Broadband Policies* Worldwide: Selected Countries, Year: 2011
No Africa
Country has adopted a
national policy to
promote broadband
If No, are
there plans to
adopt one?
1 Benin
No
Yes
2 Botswana
Yes
Country
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Rep.
Chad
Congo
Congo (Dem. Rep.)
Website where the policy is made available:
http://www.gov.bw/Global/MTC/E-gov.WorkingDraft%20Strategy.pdf
http://www.mpt.bf/cyberstrategie/strategie.pdf
http://dh.burundi-gov.bi/Burundi-ICT-National-projects-for
http://www.uneca.org/aisi/docs/cameroonniciplan.pdf
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
http://www.observatoiretic.org/documents/show/108
http://www.uneca.org/aisi/nici/Chad/Plan%20NICI_Tchad.pdf
www.arpce.cg
Yes
http://www.itu.int/ITUD/conferences/wtdc/2010/policystatements/speeches/CotedIvoire_v
1_fr.pdf
11 Côte d'Ivoire
Yes
12 Equatorial Guinea
No
13 Ethiopia
Yes
http://www.mcit.gov.et/sites/default/files/ICT_Policy_English_0.pdf
14 Gabon
Yes
http://newafricaanalysis.co.uk/index.php/2011/10/gabon-digitaleconomy-emergent/
15 Gambia
Yes
16 Ghana
Yes
17 Guinea
Yes
18 Kenya
19 Lesotho
Yes
No
20 Malawi
Yes
21 Mali
No
22 Mauritius
Yes
http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/telecomit/file/NationalBroadband.pdf
23 Namibia
Yes
http://www.mict.gov.na/
24 Niger
Yes
http://www.uneca.org/aisi/nici/Documents/Plan%20NICI_MAJ.pdf
25 Nigeria
Yes
26 Rwanda
27 Seychelles
Yes
No
28 South Africa
Yes
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Arab States
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Country has adopted a
national policy to
promote broadband
If No, are
there plans to
adopt one?
1 Algeria
2 Bahrain
Yes
No
Yes
3 Comoros
No
Yes
29
30
31
32
33
No
Country
4
5
6
7
8
9
Egypt
Iraq
Lebanon
Mauritania
Morocco
Oman
Yes
http://www.ghanaconnect.org.gh/wpcontent/uploads/2010/09/Ghana_Broadband_Strategy.pdf
http://www.uneca.org/aisi/nici/Documents/PLAN%20NICI%20GUIN
EE.doc
http://www.infodev.org/en/Document.1108.pdf
Yes
http://www.uneca.org/aisi/nici/Documents/The%20Malawi%20ICT4
D%20Policy.doc
http://www.uneca.org/aisi/nici/documents/it%20policy%20for%20nig
eria.pdf
http://www.rdb.rw/rcip
http://www.doc.gov.za/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_d
ownload&gid=66&Itemid=543.
No
http://www.tanzania.go.tz/pdf/ictpolicy.pdf
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Source: ITU World Telecommunication Regulatory Database
Website where the policy is made available:
http://www.uneca.org/aisi/nici/Documents/LETTRE%20%20DE%20
%20POLITIQUE%20%20%20NTIC%20COMORES.pdf
http://www.tra.gov.eg/emisr/Summary_En.pdf
Yes
http://www.tra.gov.lb/SubPage.aspx?pageid=1292#book2
Yes
Yes
http://www.infodev.org/en/Document.1125.pdf
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http://www.ictqatar.qa/department/national-programs/ictinfrastructure/national-broadband-network
http://www.citc.gov.sa/English/RulesandSystems/Bylaws/Document
s/LA%20007_%20%20E_%20%20The%20Universal%20Access%2
0and%20Universal%20Service%20Policy.pdf
10 Qatar
Yes
11 Saudi Arabia
Yes
12 Sudan
13 Tunisia
No Asia & Pacific
No
No
Yes
Yes
Country
Country has adopted a
national policy to
promote broadband
If No, are
there plans to
adopt one?
