Bahrain elevates to the highest ranking of generations in regulatory environments

Bahrain elevates to the highest ranking of generations in regulatory environments

In gratitude of the resilience of Bahrain's regulatory environment, the Kingdom escalates up the regulatory ladder to the highest generation of ICT regulation, fostering affordability in ICT services. According to the latest 2020 ICT Pricing Trends Report of Measuring Digital Development, issued recently by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Bahrain elevates to the highest ranking of generations, from Third to Fourth generation. The report verifies the variety of influences impacting the pricing levels for ICT services in a region; however, one governing influence on overall affordability is the resilience of a regulatory environment. As found by the ITU study, Bahrain amongst Arab countries, is ranked 2nd for pricings in regard to mobile broadband services, as it maintains affordable fixed broadband rates yet a large – scale data capacity. In addition, Bahrain's mobile broadband prices account for 1.51% of GNI p.c., whereas fixed broadband prices account for 1.82% of GNI p.c, which is below the UN affordability target, therefor allowing Bahrain to meet and outperform the Sustainable Development Goal target before 2025, holding prices below two percent of GNI per capita. In praising exerted efforts, Sh. Nasser Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Acting General Director of TRA Bahrain congratulates and tributes