Welcome to the home of the Broadband Manifesto and the Lebanese Broadband Stakeholders Group, an advocacy group focused on demanding the implementation of broadband services in Lebanon. We believe that broadband and high speed Internet are the engine for economic and social development in the 21st century, yet it does not exist in Lebanon because of the lack of the infrastructure necessary for it.
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LBSG, Hotel Phoenicia Event. 19/01/2010.
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 On January 19, 2010, the LBSG held a discussion about the “Present and Future of Broadband in Lebanon. The event was sponsored by the Association of Banks and attended by one hundred dignitaries representing the public and private sectors. The panel was composed of H.E. Dr. Charbel Nahas, the Minister of Telecommunications; Dr. Kamal Shehadi, Chairman of the TRA, Mr. Khalil Letayf, Vice Chairman of SGBL, Mr. Gabriel Deek, President of the PCA, and two World Bank experts who discussed the economic impact of Broadband, based on a study they developed especially for Lebanon.
Dr. Nahas informed the audience that the Ministry of Telecommunications is not ready for a full liberization and/or privatization plan. However, the Ministry set forth a project to upgrade and modernize the broadband infrastructure owned by the Lebanese government at a cost of $166 Million.
While this falls a bit short of the “Broadband Manifesto” demand for 100MBPS at access point for businesses and people who require it, the LBSG is hopeful that this is but the first step in the right direction. |
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World Bank Report. 23/12/09
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At the request of the Ministry of Finance, this report examines the economic and fiscal impact of introducing broadband networks and services in Lebanon.
Using a model developed by the World Bank, if broadband penetration had risen by 10 percentage points in Lebanon in 2008, the model predicts that GDP would have increased by between 1.2%1 to 1.5% or 523,508 to 654,385 million LBP (US $348 to 435 million) on a recurring basis and the fiscal contribution in that year would have been between an extra 117,789 to 147,273 million LBP (US $78 to 98 million), also on a recurring basis. The corresponding capital expenditure is estimated at less than one year’s increase in GDP. |
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LBSG Speaker Series
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On April 28, 2009 the LBSG held its first Speaker Series
event within the format of a Town Hall meeting. Two distinguished speakers came from the UK and France especially to share their insights and experiences with us. Kip Meek is the chairman of the UK Broadband Stakeholders Group. He stressed on the necessity to have a liberalized and competitive telecom market and advised that the role of the LBSG should be to build consensus for broadband. Olivier Rosenfeld is one of the founders of Iliad, providers of France's free.net. Olivier told the story of how his small company chose carefully its battles becoming number one provider in Paris and number 2 in France, despite the unfair market conditions practiced by France Telecom at the time. More in the
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LBSG Launches its Broadband Campaign
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Today the Lebanese Broadband Stakeholders Group (LBSG ) launches its " Broadband أهمّ بند " Campaign asking the Lebanese to act. The Lebanese people have the right to benefit from the speed of a True Broadband Connection already available in many countries around the region. The LBSG asks every Lebanese to sign the manifesto and join the Lebanese Broadband Stakeholders Group.
Broadband services are a must for economic and social development in the 21st century. Education, health, media, advertising, financial and banking, ICT, engineering, retail, and manufacturing are sectors increasingly dependent on connectivity for growth and competitiveness. Social networks and applications are opening new means for communication. Lebanon needs to catch up with the rest of the world. |
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The highest references of the Lebanese private sector met on Friday 31 October to launch the Lebanese Broadband Stakeholders Group (LBSG) and "Broadband Now"! The Lebanese Economic Organizations represented by its president Mr. Adnan Kassar and the Federation of the Chambers of Commerce of Lebanon represented by its president Mr. Mohammad Zaatari organized the event hosted by the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Beirut and Mount Lebanon represented by its president Mr. Ghazi Koraitem. |
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The “Broadband Stakeholders" workshop was the catalyst to the creation of this manifesto which reclaims Lebanon’s position as the regional leader in the provision of services, and recognizes that access to broadband has become a local service and necessity for any growing and successful economy.
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The Broadband Manifesto had a booth during the Business Opportunity Conference that took place on June 24 and 25, 2008 at Dbayeh Convention Center. A whole track including 4 panel discussions were devoted to broadband and the knowledge economy readiness. In the opening panel, panelists discussed issues related to the Telecom or Broadband Infrastructure Readiness and its relation with the development of Knowledge Business or Knowledge Economy. |
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In Ireland there is regulator-Mandated passive Infrastructure Sharing, and equal access to all operators. The Incumbent is also structural separated, allowing for passive infrastructure to be controlled more transparently and accountability be more precise.
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NTV report on The Internet, Gebrane Bassil 5:38 |
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MTV Daily News, Report on Internet 2:24 |
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Broadband should not be a political battle, Alan Horn, Bahrain Regulatory Authority 1:04 |
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