ITPTA
Edited by:
B.Tsetseg, Deputy Director, ME Dept, ITPTA
Ch.Nurgul, Head, Foreign Relations, ITPTA
Developed by:
B.Munkhtulga, Director, SI Division, ITPTA
B.Bilguun, Officer, PAC Dept, ITPTA
E. Javkhlan, Officer, PAC Dept, ITPTA
Designed by:
B.Garidmagnai, Officer, PIC Dept, ITPTA
All rights are reserved by ITPTA @ 2012
Published by BCI Co, Ltd Printed in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
The White Paper on ICT Development of Mongolia is a publication of ICTPA of Mongolia.
The publications previous were issued in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2011
CONTENTS
FOREWORD BY PRIME MINISTER .............................................................................. 4
MESSAGE BY CHAIRMAN ........................................................................................ 5
1. ACRONYMS ...................................................................................................... 6
2. MILESTONES OF ICT DEVELOPMENT OF MONGOLIA .......................................... 8
3. POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK ................................................................... 10
3.1 National Programs ..................................................................................... 11
3.2 Seven strategic objectives for reforming the ITPC sector ............................. 12
4. ORGANIZATIONS ............................................................................................ 15
4.1 Information Technology, Post and Telecommunications Authority .............. 15
4.2 Communications Regulatory Commission .................................................. 17
4.3 National Information Technological Park .................................................... 17
4.4 National Data Center ................................................................................. 18
4.5 Mongolian Radio and Television Broadcasting Network.............................. 18
4.6 Information and Communications Network Company................................ 18
4.7 Mongolia Telecom Company ..................................................................... 19
4.8 Mongol Post Company .............................................................................. 19
5. ACTIVITIES ...................................................................................................... 20
5.1 Universal service obligation fund ............................................................... 20
6. STATISTICS ..................................................................................................... 22
6.1 Mobile communication .............................................................................. 22
6.2 Internet ..................................................................................................... 23
6.3 Transmission network ............................................................................... 25
6.4 Radio and TV ............................................................................................. 26
6.4.1 CATV ............................................................................................... 27
6.5 Postal service ............................................................................................. 27
6.6 Economic factors ....................................................................................... 28
6.7 Human resource ........................................................................................ 30
6.8 ICT development accomplishments of the Millennium development goals.. 31
6.9 International ranking ................................................................................ 35
7. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ...................................................................... 35
7.1 Information and Communication Infrastructure
Development Project funded by World bank .............................................. 36
8. APPENDIX ........................................................................................................ 38
9. BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................ 39
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Fig 1. Seven strategic objectives for reforming the ITPC sector.
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FOREWORD
Information technology and communications sector is a promising
sector in realization of a society that the New Government for Change
has been aspiring for.
ITdevelopment serves as an important gateway where public
engagement can be improved, transparency is adopted, bureaucracy
and corruption are abolished, citizens are well informed on public
services that delivered by the Government andwhere a word of
accountability and responsibility can be at the top list of everyone’s
mind.
Only the proper development of technology can eliminate an annoying
long queue of citizens for the government services, stop slamming of
the door in citizens’ faces and bring to an end to treatment on familiar
faces or discrimination by a wallet size while delivering public services.
Therefore, creation of a system where every report is available online,
duties are transparent to the public, civil services are harnessed and
information meets needs and demands of citizens is essential in
Mongolia.
Since its establishment, the New Government for Change has
undertaken a number of activities to ensure progresive implementation
of national programs such as “National Satellite Program” which will
allow information and communications development in Mongolia, and
‘Program to shift-over Radio and Television Broadcasting to the digital
system” tosustain reliable operation of the backbone network and
reduce endusers’ tariff etc.
The strategic objectives of ICT have been indentified and implemented
based on the principle of country’s national independence and security
issues have been measured by assured conditions for full enjoyment by
citizens’ rights and responsibilities whereas roles and importance for
creating those conditions are grading the socio-economic sector and
infrastructure.
I wish all the succesess to readers as well as to the Information
Technology, Post and Telecommunications Authority, an issuer of this
White paper that demonstrates national and international levels of the
ICT sector development of Mongolia, deployment of technological
advantages and penetration of ICT services.
Norov ALTANKHUYAG
Prime Minister of Mongolia
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MESSAGE
It is my great pleasure to greet you through this new edition of ICT White
Paper which is annually published by the Information Technology, Post
and Telecommunications Authority to present development of the ICT
sector of Mongolia.
As the ICT sector is one of the driving forces of modern human
livelihood, needs and usages of ICT are increasing day by day, and
technological development is speeding even rapidly in this era.
Today, almost all countries around the world are relying on IT given
advantages to deliver government services to citizens and businesses
through prompt, non-bureaucratic, non-corruptive and secure ways.
The Information Technology, Post and Telecommunications Authority /
ITPTA/ is introducing 7 strategic objectives to be achieved from 2012 to
2016 which have been identified based on best international practices.
These strategic objectives are as follows:
1. Launch of National Satellites, as endorsement of national interest
and reputation of Mongolia
2. Seamless government services that will be closer to citizens by
removing bureaucracy in government service deliveries
3. Affordable rural broadband internet services regardless residing
locations
4. Switchover of radio and television broadcasting from analogue to
digital technology
5. Well paid job places based on realization of intellectuality of
Mongolians
6. E-products created by Mongolian minds and intelligence that meet
international standards
7. E-post based on information technologies
The above targeted objectives will be successfully achieved through
joint efforts and endeavors of all engineers, technicians, programmers,
operators and employees who have been truly devoting their hearts
and hard works to development of the ICT sector of Mongolia.
Our synergy would serve as a main ground to fulfill objectives towards
the future-looking development of this sector.
Let us together serve towards the future that intelligences of
Mongolian programmers have been amazed around the world!
