DECISION ON THE PROGRESS REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
PROJECT FOR THE CREATION OF A UNIFIED TELECOMMUNICATIONS
NUMBERING SPACE FOR AFRICA
DOC.EX.CL/174 (VII)
The Executive Council
TAKES NOTE of the Report;
APPROVES the Project for the Creation of a Unified Telecommunications Numbering Space for Africa;
APPEALS to Member States and other African operators and service providers to adhere to the Project and participate actively in the feasibility study;
ALSO APPEALS to actors in the telecommunications sector in other regions of the world to support the African Telecommunications Numbering Space (ATNS) Project;
REQUESTS the Commission and the Inter-Institutional Coordination Committee (MCC) to take all the necessary steps to conduct the feasibility study;
REQUESTS FURTHER the Commission to submit the Conclusions of the feasibility study to the next meeting of African Ministers of telecommunications for consideration;
REQUESTS finally the Commission to report on the issue at the next ordinary session of Council in January 2006.