1 Afghanistan
Yes
http://www.embassyofafghanistan.org/documents/Afghanistan_Nati
onal_Development_Strategy_eng.pdf
2 Australia
Yes
http://www.dbcde.gov.au/broadband/national_broadband_network
3 Bangladesh
Yes
4 Bhutan
Yes
5 Brunei Darussalam
Yes
Website where the policy is made available:
http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-d/opb/hdb/D-HDB-UNIVERSA;-2010PDF-E.pdf
http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-d/opb/hdb/D-HDB-UNIVERSA;-2010PDF-E.pdf
http://mincom.gov.bn/index.php?option=com_docman&Itemid=77&t
ask=doc_download&gid=1
6 Cambodia
No
7 China
Yes
http://www.china.org.cn/government/whitepaper/node_7093508.htm
8 Fiji
Yes
http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/treg/broadband/MinicasestudyBBFiji.pdf
9 India
Yes
10 Indonesia
Yes
http://www.trai.gov.in/WriteReadData/trai/upload/ConsultationPaper
s/202/consultationon10june10.pdf
http://www.mastel.or.id/files/4.%20Materi%20%20Dirk%20Wolter%20(Alcatel%20Lucent).pdf
11 Iran (I.R.)
No
12 Japan
Yes
http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/sinseichousenryaku/sinseichou01.pdf
13 Korea (Rep.)
Yes
14 Malaysia
Yes
http://www.kcc.go.kr
http://www.skmm.gov.my/index.php?c=public&v=art_view&art_id=3
6
15
16
17
18
Maldives
Micronesia
Mongolia
Myanmar
No
No
Yes
No
19 Nepal
Yes
20 New Zealand
Yes
21 Pakistan
Yes
22 Papua New Guinea
Yes
23
24
25
26
Philippines
Samoa
Singapore
Sri Lanka
27 Taiwan
28
29
30
No
Thailand
Vanuatu
Viet Nam
CIS
Country
1
2
3
4
5
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Moldova
Yes
No
No
www.crc.gov.mn
http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-d/opb/hdb/D-HDB-UNIVERSA;-2010PDF-E.pdf
http://www.med.govt.nz/sectors-industries/technologycommunication/fast-broadband
www.moitt.gov.pk
http://www.itu.int/ITUD/treg/broadband/MinicasestudyBBPapuaNG.pdf
http://ilearn.gov.ph/PhilippineDigitalStrategy2011-2016.pdf
www.mcit.gov.ws
http://www.ida.gov.sg/About%20us/20070903145526.aspx
http://www.infodev.org/en/Document.1113.pdf
http://www.etaiwan.nat.gov.tw/content/application/etaiwan/egeneral
a/guest-cntbrowse.php?cntgrp_ordinal=100200910021&cnt_id=779
www.mict.go.th
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Country has adopted a
national policy to
promote broadband
If No, are
there plans to
adopt one?
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
http://www.infodev.org/en/Document.1127.pdf
Source: ITU World Telecommunication Regulatory Database
Website where the policy is made available:
www.mci.gov.kz
http://anrceti.md/fileupload/4
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http://www.apecdoc.org/site/adocsecretariat/files/2011/08/0726%E4%B8%8B%E5%8D%88%E5%A0%B47Presentation_Russia.pdf
6 Russia
Yes
7 Ukraine
No Europe
No
No
Country has adopted a
national policy to
promote broadband
If No, are
there plans to
adopt one?