Jadambaa.Ts
Chairman, ITPTA of Mongolia
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1. ACRONYMS
ASMS
Automated Spectrum Management System
CATV
Cable television
CIO
Chief Information Officer
CCNP
Cisco Certified Network Professional
CRC
Communication Regulatory Commission
DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
EDGE
Enhanced Data Rates for GSM solution
EVDO
Evolution Data Optimized
GPRS
General Packet Radio Service
FoC
Fiber Optic Cable
FTTH
Fiber-to- the- Home
ICNC
Information and Communications Network Company
ICT
Information Communication Technology
IDA
International Development Association
IDI
ICT Development Index
IP
Internet protocol
IPS
International Postal Service
IPTV
Internet Protocol based television
ITPTA
Information Technology, Post and Telecommunications Authority
ITU
International Telecommunication Union
ISP
Internet Service Provider
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LAN
Local Area Networks
MDG
Millennium Development Goal
MRTBN
Mongolian Radio and Television Broadcasting Network
MTC
Mongolia Telecom Company
NGN
Next Generation Network
NITP
National Information Technology Park
NSO
National Statistical Office
PIU
Project Implementation Unit
PKI
Public Key Infrastructure
PMP
Project Management Professional
ROK
Republic of Korea
SMMS
Spectrum Management and Monitoring System
SMS
Short Message Service
VOIP
Voice over Internet Protocol
VSAT
Very Small Aperture Terminal
UA
Universal Access
UPU
Universal Post Union
US
Universal Service
USOF
Universal Service Obligation Fund
USP
Universal Service Post
WB
World Bank
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2. MILESTONES OF ICT
1921-1965
1966-1994
INITIATION START OF COMMUNICATION
FIRST GROWTH INSTALLING
COMMUNICATION
POLICY
DOCUMENTS
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1994 Master plan to development
Telecom sector by year 2010
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1990 Ministry of Communications was
reorganized into Telecommunication
Ministry
1992 Mongolian Telecommunication
Company
1999 Communications Department of
Ministry of Infrastructure Development
ICT
ORGANIZATIONS
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1921-Telegraph agency MONTA of the
Temporary Government of Mongolia
1921General Committee for Post and Telegraph
1944 The Ministry of Communication
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1994-PC-mail network
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1969-Analog microwave network
1992-Digital telephone switching
1993-IDD and DDD call service
1994-Satellite Earth Naran Station
1995-Privatization of MTC
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1994-Mongol Post Company
1994-Separation of postal services
from telecommunications
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1967-The first TV broadcasting
center in Ulaanbaatar
1970-Earth TV receiver Station
1976-National Broadcasting TV
and Radio
TELECOMMUNICATION
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1939-200 lines of telephone
1950-The copper open airline
1960-The Telecommunication Service Center
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1924-Postal delivery by vehicle
1924-The first postal stamp
1956-Postal delivery by airplane
POST
BROADCASTING
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1934-First local radio broadcasting
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EDUCATION
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1937-Communication College
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1985-The first computer curriculum for
universities
1991-The first public ICT specialist
educational institutions (School of
Information engineering, School of
Computer Science and Management)
DEVELOPMENT OF MONGOLIA
1995-2012
SECOND GROWTH-DIGITALIZED TELECOMMUNICATION
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1995 Law on Communications
1999 Law on Radio Wave
2000-Concept to develop ICT in Mongolia by year 2010
2001-Revised Law on Communications
2002-Mid-term strategy to development ICT
2002-Master Plan of Postal service
2003-Law on Post
2005-E-Government master plan
2005-E-Mongolia National Program
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1995-Communications Regulatory Council
2001-MIDAS
2002-The Communications Regulatory Commission
2002-National Committee on ICT chaired by Prime Minister
2003-National Information Technology Park
2004-Information Communications Technology Authority
(now ITPTA)
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1996-The first ISP (Datacom)
1998-“Human sustainable development for ICT” project
2001-“Mongolian Development Gateway project
2002-Open Government portal
2005-Computerization campaign
2009-Online service
2010-Social network application (facebook, twitter)
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1995-The first GSM mobile communication operator
(Mobicom)
1998-VSAT system
1999-The first CDMA mobile communications operator
(Skytel)
2002-The first fiber optic network
2002-WLL
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Private postal operators (DHL Mongolia)
2007-Introduction of Zip codes
2009-Introduction of Track and Tracing system (Postnet)
2010-Internetional Track and Tracing system (ITPS)
2011-Launch of Domestic Postal logistic system
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1996-The first cable TV (Sansar cable)
2010-Nationwide TV Broadcasting by Ku band
2011-First IP TV (Univision)
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1996-The first local private IT University (Tsahim)
1999-Erdemnet for scientific and educational institution
2001-IT training center at the Mongolian University of Science and Technology
2002-The first foreign invested IT institution (Huree)
2007-The first international franchise institution (Aptech)
2011-ICT R&D Center
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2008-National Program to Establish Registration and
Information Unified System
2008-Master Plan to develop Outsourcing
2010-Program on Information Security
2010- National Program on Digital Radio and TV
2010-Program on Postal service to every household
2011-Program on High speed broadband network
2011- Law on E-Signature
2012-National Satellite Program
2012-E-Government Program
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2006-MISPA
2007-MOSA
2009-National Data Center
2011-National ICT Committee, CIO Council
2012-National Space Council
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2005-WIMAX (Ulusnet)
2006-NGN
2006-ICT EXPO
2008-Mobile communication services accessible in all soums
2009-3G mobile communication service
2010-Smartphone application
3. POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK
The relations of the ICT sector of Mongolia are regulated by three core laws such as Law on
Communications (approved in 1995 and revised in 2001 and amended in 2003, 2005 and
2008 respectively), Law on Radio Wave (approved in 1999 and amended in 2001) and Law
on Post (approved in 2003 and amended in 2005, 2007).
Last year, the fourth core legislation of the sector , the law on E-Signature was ratified by
the Parliament of Mongolia giving a commencement of a new legislative environment in
the sector.
The law on E-Signature was expected to be effective starting from 2013, respective
preparatory works such as creation of required infrastructures and development of
perspective regulations and procedures are underway.
Common relations of the sector are regulated by the legislative framework consisted
from laws on “Legal Statuses of Government Agencies”, “Licensing of Business Entities”,
“Procurement”, “Competition”, “Government Special Funds”, “Standardization and
Matching Assessment” and the others.
Standardization plays significant roles in developing the sector, deploying new technologies
and services and ensuring implementation of legislations , and the ITPTA is responsible for
elaborating policies and strategies to adhere development of ICT standards. Activities on
development, submittal for approval and monitoring adherence of standards are dealt by
CRC in accordance with the applicable law
In accordance with sector’s development, more standards have been newly developed, and
to date, more than 200 standards are in force.
In the previous years, policies and programs such as “Mid-term Strategy to develop ICT”,
“ICT Vision of Mongolia -2010”, and “E-Mongolia National Program approved in 2005”
have been successfully implemented, and basic target and objectives set forth in those
documents have been achieved thanks to active works of policy and regulatory institutions
of the sector. Infrastructure development objectives planned in the afore-mentioned
documents have been implemented in line with fulfillment of Millennium Development
Goals.
Comprehensive activities for defining future development goals and objectives were carried
out in 2010-2012, the policy review and study have been completed by resulting a first
draft of “State Policy on Information and Communications” to be discussed by the Cabinet
and the Parliament respectively.
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3.1 NATIONAL PROGRAMS
To date, there are implemented 6 national level programs including “E-Government”,
“National Satellite”, “Information Security”, “Switchover of Radio and Television
Broadcasting from analogue to digital technology”, “Postal service to every Household”,
“High Speed Broadband Network”.
