Annual Report 2008 - TRA - Telecommunication Regulatory Authority

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Chairman’s Statement TRA Annual Report 2008 5 TRA can be proud of what it has achieved since the seeds of liberalisation were sown in 2002, and I would like to thank Dr. Mohammed bin Jassim Al Ghatam and the previous Board Members for their active participation in shaping the Kingdom’s telecommunications market. However, we still have more to do in realising our vision of Bahrain as the region’s most modern communications hub and in reaching our potential in comparison to the most advanced markets in the world. When the new Board met for the first time in June, I spoke on behalf of all the Members when I said that we were pleased and honoured to be entrusted with leading TRA in the coming four years. This will be a critical time as our competitive telecommunications market matures and delivers real benefits for users, for operators and for our economy in the Kingdom. The second National Telecommunications Plan published at the beginning of the year set out the Government’s high level objectives for the next three years. TRA must continue to remove barriers to competition, including those in building competing infrastructure. We must encourage inward investment and use scarce resources, such as spectrum and access to land, with maximum economic efficiency. We need to work with both residential and business customers in developing the regulatory framework, addressing their concerns and meeting their expectations. We will promote the use of broadband and internet services, and ensure that the regulatory framework keeps pace with converging and new technologies. The activities and progress outlined in this report reflect our commitment to meeting the Plan’s objectives. We are well on the way to implementing the measures resulting from the comprehensive study of the market carried out in 2007 – the Strategic and Retail Market Review – which fully support the Government’s aims. TRA is working with more partners than ever before to deliver greater benefits for customers and for our country. There is no doubt that, with the downturn in the global economy, 2009 will be a difficult year for attracting further investment into our communications market. However, I am certain that TRA will continue to make progress. When members of the Kingdom of Bahrain’s excellence programme, which aims to promote a culture of excellence in performance across the public and private sectors, visited in November they recognised that TRA always pursues high standards of performance and adopts international best practice. This approach equips TRA and its staff to tackle the future with confidence. Dr. Mohammed Ahmed Al Amer
6 TRA Annual Report 2008 General Director’s Statement 06 GENERAL DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT The theme of our work at TRA this year has been putting in place the right measures to boost competition in a maturing market so we can realise the maximum benefits for both consumers and the economy over the years ahead. Following the comprehensive Strategic and Retail Market Review completed in 2008 and the publication of the Government’s National Telecommunications Plan in 2008, we have a clear roadmap for the future and we are in good shape to tackle the challenges that face us.
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