these facilities. Government should consider positively joint approaches to such ventures. The objective should be to encourage the location of such facilities in areas of relevant infrastructure, and and where advantageous there is a catchment of trained and trainable human resource. Advantage will be taken of the existence of available unused structures that lend themselves to easy conversion. Government should also consider the provision of such facilities that would allow for economies of scale in the use of shared facilities, infrastructure, and transmission equipment. . Belize ICT National Strategy 56