“NATIONAL SATELLITE PROGRAM”
Many countries around the world are benefitting advantages
of remote sensing and communications satellites by efficiently
utilizing them in diverse areas by ensuring their national
security, social and economic development.
The terrestrial station for space communications was
established in 1970 in Mongolia, and Mongolia joined
Inter sputnik, an international space organization in
1971. Succeeding 40 years of experiences in this field, Mongolia is planning to launch
its national satellites in 2016. The Reform Government of Mongolia issued a resolution
#137 in November, 2012 to implement the “National Satellite Program” and activities are
undertaken accordingly.
“NATIONAL PROGRAM TO SWITCHOVER RADIO AND
TELEVISION TO DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY”
The decision named “GE-06” on the transition of radio and
television broadcasting from analogue to digital technology
in worldwide countries for 2006-2015 was issued by the
World Radio Communications Conference which held in
Geneva in 2006.
To date, many countries switched off analogue broadcasting
systems and switched to digital technology, and all countries
over Europe and many in the Asian and Pacific region have
officially announced that they would switch of analogue
broadcasting in 2013.
In case of Mongolia, implementation processes of switching to digital broadcasting have
been gradually undertaken since 2004. The resolution #.275 of the Government in 2011
approved “National Program to switchover Radio and Television Broadcasting to digital
technology” and, Mongolia is now committed to turn off analogue broadcasting by 31st
July, 2014.
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The program is targeted at a plan to cover the whole territory of Mongolia with the terrestrial
digital television network in 2013-2014, and so far television transmission analogue stations
in 48 soums and settlements have been digitalized.
A number of reform policies to closely approach citizens are set forth in the Action plan of
The Reform Government, and one of those commitments is to develop Audience-Centric
Broadcasting.
3.2 SEVEN STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES FOR REFORMING THE ITPC SECTOR
The Government of Mongolia is introducing “Seven objectives for reform” in its activities
which will be implemented from 2012 to 2016 and has undertaken a number of measures
in conformity with other national programs
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 1 “NATIONAL SATELLITE”
1.1 Implement “Communications Satellite” project that will allow us to ensure national
security, use of redundant networks for emergency cases, deploy new services for
distance learning and telemedicine and delivering information communications
services to rural population.
1.2 Launch a high resolution remote sensing satellite and widely use it for city planning
and mining industry
1.3 To create and update geographic information system and database, to utilize navigation
and positioning systems into other fields
1.4 Establish a National Remote Sensing Center and provide to infrastructure and
agricultural sectors with various information
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 2: SEAMLESS GOVERNMENT SERVICE
2.1 Generation an integrated national database /Duplicated databases will be integrated/
2.2
Establish an integrated national geographic database, and develop a framework for
infrastructural layers /Space, Road, City, Cable, Cadastre, Construction scheme etc.)
2.3
Create sync, resource structure.
2.4 Develop a system to connect government organizations’ information with database
2.5 Ensure and adapt implementation of a Public Key Infrastructure /PKI/
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2.6 Develop a portal service system for integrated services based on mobile application
and web based technologies (single window services, 300 government services)
2.7 Implement possible e-services in everyday use within the framework of E-government
National Program
2.8 Complete government integrated intranet, and national registration system
2.9 Set up a team for developing public e-system and architecture at the National
Information Technology Park /MODEL TEAM/
2.10 Set up a Cyber Emergency Response Team /CERT/
2.11 Reform a business environment of the ICT sector and take measures to promote
sustainable business engagement in the sector
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 3: PUBLIC FREE WI-FI HOTSPOTS IN RURAL AREAS
3.1 Implement the “National Program for the High Speed Broadband Network”
3.2 Apply one tariff regime for internet wholesale traffic regardless of geographic
regions
3.3 Enable conditions for transmitting international traffic based on state owned company’s
capacity
3.4 Expand and develop the smart access networks for citizens and business entities in
rural areas /Access network/
3.5 Apply mobile broadband and next generation networks such as 3G, 4G etc.
3.6 Organize campaigns to raise public internet awareness and usage to expand the usage
in rural areas
3.7 Apply geographical non-discriminatory tariff regimes in long distance transmission
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 4: AUDIENCE CENTRIC RADIO AND TV
4.1 Shift TV and radio programs into digital technology, provide diversified programs with
high quality, and effectively use the rare resources of radio frequency.
4.2 Conduct multisided and practical surveys on audiences or monitor digital system
users
4.3 Maintain citizen-centric broadcasting policies by implementing the reform program on
radio and TV, diversifying channels, improving the quality of programs and encouraging
national and domestic contents
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4.4 Have approval of a law on broadcasting for a legal environment to develop audience
preferring cultures, improve business friendly environment, adopt copyright, limit illicit
contents
4.5 Establish a TV multiplexing centre to avoid duplicated/double investments, provide
equal opportunities of channels to service providers by not decreasing the channel
quality, centralize contents at one point and set up a controlling system
4.6 Introduce and develop automatic TV program rating systems
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 5: HIGHLY QUALIFIED, WELL PAID OCCUPATIONS
5.1 Adopt new classifications of occupations in the Information technology human
resource/Model team / Database Architect, Reverse Engineering, Project Manager,
Coder etc./
5.2 Apply scaled salary schemes in conformity with professional certificates of IT human
resource /Model team /Oracle Certified Master, CCNP, PMP and Arc GISDP/
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 6: WORLD CLASS E-PRODUCTS (ISO 20000/ISO 27001/ISO 27002/
ISO 27033-1/ISO 9000)
6.1 Set up an ICT Research and Development centre and establishment a innovation
system of ICT sector
6.2 Develop the sector’s high-tech production cluster and develop industries and services
of ICT goods and products with high-tech values
6.3 Establish an Innovation Fund of ICT and support medium scale industry of ICT sector
6.4 Increase the international competiveness of national software to support Mongolian
content businesses by creating an applicable legal environment
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 7: POST BASED DEVELOPMENT
7.1 Complete implementation of addressing reform
7.2 Upgrade postal logistic services as to an international level and promote public private
partnership
7.3 Apply mailing cultures in public administrative correspondence communication /
summon, penalty sticker etc/
7.4 Automate post and parcel services, and introduce e-stamp, SMS service in postal
services
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4. ORGANIZATIONS
4.1 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, POST AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY
The Information Communication Technology Authority was established in 2004 and
restructured as the Information Technology, Post and Telecommunications Authority by the
Government Resolution #6 on 27 August 2012.
ITPTA is mandated to provide primary areas of work related to the development of laws,
regulations and development policies related to information technology, post, broadcasting,
telecommunications and technology development matters within framework of works of
the Prime Minister, development of unified registration system, organization of activities to
implement policies, programs and plans, coordination, monitoring and evaluation.
