Opening Remarks by Carlos Slim, Founder and President, Carlos Slim Foundation and Co-Chair of the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development at the September 2018 Meeting, New York City, New York, 23 September 2018.
"His statement"
Ladies and gentlemen I want first of
All to welcome all of you to this
Meeting
Especially to madam Li general director
Of UNESCO BC chair of this commission
And to the new members of the Commission
That are with us today Sun science the
Commission was formed to create
Conscience in the government's and the
Society of the importance of the network
And the broadband like the nervous
System of the new civilization that has
A exponential grow I have been driver
Driving charges changes excuse
Me driving changes uses a speed of the
Broadband we were talking at the
Beginning of 5 1 mega 5 Megas broadband
Begin with 250 kilobytes before dialogue
Was 56 kilobytes and now we are talking
About 100 Vegas this a big change and is
Growing Rome broadband was only
Available on those times in landline of
The fixed telecom and there were some
Pessimist about the possibility and the
Profitability of mobile and wireless
Broadband today both are part of all the
Networks in the evolution of this
Broadband the short messages begin to
Disappear or getting very small boys is
Flat and in some way is going down fixed
Lines are also going down flat and we
Have a big grow in in video that make
That expansion and use of the data
Expansion with astronomical numbers
Today still the number of data
In the fixed lines in the fig networks
Are higher than mobile and mainly
Because of Wi-Fi has been also a
Big supporter to the networks of
Mobile - to make the conduction of many
Of the of the data and the demand of the
Network through the fiber-optic and the
Wi-Fi but now with the forum half game
And 5g that is coming speed and the
Expansion will be still very big we were
Just in the beginning of all these
Developments and we will have big
Changes with the Internet of Things that
Is coming every time advancing every day
In this in this way the speed and the
Volume and the new applications of
Internet of Things will be maybe still
Not convinced wearable but very big we
Have still but we have still many rural
Areas without connectivity and I think
That one of the big changes that we
Have in the world
The in the society in our countries but
Also like a responsibility and one of
The challenges of this of this
Commission we still have many rural
Areas without connectivity and it is
Necessary that government and regulators
Take cautions and actions of the
Importance of the universal connectivity
The main of obstacles are limited
Limited and expand expensive spectrum
Sort so from
Aggregate values taxes especial taxes
For telecommunications in some countries
The taxes in the importation of
Equipment enhance it and the problem
That has not make it more possible is
That the smartphones were very expensive
We have followed how the handset has
Been go down first the digital handsets
Were over $100 then the smart phones
Were also over $100 now we are having a
Smart phones at $50 and as much as it
Will follow in this direction we can
Have connectivity because with
Connectivity is not enough if we have
The network the network is necessary and
Is the main investment but also we need
That the people and the population can
Have these marks and handsets to use
This network and I think is one of the
Points that should be push strongly to
Make it feasible as soon as possible
Broadband is transforming all sectors
And activities of our society we need to
Make that everyone shares the benefits
Of the digital society in the world that
We are the thing that we're working in
In this commission there are that you
Know a few working groups and they are
Some of them concluding the report we
Will have some of this information
During the this meeting this meeting
Session
I I am clear I think we are clear that
We need that governments and regulators
Make of the universal connectivity
Depress the main priority and target
It’s very important that they be clear
That it is the main priority of a modern
Society to give the priority to this
Universal connectivity I thank you all
Of you for coming and I hope we have a
Very productive session thank you very
Much.
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