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The Minister of Post Telecommunications Technology and Digital Houda Imane Faraoun said Tuesday before the National Peoples Congress NPC the draft law on radiocommunications was aimed at the framing of the field of exploitation radio networks and equipment interference control and spectrum control at the national level in order to comply with international conventions and recommendations.In response to questions from MPs during the review of this project presented at the beginning of the plenary chaired by Slimane Chenine Mr. Feraoun said that this technical project also aimed at adapting to technological developments in the in the field of radiocommunications especially in view of the growth in the number and quality of equipment used. Faced with this reality it is imperative to work for the mastery of this area which has an impact on national security and to comply with international conventions and recommendations in this area she said added.The Minister recalled that the establishment and operation of radio stations were subordinated in the aftermath of the recovery of national sovereignty to the provisions of Ordinance No. 63-439 of 8 November 1963 still in force. It is not possible under this Private Radio Station Police Act to establish or use a radio equipment or terminal to transmit or receive signals or correspondence outside the conditions laid down by this order she stressed. The minister said that the commissioning of the Oran-Valencia Alval-Orval optical fiber submarine link should meet the growing needs of citizens as it will increase the national potential debit terms and will ensure an uninterrupted international connection.In addition this link will ensure in the event of an accident the continuity of the connection and will offer the national operator the opportunity to position itself on the international market and to rise to the level of largest international telecom companies. Reacting to the interventions of many MPs on the export of the Internet to the Sahel countries at the expense of coverage at the local level the minister said the export of the Internet to the Sahel countries has nothing with the national coverage and the shortcomings recorded in some wilayas can be explained by the difficulty of deployment in view of the vast area of the country and the costs exorbitant of such operations .She admitted however that the deployment of the Internet network at the national level knew some technical problems citing in this sense the difficulty of executing excavation permits at certain neighborhoods of Algiers such as Bab El Oued because of the overlap between electricity gas and water networks. Moreover as regards postal services the Minister also acknowledged shortcomings due to negligence on the part of employees highlighting the efforts made to promote postal services. She announced in this sense the forthcoming inauguration of 4000 new post offices. The minister also assured that Algeria Post has solved the problem of lack of liquidity in its offices even if the difficulties remain at certain times of the year at the level of a fortnight offices she added. Regarding breakdowns of ATMs Ms. Feraoune reported difficulties in obtaining spare parts for these imported equipment evoking the possibility of opening in the future a unit manufacturing these parts locally with the training of technicians in this field . During the debate the interventions of the deputies focused on the delay in the development of this important technical project and on local concerns particularly the low Internet coverage and shortcomings of postal services at the level of some wilayas like Tebessa.