1. Public Administration and Cooperation Department /PACD/
Ensure management leadership for public administration and human resource, strengthen
responsive system in the Authority’s activities, develop legal, finance and international and
internal cooperation, secure implementation of decisions and legislations of the Chairman
and higher level organizations.
2. Reform Policy and Planning Department /RPPD/
This unit is Includes 2 Divisions such as IT and Innovation Division and Space and Radio
Communications Division. The department is responsible for developing policy guidelines
on the information technology, post and communications sector, advanced technologies,
space technologies, broadcasting, planning of radio frequency strategies and localization of
advanced technologies.
3. Policy Implementation and Coordination Department /PICD/
PICD is committed to organize and coordinate implementation of development policies in
ICT sector. This includes organizing events for implementation of projects and programs,
coordinating implementation of policies in sector’s physical resources including programs
and technical supplies, extending backbone infrastructures and establishing high-speed
broadband networks as well as promotion of e-government and information systems.
4. Monitoring and Evaluation Department /MED/
MED includes a division for Statistics and Information. It determines performance criteria
for planning and execution of policies, programs and projects of the sector and conduct
monitoring and evaluation thereby promote the sector’s development, ensure planning
and execution of standards, monitor internal performances and information security in
accordance with applicable legislations, develop internal audit, develop ICT administrative
information and database, ensure information distribution for demands of users.
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5. Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF)
The Universal Service Obligation Fund is operating actively since 2006 within the legal
framework of the Communications Law and The Government Special Fund Law of
Mongolia.
The procedure on “Establishment and disbursement of the USOF” was approved by the
resolution #151 of the Government of Mongolia in 2009, and the ITPTA is supervising activities
for collection and disbursement of fund assets in accordance with this procedure.
Chairman
Vice chairman
Policy
Implementation
& Coordination
Department
Public Administration
and Cooperation
Department
/PACD/
Monitoring
and Evaluation
Department
/MED/
Universal
Service
Obligation
Fund
Statistics and
Information
Division
Project and Program
Implementation
Division
Space and Radio
Communications
Division
IT and Innovation
Division
Reform Policy and
Planning Department
/RPPD/
Affiliate organizations
Mongolian Radio and
Television Broadcasting
Network
National Information
Technology Park
National Data
Center
Companies
Mongolian Telecom
Company /MTC/
Mongol Post
Company
Fig 2. Organizational structure of ITPTA
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Information and
Communications
Network Company
ORGANIZATIONS
4.2 COMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY COMMISSION ( WWW.CRC.GOV.MN )
The Communications Regulatory Commission of Mongolia was established by the
Government of Mongolia in 2002 in accordance with newly revised Law on Communications
of 2001, and is charged with regulating and supervising a wide range of subjects including
promotion of fair and efficient competitive environment of ICT for any business entities and
citizens, efficient allocation of resources, appropriate regulation, consumer protection and
renovation of technologies.
The Commission has five operating departments that implement the following functions:
1. Legal, Information and Administration Department – Legal advisory, consumer
protection, inspection and investigation, complaint and dispute resolution, public
relations, administration and finance activities, international cooperation, human
resource development and training, and management of CRC website
2. Regulatory Department – licensing, development of standards and assessment,
technical aspects of interconnection, numbering assignments, technical conditions and
requirements and internet issues.
3. Radio Frequency Regulation and Monitoring Department – radio frequency spectrum
planning, technical analysis, radio frequency allocation and management, radio frequency
monitoring and inspections, radio frequency utilization licensing and broadcasting.
4. Market and Tariff Regulation Department – market strategy analysis, market research
statistics, competition and network access, tariff and interconnection, and USO.
5. Postal Regulation Department – international, domestic postal and parcel service
licensing and regulation, interconnection, define reserved areas of postal service and
USP, postal zip code assignment and regulation.
4.3 NATIONAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PARK (HTTP://WWW.ITPARK.MN )
The National Information Technology Park /NITP/ was established by the Resolution no. 107
of the Government of Mongolia in 2002. NITP officially commenced to operate its activities
on August 6, 2002.
Since then IT Park have organized 19 enrollments and 250 entrepreneurs selections from
which 750 employees of 82 companies have been provided with incubator services. The
Reform Government of Mongolia is committed to implement information technological
projects and programs, create IT infrastructure, develop a national enterprise architecture,
analyze outcomes of projects and programs thereby set up a mechanism for qualified
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acceptance of the implemented projects and programs and encourage seamless government
services (e-GOV) through information technology. In this regard, NITP has planned to
reform its organizational structure whereby “Mongolian Intellectual Palace” is expected to
be emplace.
4.4 NATIONAL DATA CENTER (HTTP://WWW.NDC.GOV.MN)
National Data Center was established by the Decree No.183 of the Government on 15
August 2009. The Center’s direction is to ensure accessibility and promptness of the
Mongolian government data flow. Since its establishment the center has been providing ICT
services to private entrepreneurs and government organizations and storing government
data information in dedicated storages, ensured information security, provided professional
advice to related issues and organized trainings and seminars.
4.5 MONGOLIAN RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING NETWORK (MRTBN)
(HTTP://WWW.NDC.GOV.MN )
MRTBN is a state funded enterprise committed to transmitting radio and TV programs
throughout the territory of Mongolia with high quality, providing the public with stable and
continuous information service.
In the future MRTBM is aiming to deliver high quality radio and TV services that satisfies
modern social development to every household and establish digital broadcasting
transmission network throughout the country.
4.6 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK COMPANY
(HTTP://WWW.NETCOM.MN )
Information and Communications Network Company /ICNC/, a state owned company was
established by the Resolution #186 of the Government of Mongolia and Resolution #491
of the State Property Commission in 2006.
ICNC is committed to operate and maintenances state owned properties of information
and communications backbone network for whole and resale services.
The vision is to expand the high-speed and broadband network covering the whole territory
of Mongolia and deliver low-cost and comprehensive services to service providers, public
organizations, business entities and households in accessible and quality ensured manners.
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4.7 MONGOLIA TELECOM COMPANY HTTP://WWW.MTCONE.NET/
Mongolia Telecom /MTC/, a joint stock company was established by Resolution #28 of the
Property Privatization Commission and order #208 of the Minister of the Infrastructure and
Development in 1995. The company’s shares are controlled by Mongolian government
with 54.67%, Korea Telecom Company of ROK with 40%, and citizens of Mongolia with
5.33%.
The company is providing telecommunication, internet, fixed and wireless communication,
international call, cable television and information enquiry services to the rural areas through
its 23 branches.
MTC is occupying 89% of the fixed telephony market, and 22% of internet service and 7%
of CATV markets as of 2012.
