Q. With reference to the South Asian Telecommunication Regulators’ Council (SATRC), consider the following statements:
1.It aims to coordinate and discuss Information and Communications Technology (ICT) regulatory issues of common interest among South Asian countries.
2.Afghanistan is a member country of SATRC.
3.SATRC operates under the umbrella of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
How many of the statements give above are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanations –
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The South Asian Telecommunication Regulators’ Council (SATRC) was formed to address telecommunication and ICT regulatory issues that are of common interest to the South Asian countries. It focuses on areas like radio frequency coordination, regulatory trends, and telecommunication development strategies. Afghanistan is one of the nine member countries of SATRC, along with Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Statements 3 is incorrect. SATRC was formed through an initiative by both the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) and the ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. However, it operates under the APT, not directly under ITU.
Source: The Hindu