Country
1 Albania
Yes
2 Andorra
Yes
3 Austria
Yes
4 Belgium
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Yes
No
6 Bulgaria
Yes
7 Croatia
Yes
8 Cyprus
Yes
Website where the policy is made available:
http://www.ealbania.al/web/pub/strategy_printed_version_en_138_1.pdf
http://www.itu.int/ITUD/asp/CMS/Events/2010/ABBMN/S1B_Mr_Jaume_Font.pdf
http://www.google.ch/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBkQFjA
A&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oesterreich.gv.at%2FDocView.axd%3
FCobId%3D33566&ei=TILmTPn6LcTOhAesu4zfDA&usg=AFQjCN
HeiUsPA00INteeza2n0rBxiTFH4g
http://www.vincentvanquickenborne.be/digitaalplannl.pdf
No
http://www.mtitc.government.bg/upload/docs/NationalBroadbandStr
ategy_Res.doc
http://www.mmpi.hr/UserDocsImages/Broadband-StrategyENG%20(2).pdf
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/policy/ecomm/doc/impleme
ntation_enforcement/annualreports/15threport/cy.pdf
http://www.mpo.cz/dokument72490.html
http://en.vtu.dk/press/2010/danish-government-setting-ambitiousbroadband-goal/
http://www.riso.ee/en/system/files/Estonian%20Information%20Soci
ety%20Strategy%202013.pdf
http://www.viestintavirasto.fi/en/index/internet/laajakaista/laajakaista
2015-hanke.html
http://territoires.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/datar/201006-programmenational-thd.pdf
http://www.bmwi.de/English/Navigation/Service/publications,did=29
4718.html
www.digitalplan.gr
http://www.kormany.hu/download/7/e2/10000/Digitalis_Megujulas_C
selekvesi_Terv.pdf
http://eng.forsaetisraduneyti.is/media/utgefidefni/Iceland_the_eNati
on.pdf
http://www.dcenr.gov.ie/Communications/Communications+Develop
ment/National+Broadband+Scheme/National+Broadband+Scheme.
htm
http://www.comunicazioni.it/binary/min_comunicazioni/comunicati_s
tampa/DIGITAL%20ITALY%20.pdf
http://polsis.mk.gov.lv/view.do?id=1877
http://www.llv.li/pdf-llv-ak-komg_2006091_en.pdf
http://www.broadbandeurope.eu/Pages/Download.aspx?title=Lithuania%E2%80%99s%20
National%20Strategy%20for%20broadband%20internet%20:%20Lit
huania%20Broadband%20Strategy_EN.pdf&url=%2fLists%2fStrate
giesData%2fAttachments%2f27%2fLithuania+Broadband+Strategy
_EN.pdf
http://www.mediacom.public.lu/institutions/Institutions_nationales/s
mc/20100309_ngn/Strategie_nationale_pour_les_reseaux_a_ultrahaut_debit.pdf
http://www.mca.org.mt
9 Czech Republic
Yes
10 Denmark
Yes
11 Estonia
Yes
12 Finland
Yes
13 France
Yes
14 Germany
Yes
15 Greece
Yes
16 Hungary
Yes
17 Iceland
Yes
18 Ireland
Yes
19 Italy
Yes
20 Latvia
21 Liechtenstein
Yes
Yes
22 Lithuania
Yes
23 Luxembourg
Yes
24 Malta
25 Monaco
Yes
No
26 Netherlands
Yes
27 Norway
Yes
28 Poland
Yes
http://www.mi.gov.pl/1/files/0/3020/Strategia_BB_v3.0_final.pdf
29 Portugal
Yes
http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content&task=vi
ew&id=2728&Itemid=333
Source: ITU World Telecommunication Regulatory Database
No
http://www.epractice.eu/files/Digitale%20Agenda.nl%20%20ICT%20voor%20innovatie%20en%20economische%20groei.p
df
http://www.regjeringen.no/upload/FAD/Vedlegg/IKTpolitikk/stm17_2006-2007_eng.pdf
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30 Romania
Yes
31 Serbia
Yes
32 Slovak Republic
Yes
33 Slovenia
Yes
34 Spain
Yes
35 Sweden
Yes
36 Switzerland
Yes
37 TFYR Macedonia
Yes
38 Turkey
Yes
39 United Kingdom
Yes
http://www.ancom.org.ro/en/uploads/links_files/strategie_20072010_en.pdf