4.8 MONGOL POST COMPANY (HTTP://WWW.MONGOLPOST.MN)
The Mongol Post state owned Company is founded in 1921 and since then has been operating
in telecommunication sector. It’s A type licensed postal service providing organization with
91 years of history and owned 100 percent by the state.
The company operates in all 21 aimags, 334 soums and 39 branches in Ulaanbaatar city
engaging in 22 types of production and serivce.
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5. ACTIVITIES
There are counted 1133 licenses in 16 types of 3 classifications as of 2012, and about 940
entities are engaged in ICT businesses.
3 classifications include License A for telecommunication networks and infrastructures
whereas 192 licenses, License B for telecommunication services whereas 424 licenses, and
License C for content services whereas 517 licenses were respectively issued.
According to business entity census of the National Statistical Office conducted in 2011,
there were registered 66 491 entities nationwide of which 1713 are engaged in the ICT
sector. 35.8% of those entities are working in computer programming, maintenance and
related operations; 29.7% in publication lay out and printing; 17.3% in telecommunications
and 8.1% in broadcasting businesses respectively.
91.5% of these entities are small in a size by employing 1-9 persons, 3.8% have 10-19,
2.7% have 20-49 and only 1.8% employ above 50 persons.
Graphic 1. The number of establishments of ICT sector, by divisions of economic activities
1-9 employees
91%
10-19 employees
4%
20-49 employees
3%
50 and more than employees
2%
According to the Census Report and other surveys, an IT usage of registered entities is
55.2% (36729), internet is used by 27 854, and 4 468 companies have their own web
site.
5.1 UNIVERSAL SERVICE OBLIGATION FUND
The Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) is operating actively since 2006 within the
legal framework of the Communications Law and The Government Special Fund Law of
Mongolia.
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The procedure on “Establishment and disbursement of the USOF” was approved by the
resolution #151 of the Government of Mongolia in 2009, and the ITPTA is supervising
activities for collection and disbursement of fund assets in accordance with this procedure.
The Fund is committed to ensure information and communications services delivery to
inhabitants of Mongolia regardless their residing locations and living standards, and extend
infrastructures for facilitating service deliveries in remote areas. The activities of the Fund
are maintained principles of non-discrimination of service providers, promotion of fair
competition environment and provisioning of transparency.
The Fund is implementing projects and programs in 5 areas such as mobile comunications,
internet, radio, television, post, and research and awareness.
As a result of projects and programs implmented by the USOF from 2010 to 2012, 42 soums
and 23 remote bags and settlements of 18 aimags of Mongolia have been provided with
mobile communications networks, and respective service providers have been contracted
for universally obligatend services.
Along that, information and communications infrastructures have been expanded in
23 soums of 13 aimags in order to improve the quality and coverage of existing mobile
communications, build technical facilities for base stations for operators to extending
network coverages, installing power lines and fiber optic cables, and antenna towers.
There have been established technical conditions of wireless internet services for inhabitants
of remotely located residential areas of 3 districts of Ulaanbaatar and 66 soums of 17
aimags, in addition, a new project on e-commerce has been started to extend operation
and utilziation of the full capacity of built networks.
There have been implemented projects to promote local postal services and 35 transportation
means and vehicles have been supplied to 17 aimags in order to facilitate prompt mail and
post deviveries of local post branch offices. Moreover, the frequency of postal deliveries
has been increased in soums and bags of 12 aimags such as Arkhangai, Bayankhongor,
Bayan-Ulgii, Gobi-Altai, Zavkhan, Dornod, Umnugobi, Sukhbaatar, Uvs, Khovd, Khuvsgul
and Khentii. Further, stage by stage activities are planned to increase the frequency of post
delivery at a bag level in the remaining aimags.
An important part of multilateral activities of the USOF are research and promotion.
Research and study activities are planned every year to consolidate importance and demand
of proposed projects and programs with the overall sector’s development policies, and
studies on mobile communications coverage and end-user’s set-top box for digital radio
broadcasting have been executed in 2012.
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6. STATISTICS
6.1 MOBILE COMMUNICATION
There are four mobile communications service providers in Mongolia delivering respective
services over 21 aimags, 330 sums and villages.
“Card PLUS”, “BE brand”, “3.5G”, “Doping”, “ID”, “My Phone”, “Standard”, “Green
berry”, “Songodog”, “G10”, “G20”, “G30”, “Open”, “IP Phone”, “D20” and other
services have been offered to subscribers led to the increased number of users and reduced
tariff of mobile communication services.
Graphic 2a. Tariff decrease of mobile calls, within the network,
in an average, by tugrug
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
390
350
Prepaid
Postpaid
425
110
63
132
1996
1999
89
2006
53
2007
54
52.4
2011
51
49
2012
Graphic 2b. Tariff decrease of mobile calls, other network,
in an average , by tugrug
600
310
500
400
Prepaid
Postpaid
300
112
200
0
73
220
100
0
1996
113
0
1999
2006
64.6
70
2007
62
2011
62
62
2012
78% of total income of the ICT sector comes only from mobile communication service and
which provided services to 3.4 million subscribers of Mongolia.
Also the 3G services are currently offered in 72 soums and settlements, reaching over 500,6
thousand users.
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Graph 3. The number of mobile subscribers
4,000
3,400
2,900
3,000
2,200
2,500
1,760
2,000
1,000
0
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
6.2 INTERNET
Currently, there are 85 ISP s providing internet services in Mongolia through dial- up, DSL,
FTTH, fiber optic, coaxial cable, GPRS, 3G, EVDO, WiMax, WiFi and VSAT technologies.
The number of internet subscribers is 641,000 with an increase of over 40% compare to
the previous year.
Graph 4. The number of Internet subscribers, in thousands
641
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
457.6
199.8
42
2008
106
2009
2010
2011
2012
The overall bandwidth of Mongolia is 30Gbps which is over 10 times faster in comparison
of 2009.
Graph 5. Internet gateway and capacity
2009
• 3,7Gb/sec
• 1Gateway
2010
• 11,2 Gb/sec
• 4 Gway
2011
• 17,2 Gb/sec
• 6 Gway
2012
• 30 Gb/sec
• 6 Gway
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By renovating an internet exchange, there has been created a technical condition for an ISP
to enjoy an internet flow with a capacity of 1 Gbps -10 Gbps.
Internet is accessed through fiber optics, 3G, EVDO, EDGE8 GPRS, xDSL and WIMAX.
Graph 6. Types of Internet connectivity, percentage
GPRS,EDGE, 3G, EVDO,1X
74%
FO cable
8%
x DSL, ADSL, HDSL, VDSL
5%
WiFi,VPN, VSAT, Dia- Up, Coxial cable
13%
In the last few years, the internet usage is dominated by internet based contents.
The usage of social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Wikipedia, Biznetwork
etc. is dramatically increased in Mongolia.
According to an analytical report, a usage rate of Facebook is high between the age of
18-35.
