ITU Regional Capacity Building Workshop

1. ITU Regional Capacity Building Workshop for ICT Measurement in the Arab Region Amman, Jordan 25-26 September 2010

2. Table of Content • Djibouti at a Glance • Main Duties • Telecommunications acts • Broadcast of technologies • Quality of Service • Our challenges

3. RepubliC of Djibouti Utilisation des TIC

4. Djibouti at a Glance • President : H.E. Ismail Omar Guelle • Capital : Djibouti • Population ~ 819 159 Habitants in 2009 • Area : 23 000 Km2 • Administration Language : French • Official language : Arabic • Language : Somali and Afar • Religion : Muslim • Ethnic Groups : Somali, Afar, Arab, French, American and others • GDP per habitant is 1138 US$ in 2007 <> 800 US$ in 1999. • GDP/Capita : 5,3% in 2007 against 4,8% in 2006 • Investissement Rate has doubled in two years, passing from 23% in 2005 to 42% in GDP in 2007. • Price Index established at 5% in 2007, against 3,5% one year before. • Inflation Rate was 2,5% in 2005 and 2006 and it passed to 3,5% in 2007 • Fixed parity rate with USD 1 USD = 177 to 178 FDJ

5. Main Duties of the Direction of Posts and Telecom - It has been created in 1999 - We are under the Ministry of Communications and Culture in Charge of Posts and Telecommunications and we work in: • Regulations of Telecommunications and Posts • Spectrum Management • Internet Management (Domain Name .dj) • Relations with International (ITU etc) and regional (Comesa, Igad etc) • Telecommunications projects • Postal projects • ICT Development • ICT Indicators

6. Organisation Chart Minister of Communication and Culture in charge of Posts and Telecommunications Posts and Telecommunications Frequency Spectrum Service Postal and Financial Services

7. Operating Entity ? VOIP ? • Djibouti Telecom • Not allowed • Djibouti Telecom is working on the issue Vsat ? • Not allowed • Sub-marine Fiber cable

8. Telecommunications Acts Legislation was passed in March 1998 to separate postal activities from telecommunications and further to create a private company Djibouti Telecom, established in 1999. The Act also caters for the formation of a regulatory body to take over from the dismantled post and telecommunications authority. Djibouti Telecom provides basic local telecommunications services and served as the sector regulator before and up to 2007. In 2004, legislation has been implemented for the creation of an Telecommunication and Post regulator but not in place. The incumbent ministry now acts as the regulator subject to further legislation being developed to implement an independent regulator.

9. Is Liberalization Needed? • Of course yes, because it represents good quality of services and affordable prices come as a result of liberalization . • Also it contributes in poverty reduction by liberalization of services. • Keeping in mind the capital flow and the degree of liberalization Septembre 2010

10. Current Issues (31 August 2010) Fixed Telephone : 17 648 subs Mobile : 160 093 subs Internet : 10 974 subs > 3817 RTC and 7157 ADSL Rooming with most countries Price Fixed : 8 cents for 4 minutes up to 20 H and 4 cents for 8 minutes Price Mobile : 17 cents up to 20H and 11 cents after Internet : 39USD for 128Kbs, 55USD 256Kbs, 75USD for 512Kbs, 110 USD for 1Mbs Duration of Acquisition of Telephone line : 3 to 4 days ADSL access internet available in several cities : 615 Mbs

11. Presentation of Cables EIG EuropeIndiaGateway Seacom SEACOM Djibouti EASSY EASSY

12. Ministry of Communication and Culture in Charge of Posts and Telecommunications The total number of PCs in Rep. of Djibouti in Dec 08: • Residential 16 661 • Small and Medium Enterprises 4 814 • Establishments and NGOs 12 778 • Total 34 253

13. Broadcast of Fixed Lines ADSL access internet available in several cities : 615 Mbs at 10 978 subscribers in August 2010

14. Broadcast of mobiles

15. Quality of service • 62 % of services • To improve quality of the telephone reception to after-sales service and indication of the disturbances. • To improve the geographic coverage, especially for a use “in-door”, = inside the buildings. • To reinforce the action plans on the quality of service of the specialized connections and the access High speed Internet. • To pre-empt an increased requirement of the customers, with a great diversity according to the customers. The professionals can become much more demanding than in the past. That can justify the existence of tariffs different according to the level guaranteed from performances and minimum time from breakdown service.

16. Our Challenges The government of Djibouti is preparing for liberalization and development of the sector. • Implement the regulator agency • Liberalization • Privatization Utilisation des TIC

17. Ministry of Communication and Culture in Charge of Posts and Telecommunications Eng. Houssein Ahmed Hersi Director of Posts and Telecommunications Rep of Djibouti Tel : 253 - 31 14 14 Mob : 253 - 88 60 10 Fax : 253- 35 73 43 www.mccpt.dj mccpt@intnet.dj - h_hersi@yahoo.com

18. Ministry of Communication and Culture in Charge of Posts and Telecommunications Thank for your attention