As of the second quarter of 2014, the number of total broadband subscribers has reached to 37 million, whereas this figure was only around 6 billion by the end of 2008, meaning that broadband description has experienced a huge rise five times in the last six years. The total revenue amount of all operators has reached to approximately 16 billion USD in 2003. In Turkey, electronic communications sector has been growing year by year. There are approximately 50 million Internet users in this country. With a population of over 75 million, Turkey's economy's in transition and on track to go faster than much of the industrialized world in the coming years. In the next nine years, at the time of this year's meeting, according to the ITU report, there are approximately 7 billion mobile subscriptions and approximately 3 billion Internet users, half of which are in developing countries. There existed a billion of Internet users when the Tunis Agenda was conceived in 2005. I sincerely believe here in this meeting fruitful discussions take place on public policies to encourage high speed broadband connections and experiences of other countries. At this session we will discuss Internet economic growth from developing countries, perspective and policies to maximize benefits of Internet for all the people of the world with distinguished panelists and participants. I would also like to thank the organisers of this highly meaningful event.ĭear participants, I believe that this provides a unique ground for taking up many aspects of Internet, as well as for exchanging information and common interests on this topic. Thank you for joining this session.įirst of all, I would like to extend my warmest welcome to all of the distinguished participants, especially who traveled long distances to be present here today. We have a number of well‑respected experts and high‑level officials with us here today to share experiences with us. Today's panel will discuss both access and developmental issues with a special focus on enabling policies. I open this morning's session on policies enabling access, growth, and development on the Internet. It is posted as an aid to understanding the proceedings at the session, but should not be treated as an authoritative record. Although it is largely accurate, in some cases it may be incomplete or inaccurate due to inaudible passages or transcription errors. The following is the output of the real‑time captioning taken during the IGF 2014 Istanbul, Turkey meetings.
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