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 Institute  of  Technology,  Midas  Communication  Technologies  Pvt.  Nortel  Networks  Corp.,  Qualcomm  Inc.,  TE  Data,  Texas  Instruments  and  Vivato. 
 The  regulators  closed  their  meeting  by  endorsing  the  “Best  Practices  Guidelines  for  the  Promotion  of  Low  Cost  Broadband  and  Internet  Connectivity,”  which  outlines  a  common 
 understanding  of  what  is  necessary  to  create  an  information  society  that  is  more  effective  and  equitable.  The  regulators  agreed  to  forward  this  document  to  the  2005  meeting  of  the  World 
 Summit  on  the  Information  Society.  A  copy  of  the  Best  Practices  can  be  viewed  at: 
 http://  www.  itu.  int/  ITU-  D/  treg/  Events/  Seminars/  2004/  GSR04/  consultation.  html. 
 The  GSR  also  welcomed  the  release  of  the  2004  edition  of  the  annual  ITU  publication,  “Trends  in  Telecommunication  Reform.  A  copy  of  this  publication  can  be  viewed  at: 


 http://  www.  itu.  int/  ITU-  D/  treg/ 
 For  further  information  on  the  GSR,  visit  the  Symposium  webpage  at  the  following:  http://  www.  itu.  int/  ITU-  D/  treg/  Events/  Seminars/  2004/  GSR04/  index.  html. 


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