http://www.ratel.rs/upload/documents/Zakon/Electronic%20Commu
nications%20Law.pdf
http://www.opis.gov.sk/18516/studie-realizovatelnosti-prioritnej-osi3.php
http://www.mvzt.gov.si/si/delovna_podrocja/elektronske_komunikaci
je_in_posta/strategije/
http://www.planavanza.es/Paginas/Inicio.aspx
http://www.broadbandeurope.eu/Pages/Download.aspx?title=Broadband%20Strategy%20
for%20Sweden:%20Broadband_Strategy_For_Sweden_Nov2009_
EN.pdf&url=%2fLists%2fStrategiesData%2fAttachments%2f35%2fB
roadband_Strategy_For_Sweden_Nov2009_EN.pdf
http://www.bakom.admin.ch/themen/infosociety/00695/index.html?la
ng=en
http://www.mio.gov.mk/files/pdf/na_angliski/NSEKIT_EnglishParlament%20_2.pdf
http://www.infodev.org/en/Document.1132.pdf
www.bis.gov.uk/policies/businesssectors/telecommunications/broadband/bduk
No The Americas
Country
Country has adopted a
national policy to
promote broadband
1 Antigua & Barbuda
No
2 Argentina
Yes
3 Bahamas
No
4 Barbados
Yes
5 Belize
No
6 Brazil
Yes
7 Canada
Yes
8 Chile
Yes
9 Colombia
Yes
10 Costa Rica
Yes
11 Cuba
12 Dominica
13 Dominican Rep.
No
No
Yes
14 Ecuador
Yes
15 Grenada
Yes
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
If No, are
there plans to
adopt one?
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
http://www.itu.int/ITUD/treg/broadband/MinicasestudyBBArgentina.pdf
No
http://ncst.gov.bb/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=62&fu
nc=startdown&id=13
Yes
http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato20072010/2010/Decreto/D7175.htm
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/719.nsf/eng/home
http://www.cies.iscte.pt/linhas/linha2/sociedade_rede/pr_htdocs_net
work/apps/alvarez.pdf
http://www.mintic.gov.co/index.php/english-life-digital
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011
/06/17/costa-rican-broadband-strategy-revealed/
Yes
www.indotel.gob.do
http://www.mintel.gob.ec/index.php?option=com_content&view=arti
cle&id=1529:foro-estrategia-ecuador-digital20&catid=37:noticias&Itemid=2
http://www.carib-is.net/sites/default/files/ICT_strategy_grenada.pdf
http://www.conatel.gob.hn/normativas_2010.aspx
Yes
http://e-mexico.gob.mx/
http://internetparatodos.gob.pa/
www.conatel.gov.py
www.mtc.gob.pe
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=c%20national%20strategy
%20for%20ict&source=web&cd=5&sqi=2&ved=0CD0QFjAE&url=htt
p%3A%2F%2Funstats.un.org%2Funsd%2Fdnss%2FdocViewer.as
px%3FdocID%3D2297&ei=vcQeT9OfNbOP4gSfioGYDw&usg=AFQ
jCNEeuV-gNaP8UI0OXn0Q-IXtY_9XyA
23 St. Kitts and Nevis
Yes
24 St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the
25
Grenadines
26 Suriname
27 Trinidad & Tobago
28 United States
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Source: ITU World Telecommunication Regulatory Database
Website where the policy is made available:
http://www.fastforward.tt/
http://www.broadband.gov/plan/
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29 Uruguay
30 Venezuela
No Other economies
No
Yes
http://www.mcti.gob.ve/Tices/PNTIySP/
1 Hong Kong China
Yes
http://www.digital21.gov.hk/download/2008D21S-booklet-en.pdf\
*Policy comprises: national broadband plans, broadband strategies, national agendas, government initiatives, ICTs
plans including broadband infrastructure deployment, broadband policies, etc.
Source: ITU World Telecommunication Regulatory Database
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