(b) (c) National Telecommunications Operators (NTOs) and other service providers; The Eritrea/Sudan and Uganda/Sudan Power Interconnection Projects The Secretariat should develop a mechanism for joint utilization and interfacing of the existing facilities at the border points in order to create seamless communication across the border with a view to reducing the tariff costs; and Decision 75. Council made the following decision: (a) That Eritrea and Uganda be urged to endorse the Project Information Memorandum (PIM), the Inter-Government Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Inter-Utility MoU in order to fast track the implementation of the two projects. Member States be urged to harmonise policies and tariff regimes. Co-operation with other Regional Economic Communities Very-Small-Aperture Terminal (VSAT) Closed User Group Communications Network Decisions 76. Council made the following decisions: Decisions 73. Council made the following decisions: (a) That Member States served by the four corridors be urged to participate in the Tripartite and the IGAD Infrastructure Investment Conference; and (a) Malawi, Seychelles and EAC be requested to change their private automatic branch exchange (PABX) to suit the VSAT system as agreed before 15 October 2011; (b) Donors, development partners and the private sector be called upon to support the conference and to give financial support to the infrastructure programmes and projects along the four major regional corridors in the ESA region. (b) Member States relocate the telephone lines to COMESA coordinators and PS offices if they had not done so; and (c) Financial resources be allocated to maintain the project and activate other services such as video conferencing. Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Decisions 77. Council made the following decisions: The Northern Corridor VSAT Network Decision 74. Council made the following decision: (a) A mechanism should be established to facilitate implementation of the projects that have already been identified by Member States that have an impact on regional integration; and (a) That Member States covered by the project facilitate the work of the contractor in order have a smooth implementation of the project within the contractual period. (b) Member States be requested to actively participate in the PIDA workshop to be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 30 September to 01 October 2011. 21

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