Fig 3. World map of social networking
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Graph 7. The Growth of Facebook users, last 3 years, in thousands
417
285
161.6
One of 7 objectives committed by the Reform Government to develop the ICT sector is to
apply an affordable broadband services in rural areas, and a number of activities to develop
access networks for citizens and businesses, introduce mobile broadband and NGNs, raize
rural internet usages, apply a geographically non-discriminative pricing model in long
distance transmission networks and the respective measures to achieve those objectives are
undertaken.
6.3 TRANSMISSION NETWORK
The IC backbone network of Mongolia is expanding where as there have been established
25 909 km long FoCs connecting 331 soums and settlements, microwave links connecting
128 soums, and satellite communications VSAT networks linking 181 soums as of 2012.
Graph 8. Length of FoC, in kms
25909
30000
25000
20000
15000
13762
15162
11073
10000
5000
0
2009
2010
2011
2012
Starting 2011, an international internet traffic with a capacity of 30 Gbps is transmitted
through the transit network connected Asia and Europe.
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Fig 4. Transmission network of Mongolia, 2012
6.4 RADIO AND TV
A coverage of radio frequency reliable propogation is increased by 6.3 times in comparison
with the previuos year.
Fig 5. Coverage of radio broadcasting
Full radio coverage
Mid radio coverage
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In May 2010, Mongolia has been shifted from C-Band to Ku-band that allows broadcasting of
6 public and commercial TV channels nationwide and technical facilities for re-transmission
are available in 381 soums and settlements.
Within the framework of the National program to switchover radio and TV broadcasting to
digital technology that has been approved by the Government of Mongolia in 2010,, digital
technology facilities have been installed in 48 soums and settlements in Gobi region in
2012, and it is planned to accomplish the national digital transition by 31st of July, 2014.
6.4.1 CATV
CATV has been introduced in Mongolian market since the mid of 90s and to date, there
are over 80 CATV operators including Sansar, Khiimori, Medeelel, Lkha and Supervision in
Mongolia. The number of CATV users is increasing yearly, and the number of registered
users reached 378 thousand in 2012 with an increase of 52.4% from the previous year.
Graph 9. The number of CATV subscribers
378400
400000
300000
180100
200000
112900
120600
2009
2010
100000
0
2011
2012
6.5 POSTAL SERVICE
There are one state-owned (designated) operator- Mongol Post and 54 licensed postal
operators are currently engaged in postal service businesses.
In the last 4 years, the number of new delivery routes is grown, and the weekly frequency
of deliveries is ranged from 3 to 6 in aimag centers and 1-3 in 329 soums and 940 bags
respectively.
Postal service providers are applying advanced applications such as IPS light system, UPU
clearing, Vinnica, OrdersPro and other internet based services including Web, e-Mail, Ftp,
Postnet, Application and Information database in order to be in line with the world’s post
service technology and ensure qualified, reliable and prompt postal deliveries.
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Starting from 2009, there have been introduced e-postal services such as Post-SMS through
www.PostNews.mn portal, Tourist center” and e-Post, a digital post delivery box. As a result
of these services, citizens and travelers are able timely to receive information on parcels, and
other postal activities through e-mail and SMS.
Graph 10. Postal exchange
1400000
1200000
1000000
800000
600000
400000
200000
0
1058600
2009
1186500
2010
1283400
1094900
2011
2012
Graph 11. Postal exchange types, in percentage
Letters, parcel
82%
Shipping
7%
Express post
6%
Paper,passenger
5%
6.6 ECONOMIC FACTORS
Economic indicators of the ICT sector is increasing year by year. The total revenue of the
sector reached 650 billion MNT in 2012 with an increase of 17,1 percent in comparison of
the previous year.
According to service types, 78,3% of the total revenues of the sector are generated
from mobile services, 6,7% are contributed by Internet services, 5,6% are by fixed
telecommunications, 5,6% are maintenance services and remaining are generated from
other services such as VoIP, Internet, Cable TV, broadcasting and posts.
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Graph 12. The total revenue and service types of ICT sector, by percentages
Mobile communication servise
78%
Internet service
7%
Telecommunication service
6%
Maintenance services
5%
Post, radio, TV broadcasting and others
4%
More than 900 licensees have contributed in investment of over 108 billion MNT in 2012.
This shows that an investment rate has not made an increase comparing the last year.
Graph13. The sector investment. in billion MNT
110
107,7
108
2011
2012
105
100
95
94,4
89,9
90
85
80
2009
2010
Tax contribution of ICT sector to the state budget is 107,2 billion MNT, increased by 10%
compare to 2011.
Graph 14. The tax contributions to the State budget. In billion MNT
120
100
96,5
76,5
81,8
2009
2010
107,2
80
60
40
20
0
2011
2012
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6.7 HUMAN RESOURCE
To date, it’s estimated that there have been employed 8023 persons working in the sector.
Along with this, 25 thousand people are engaged in contracted businesses such as prepaid
card selling, end-user device sales and maintenance, and more than 1 thousand people are
seasonally recruited for cable installation and construction works.
Graph 15. The number of people working in ICT sector.
8023
8000
7800
7650
7600
7320
7400
7150
7200
7000
6800
6600
2009
2010
2011
2012
As of the academic year of 2012-2013, there are 7313 students studying at Bachelor,
Master’s and Doctorate levels at all higher educational institutions of Mongolia, specializing
in software engineering, network administration, information systems and management,
hardware engineering, telecommunications engineering, electronics engineering, optic
communications, television and radio technology, satellite and wireless communications,
information technology, etc.
Graph 16. Number of students studying ICT
8000
6000
7313
5960
5896
5697
4000
2000
2077
1889
1706
2465
0
2009-2010
2010-2011
Total
2011-2012
2012-2013
Female
There are 24 ICT educational institutions in Mongolia, which train ICT professionals, of
which 7 are public universities, and the remaining 17 are private institutions.
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6.8 ICT DEVELOPMENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE MILLENNIUM
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
The Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000 adopted the Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs) and defined targets to achieve by the year 2015. The countries over the world
have undertaken respective activities to fulfill the eight goals of the Millennium development
by including them in their action plans and programs for development and the process for
evaluation of accomplished targets and determination future goals is coming soon.
Target 21 of MDGs of Mongolia states to develop new ICTs and establish “Information
society by setting 3 targets to be achieved by the year of 2015.
Mongolia is planning to introduce its 5th National report to the upcoming UN General
Assembly which will be held in September 2013 to discuss progresses of MDGs around the
world.
