Recently, telecommunications has been going through radical change.

Many of these changes are being influenced by the convergence of technologies, particularlycomputers and telecommunications, as well as broadcast, the internet & other information services. This convergence of technologies, has led to the era of the Information Society.

It has always been acknowledged that telecommunications is essential for the economic, social and cultural development of society development of society, but that requirement has become even more evident as the Information age is increasingly recognised as the future of all societies.