Preparations to launch broadband auction

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Daily Star staff Saturday, October 31, 2009

BEIRUT: The project to launch an auction for broadband Internet licenses is being prepared, said the executive director of the telecommunication regulatory committee Kamal Shehadeh on Friday. Shehadeh spoke during the Fifth Middle East Network Operators Group meeting (MENOG 5) held at the Movenpick Hotel in Beirut. He said that the committee was dedicated to providing national and international broadband services in Lebanon in order to make the country a leader in broadband technology.

Shehadeh also said that Lebanon should adopt the sixth version of the Internet protocol because the fourth version it was currently adopting would no longer be useful in 2011 and 2012. He added that there was “no escape” from adopting the sixth version and that the Lebanese government, the Telecommunication Ministry and Internet providers should be responsible for executing the change. Shehadeh then said the committee would support the government during this step and stressed that collaboration was necessary for the project to succeed.

The Daily Star - Lebanon News - Preparations under way to launch broadband auction

[Boris®]

IPv6 Act Now

[Raficoo]

just hope this auction will Increase the chances of better Quotas and speeds in this country :/

cuz Lebanon seriously needs more bandwidth!

[elchebib]

LOL :D
I read this news a couple of days ago and couldn't stop laughing.
I mean, first of all, we, the Lebanese, don't do anything but talk, talk and talk.
Second, this thing is still in the "PROJECT" phase, meaning that it'll take years before we, the consumers, can see any benefit from this.

I mean, we were promised much better speeds when we connect to the whole MADA interconnection from Saudi. What happened? Nothing. No new prices, no new speeds. Still the same old packages offered by all the ISPs.
And what happened to the whole pilot study of FTTH in Hamra and Achrafieh? I didn't hear anything new about that.

So as you can see, promises, promises and promises and nothing will be done. At least, anytime soon.

Anyways, hopefully, not to pessimistic, something WILL happen eventually and we'll enjoy decent connections sometime soon.

Cheers :D