Welcome to BroadbandLebanon.org. This is an informative, interactive site designed to uncover the issues and challenges surrounding the implementation of broadband in the country. Through this site, you can:
- Contribute your ideas to uncover and resolve the issues and challenges surrounding the development of a modern communication infrastructure in the country.
- Start a discussion and connect with other people sharing same interests by creating a new thread or replying to others' posts in our forums section.
- Read the Blog section where Mr. BB manifesto is writing about himself.
- Get most updated news through subscribing to our news feed which will alert you each time a new post is made in any of our forums or blog.
Come visit the "Broadband Manifesto" booth at the
TERMIUM
Where: Biel, Downtown, Beirut
When: From Wednesday 19th of November 2008, at 4:00 pm
Until Sunday 23rd of November 2008
Also of Interest to you is "Campus Party"!
Come find out for yourself what it is
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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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Organized by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority in collaboration with the partnershop for Lebanon. this event took place on January 17th, 2008 and gathered lebanese stakeholders of broadband licenses |
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have signed the Manifesto
In the US, broadband consumers pay an average of $16 per 1 Mb/sec.
In Western Europe consumers pay an average of $6.23 per 1 Mb/sec.
In the Middle East and Africa, they pay $46 average per 1 Mb/sec.
(source: GCC broadband 'too expensive' says Du CEO. By Tom Arnold on Wednesday, November 12, 2008)
hj88 you forgot to add that the traffic limitation is completely ridulous...... ali I hope that we can get a 2MB connection at home, and beside that; having a good connection doesn't really mean that we must be paying so much for it....
eddie Good to know you made the switch to ADSL, what time of service do you have? is it over phone line, or those marketed DSL connections which aren't... hana According to John Chambers, CEO of Cisco Systems, Inc. "Broadband is only a piece of the solution. You have to address problems like an algebraic... hana Remote medical diagnosis and treatments especially for rural and underprivileged citizens are feasible with broadband connectivity.
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