The current statuses of the respective targets in relation of ICT sector of Mongolia are as
follows:
NUMBER OF FIXED TELEPHONE LINES PER 1000 INHABITANTS /MDG INDICATOR 53/
Due to aggressive takeovers of telephony markets by mobile communications, the number
of fixed telephone line users is rapidly decreasing since 2006. In the last 2 years, the number
of fixed telephone line users of Mongolia is rather stable with a range between 130 000
and 140 000 which demonstrates an usage of traditional telephony will be kept further.
Table 1
Indicators
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
The number of Fixed telephone lines
151 558
142 862
143 193
131 804
149 390
The number of Fixed telephone lines
per 1000 inhabitants
57
53
52
47
53
2015
Target
100
Source: National Statistical Office
As the multimedia services are introduced in many countries, consumers of Mongolia are
benefitting the multimedia services provided by 2 companies such as Univison, a subsidiary
of Unitel and Skpymedia, a subsidiary of Skytel in Ulaanbaatar. The number of users of IPTV
is reached 3 522, and there are estimated 27700 subscribers are receiving double and triple
play services in 2012.
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As multiple play offers a variety of converged services of telecommunications, consumers
are subscribing fixed telephony services of IP and there were registered 14 thousand users
in 2011 and this figure has been doubled in 2012. Users are able to choose either double
play (IPTV+VOIP) or triple play (IPTV+VOIP+internet) and demands of multimedia services
including telephony services are to be grown.
Progresses in implementation of the National Programs on “Switchover of Radio and
Television Broadcasting from analogue to digital technology”, “High Speed Broadband
Network” are having positive impacts on the growth of the Mongolian ICT sector.
THE NUMBER OF INTERNET SUBSCRIBERS PER 1000 INHABITANTS /MDG INDICATOR 54/
In regard with internet subscribers, a target figure has already been achieved in 2009 with
a further increase. The number of subscribers counts at 695 600 to date.
Table 2
Indicators
Internet subscribers
Internet subscribers per 1000
inhabitants
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
42000
106000
199800
457600
695600
16
39
73
164
245
2015 Target
30.0
Source: National Statistical Office
NUMBER OF MOBILE CELLULAR TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS PER 1000 INHABITANT
/MDG INDICATOR 55/
The number of mobile cellular telephone subscribers has reached 3,4 million and is increasing
year by year and the mobile networks cover over 90% of the territory of Mongolia. The
target number has already been achieved.
Table 3
Indicators
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Mobile cellular telephony
subscribers
17459 00
2208700
2532900
2941300
3426100
Mobile telephony cellular
subscribers per 1000
inhabitants
2643.2
2691.1
2738.6
2786.3
2839.7
2015 Target
350
Source: National Statistical Office
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The analysis of a long term trend of indicators demonstrates that the indicators have
been achieved in their early stages of implementation by gradual increases. This is directly
impacted by the progressive development of the ICT sector and its advanced technology
breakthroughs.
Table 4
Survey of implmenetation trends of MDG 21
¹
Indicators
Base
indicator
Period
Target
1990
2000
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2015
Fixed telephone
line subscriber
53
per 1000
inhabitants
30.8
46.6
60.3
57.2
57
52.7
52
47
53/
62,3
100
Internet
54 subscribers per
1000 inhabitants
0
2.2
10
11.5
15.8
39,1
72.4
164
245
30
Mobile cellular
55 subscribers per
1000 inhabitants
0
31.2
297
449
657
815
918
2786.3 2839.7
350
As of 2012, the number of fixed telephone line subscribers per 1000 inhabitants was 2
times less than the target number, though if the number of subscribers of IP based fixed line
is included, the number increases to 62,3, and it’s noticed that the target is expected to be
reached in 2013-2015 according to forecasts of a likely increase of IP fixed line subscribers
and a stable usage traditional mode communication of fixed telephone lines.
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6.9 INTERNATIONAL RANKING
According to a survey done for the year 2011, Mongolia stands at 13rd in the Asia and
Pacific region, at 84th in the world by its ICT development Index.
Table 5
The ICT Development Index (IDI)
Regional
2011
World
2011
DI
2011
World
2010
DI
2010
Differential
2010-2011
Korea
1
1
8.56
1
8.45
0
2.
Japan
2
8
7.76
8
7.57
0
3.
Hong Kong, PRC
3
11
7.68
12
7.39
1
4.
Singapore
4
12
7.66
10
7.47
-2
5.
Macao, PRC
5
14
7.51
13
7.38
-1
6.
New Zealand
6
17
7.34
18
7.03
1
7.
Australia
7
21
7.05
21
6.75
0
8.
Brunei
8
57
4.95
52
4.85
-5
9.
Malasia
9
58
4.82
57
4.63
-1
10.
Moldovia
10
72
4.30
72
3.92
0
11.
China
11
78
3.88
79
3.58
1
12.
Vietnam
12
81
3.68
86
3.41
5
13.
Mongolia
13
84
3.63
87
3.36
3
14.
Iran
14
87
3.50
88
3.35
1
15.
Fiji
15
88
3.50
93
3.08
5
16.
Thailand
16
92
3.41
89
3.29
-3
17.
Philippine
17
94
3.19
94
3.04
0
18.
Indonesia
18
95
3.19
97
3.01
2
19.
Tonga
19
100
3.12
98
2.94
-2
20.
Sri Lanka
20
105
2.88
105
2.74
0
¹
Countries
1.
Average
4.02
3.83
Source: ITU
According to the ICT development index (IDI) of the world, Mongolia stands in the middle.
In relation with the Asia and Pacific region, Mongolia demonstrates nearly the same ICT
development rank with Vietnam, China and Iran.
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7. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
The ITPTA represents the Government of Mongolia in the over 40 international and regional
organizations such as the International Telecommunication Union, Universal Postal Union,
Asia Pacific Telecommunity, Asia Pacific Postal Union, Asia Pacific Space Cooperation
Organization, Intersputnik, and World Technopolis Association etc.
Bilateral international relations and cooperation of ITPTA are also extensively encouraged
and conducted with numerous foreign government agencies and ministries, international
and regional non-governmental organizations and multinational business entities and
around 40 agreements and memorandums of understanding were concluded in order to
strengthen the friendly and beneficial relations with them.
Fig 6. Mr.Jadambaa.Ts Chairman
of ITPTA with Dr.Hamdoun I.Toure,
Secretary General of ITU.
A team of the ITPTA led by Mr.Jadambaa.Ts participated the ITU World Conference on
International Telecommunications 2012 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates meeting delegates
from over 150 member countries. Delegations.
Fig 7. Mr.Jadambaa.Ts, Chairman of
ITPTA, Mr.Balgansuren, Chairman
and CEO of CRC with delegations at
SATELLITE 2013.
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INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Within the framework of the National Satellite Program, a team led by Mr.Jadambaa.
Ts, Chairman of ITPTA and Mr.Balgansuren, Chairman of CRC participated in “Satellite
2013”, an international conference and exhibition held in Washington DC, United States
of America.
