In association with the Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT), Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) is hosting the 11th South Asian Telecommunications Regulators Council Meeting at the Hotel Cinnamon Lakeside (Trans Asia), Colombo, Sri Lanka 24th-26th November 2009.

The SATRC meeting is held annually to discuss and coordinate regulatory and other related issues in the area of telecommunication and ICT that are of common interest to the South Asian sub-region. The meeting will be attended by the Heads of Telecommunications Regulatory Authorities of SATRC member countries and designated senior level officers.

The objectives of the 11th SATRC meeting are to discuss the key policy and regulatory issues in the SATRC countries, reports of the SATRC working groups under action plan phase II, implementation report of the SATRC action plan phase-II, new topics for consideration in the next phase action plan, adoption of SATRC action plan phase III, funding initiative of SATRC activities.

The event will bring together APT experts, officials from government and regulatory agencies, and industry leaders.

Speakers will include members of APT Study Groups, technical experts from regulatory agencies, operation managers and technical managers from the industry.

Mr. Priyantha Kariyapperuma Director General of the TRCSL says; "As a country with state-of-the-art technology in telecommunications, Sri Lanka is honoured to host this significant meeting. We welcome the delegates and believe that the discussions will bring about important developments in the region."

The APT is a unique organization of Governments, telecom service providers, manufactures of communication equipment, research & development organizations and other stake holders active in the field of communication and information technology. APT serves as the focal organization for communication and information technology in the Asia Pacific region.