Introduction
        In March 2005, the World Bank issued a grant to Hellerstein & 
           Associates to provide consulting services to assist the National 
           Transitional Government of Liberia (NTGL) in developing a 
           National Telecommunication Policy and Strategy. 
             The consulting team consisted of experts in all pertinent areas: 
                Judith Hellerstein and Stuart MacPherson, Telecom, Policy, and 
                  Regulatory experts; 
                David Townsend, Universal Access/Services expert;
                Will Burnfield, Telecom Investment/Privatization expert; and 
                Adrian Foster, Spectrum Policy & Spectrum Management 
                  expert. 
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                              Introduction
       Project started in April 2005
             Field Visit to Monrovia April 3-15
             Draft Policy & Strategy Report June 10
             Second Mission to Monrovia June 19-26
             Stakeholder Workshop in Monrovia June 23-24
             Policy Publicized  in Liberian Newspapers June 30
             Feedback and Comment Period June 30-July 30
             Finalize Strategy June 30
             Finalize Policy July 30
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                                 Field Visit
       Prior to the first field visit the team worked 
           to create a series of survey questions that 
           would help us assess the state and potential 
           of the telecom market and the policy goals 
           and priorities of the Government.
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           Topics in the Survey Questionnaire
       Status of the Market
            Number of Operators, Market Structure
            Scope of networks, services 
            Market economics, trends
       Policy Goals and Priorities
            Existing institutional structure, laws, policies
            Human resource capacity, needs
            Objectives and priorities for the sector
            Universal access policy options, constraints
            Spectrum Policy
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                 Stakeholder Interviews
       We sought to interview all Stakeholders, including 
           NGOs, International organizations, ICT firms, ISPs, 
           and other small businesses.
             Our goal was to solicit their views on the status and state of 
              the sector, what, they thought, should be the key policy 
              objectives and priorities that the Government should focus 
              on, and any other pressing issues and problems they 
              currently faced in the sector
             This was in addition to all past and present telecom 
              Operators selected Government officials and members of the 
              NTGL’s Special Presidential Telecom Committee.
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