced system as the main system, from now on. To begin with, toward the SEA Game to be held in December, 2013, and ASEAN Summit Conference to be held in 2014 the introduction of the radio networks through the LTE will be introduced. Next step to be taken is to expand the service areas of the LTE, for the SEA Games and ASEAN Summit to the other areas. Expanding the areas to other areas, will be made in a similar way as mentioned in paragraph 5.2.5. Therefore, expanding the service areas will be proceeded according to the method given in Paragraph 5.2.5. Points of connections with the other networks may differ according to the system of mobile phone. In case of the LTE system, the connection points given in the SEA Game and the ASEAN Summit may be used as it is, then the expansion will be developed economically. 5.3.3 (1) Internet Services General At present, MPT and Yatanapon Teleport are the ISP in Myanmar, providing the Internet Services, each. Though it is an information not yet confirmed yet, however, from now on, four (4) enterprises (Elite Co., Ltd, Fortune Co. Ltd, Digicon Co. Ltd and Red Link Co., Ltd) will be permitted to join to this services (informed from Foreign Economic Relations Department (FERD) in Myanmar). In addition, new two companies who have been given the licenses (Telenor and Ooredoo) will be expected to provide the internet services. Therefore MPT should fulfill the three 5-26