The SATELLITE 2013 Exhibition featured more than 350 market leading companies and
over 12000 delegations. Our delegation have successfully met with over 20 vendors and
companies engaged in telecommunication satellite, launching, insurance, operator, risk
management and consulting services.
Thanks to successful meetings at SATELLITE 2013, the ITPTA organized introductory
meetings with “Boeing Satellite System International” of USA, “Thales Alenia Space”, a
French-Italian joint venture “Astrium”of EU, “Astrium” of France, “SpaceX” from USA,
a Russian-American joint venture, “ILS”, a US telecommunication operator company,
“Intelsat”, “SES”, “Telesat” of Canada and “Asia Broadcasting Satellite” a broadcasting
operator in Ulaanbaatar, in April 2013.
7.1 “INORMATION AND COMMNUICATION INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT” FUNDED BY WORLD BANK
In 2005, the decision to implement “Information and Communications Infrastructure
Development project” with a 10 million USD worth grant of the World Bank was issued,
and the Government of Mongolia signed financing agreements with IDA for 8 million USD
and with PHRD, the Government of Japan for 2 million USD as co-financing grant. The
Government of Mongolia was committed to fund 1.85 million USD for the project as a
contribution for taxation, VAT and other in-kind funding. The duration was 6 years.
The Project Implementing Unit /PIU/ was established at the ITPTA since the project
implementation started in June, 2006. The PIU was committed to coordinate project
implementation activities between financers, clients, implementing agencies, executors and
contractors, strictly maintained procurement guidelines of the World Bank and provisions
financing agreements.
Within the framework of the project long term objectives, 3 components inclusive universal
access and service /UA/US/ programs, ICT sector’s regulatory strengthening and utilization
of public and private partnership PPP models in e-government have been successfully
implemented.
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UA/US programs consisted from projects on “Soum wireless network and mobile services”;
“Telecommunications services to bags” and “Soum center high speed internet services”
have been successfully implemented by the Communications Regulatory Commission in
cooperation with information and communications service providers, and as a result of
UA/US programs, all soums were covered with mobile services, 152 bags of 76 soums were
provided with telephone services inclduing other mandatory services such as emergency
messaging and publicly available telephony service points. Moreover, 34 soum centers
of Tuv, Bulgan, Dundgobi, Umnugobi, Khuvsgul, Zavkhan, Uvs and Uvurkhangai aimags
have been provided with internet points of precense /PoPs/, internet cafes and internet
connections to schools and applicable local agencies.
In order to stregnthen the regulatory framework of the ICT sector, capacity building and
consultancy services on numbering and spectrum policy and unified licensing for CRC have
been done. In addition, the Spectrum Management and Monitoring System /SMMS/ and the
Automated Spectrum Management System /ASMS/ have been supplied to CRC in 2009 and
2011 respectively to enhance effective utilization and monitoring of spectrum resources.
In the framework of utilizations of PPP models in e-government, recommendation and
toolkit for PPP utilizations in information and communications sector were developed by
the ITPTA in cooperation with Atos consulting,UK. The technical assistance on information
security was provided to the ITPTA by ASTEC consulting, Ireland to develop cyber security
framework and the National strategy on ensuring information security of Mongolia was
drafted and the respective recommendation was submitted to the National security council
in 2008.
The applications for e-government services to be implmented through PPP have been
identified as “Public Key Infrastructure and Certification authority” and “Government web
–Portals” .
For the benefits of CIOs and public servants 6 trainings on development of e-government
and information security were organized.
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8. APPENDIX
8.1 TABLES
Table 1 Number of fixed telephone lines ........................................................................ 31
Table 2 Number of internet subscribers .......................................................................... 32
Table 3 Number of Mobile cellular telephone subscribers ............................................... 32
Table 4 Survey of implementation tends of MDG 21 ...................................................... 33
Table 5 The ICT Development index (IDI) ........................................................................ 34
8.2 LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1 Seven strategic objectives for reforming the ITPC sector...................................... 2
Figure 2 Organizational structure of ITPTA ..................................................................... 16
Figure 3 World map of social networking ....................................................................... 24
Figure 4 Transmission network of Mongolia ................................................................... 26
Figure 5 Coverage of radio broadcasting ........................................................................ 26
Figure 6 ITU World Conference on International Telecommunications
Figure 6 2012 in Dubai, Arab Emirates ........................................................................... 35
Figure 7 SATELLITE 2013 Exhibition, Washington DC, United States of America. ............ 35
8.3 LIST OF GRAPHS
Graph 1The number of establishments of ICT sector, by divisions of economic activities . 20
Graph 2a Tariff decrease of mobile calls, within the network, an average, by tugrug ...... 22
Graph 2b Tariff decrease of mobile calls, other network, an average, by tugrug ............. 22
Graph 3 The number of mobile subscribers .................................................................... 23
Graph 4 The number of internet subscribers, in thousands ............................................. 23
Graph 5 Internet gateway and capacity .......................................................................... 23
Graph 6 Types of internet connectivity, percentage ........................................................ 24
Graph 7 The Growth of facebook users, last 3 years, in thousands ................................. 25
Graph 8 Length of FoC, in kms ...................................................................................... 25
Graph 9 The number of CATV subscribers...................................................................... 27
Graph 10 Postal exchange ............................................................................................. 28
Graph 11 Postal exchange types, in percentage ............................................................. 28
Graph 12 The total revenue and service types of ICT sector, by percentages ................... 29
Graph 13 The sector investment, in billion MNT ............................................................. 29
Graph 14 The tax contributions to the State Budget, in billion MNT ............................... 29
Graph 15 The number of people working in ICT sector .................................................. 30
Graph 16 Number of students studying in ICT................................................................ 30
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9. BIBLIOGRAPHY
CRC (2012) Special return information of ICT, Ulaanbaatar
ITPTA (2012) Annual report of ITPTA, Ulaanbaatar
NSO (2012) Statistical year book-2012, Ulaanbaatar
NSO (2011) Report of National Business Entity Census, Ulaanbaatar,
NSO (2010) Report of National population census, Ulaanbaatar
ITU (2012) Measuring the Information Society-2012, Geneva, Switzerland
WB and ITPTA (2012) Study among human resource of ICT sector, Ulaanbaatar
ITPTA (2012) Progress report of MDG Mongolia /ICT sector/, 2011-2012, Ulaanbaatar
www.checkfacebook.com
www.nso.mn
www.crc.gov.mn
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Fig 8. Seamless Government Services
Information Technology, Post and Telecommunications Authority of Mongolia
Sukhbaatar square, Ulaanbaatar-15160
P.O.Box-785, Mongolia
Phone +976-11-330781
Fax +976-11-330780
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http:/www.itpta.gov.mn