Executive Plan and Summary The Government’s policy is a three-prong strategy in which ICT is used as an Enabler for national development it consists of: Encourage and foster Infrastructure development, promote competition and create and produce Legislation. 1. Ensure that all persons have access to ICT at a reasonable rate 2. Have a Open Telecommunications market in Antigua while ensuring to the preservation of Antigua and Barbuda’s cultural under-pinning 3. Ensure to a proper Transparent and Independent Regulatory Authority 4. Ensure that Antigua moves forward in being e-ready and that throughout all sectors of the society especially in small and medium size enterprises that it is e-enabled leveraging the full use of technology 5. Update the regulatory framework so as to ensure a fair competitive and sustainable telecommunications market 6. Spectrum management and numbering administration will be carried out to ensure that the common telecommunication resources are exploited for the benefit of all the people of Antigua and Barbuda 7. Interconnection will be mandated and access to public networks enabled in a fair and non-discriminatory manner, with recourse to the Regulator in the event of a dispute. 8. The Government, will address convergence issues and develop a regulatory framework that fosters the safe use of the Internet and protects intellectual property in a digital environment. 9. Representation at all necessary International and Regional Forum. 6