13 December 2018 - 15 December 2018
Islamabad, Pakistan

The Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) organized the 19th Meeting of the South Asian Telecommunication Regulators’ Council (SATRC-19) from 13 to 15 December 2018 in Islamabad, Pakistan. The meeting was hosted by the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA). 

The SATRC meeting was held annually to discuss and coordinate regulatory and other related issues in the area of telecommunication and ICT that are common for the regulators of SATRC Members. The meeting was attended by the heads of telecommunication regulatory bodies of SATRC Member countries and designated senior level officers. 

SATRC-19 discussed the key policy and regulatory issues in SATRC Member countries, approve the outcomes of SATRC Action Plan Phase VI and adopted SATRC Action Plan Phase VII. The meeting also included special sessions for Regulators’ Roundtable, Industry-Regulator Dialogue, Sharing Regulatory Experiences and Industry Sessions to facilitate the development of the telecom/ICT sector in South Asia. The Regulators’ Roundtable was held exclusive for the head of regulators to discuss and share thoughts on important regulatory issues that need regional collaboration specifically for the SATRC Member countries and generally to the Asia-Pacific region.

Meeting Documents