Yet unbundling is not sufficient to get broadband going either, since it is dependent on the co-operation of the telecoms incumbent.
Transitional administrations enjoying wide powers have been better equipped to fulfil their mandate than those depending on the co-operation of sometimes conflicting local parties.
ECONOMIST: From Bosnia, East Timor, and other fragile places
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi agreed on the need for closer co-operation on infrastructure projects and said the planning and coordination body of the African Union, Nepad, was already working on this.
Under Tony Blair, the British government was intent on securing Libyan co-operation in the war on terror after the country renounced its programme of weapons of mass destruction in 2003.
Investors are concerned about the effect of the slowdown in the US economy, reinforced on Monday in a report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, on the earnings of fragile technology companies.
On the contrary, co-operation grew, as countries sought common ground to guard against future crises.
ECONOMIST: Regional economic integration has a long, long way to go
The region holds at least a dozen of the best: the Universities of Chicago, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin-Madison, which together make up the Committee on Institutional Co-operation.
The discussions had centred on both the Afghan-led peace process and on strengthening co-operation between Afghanistan and Pakistan, he said.
After a slow start during which the mission was plagued by unclear objectives, it is now held up as a great success amid the awful failures in Congo and Somalia, according to Richard Gowan of the Centre on International Co-operation at New York University, who has observed Brazilian marines in action.
Last Thursday, the European Elections Bill received the Royal Assent and, on the same day we re-affirmed and expanded 'constructive opposition' to include co-operation with the government on a Common European Foreign and Security Policy.
Even on the question of the third pillar, which governs co-operation in justice and home affairs, Britain is not isolated.
One of the emphases will be on encouraging greater flexibility and co-operation in the way the various medical professions work: nurses will be given greater responsibility, so that doctors can use their time more productively.
Just one of them could be a condition expected to come from the Treasury in any negotiations on co-operation over use of sterling on both sides of the border.
One signatory described him as a "true believer", who was unlikely to change his view of policy on Iraq or on the importance of his close co-operation with the current US administration.
The proposed Protocol amends the existing Convention in order to bring it into conformity with current international standards on exchange of information, as reflected in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Model Tax Convention on Income and Capital and the current U.S. Model Income Tax Convention.
Scotland's top prosecutor had previously written to the new Libyan prime minister for help and the UK government had said it was pressing Tripoli "for swift progress and co-operation" on the Lockerbie case.
"There has to be progress on the political dialogue, there has to be progress on terrorism and there has to be progress on trade and co-operation and the three have to be linked, " Mr Patten said for his part.
As part of the process, Mr Karzai and Mr Zardari have agreed to work together on a framework of co-operation following the international troops' departure next year.
Conservation groups have welcomed the move as the first official co-operation between the two nations on the issue.
Also on the agenda will be Belgrade's level of co-operation with the International War Crimes Tribunal at the Hague and regional issues in southern Serbia, Kosovo and Montenegro.
Israel and the Palestinians agreed they would be responsible for archaeology in their respective areas and set up a joint committee on the issue, but currently there is no archaeological co-operation between the two sides.
For him the EU is about co-operation on issues that members have in common, without submerging the diversity that members cherish so much.
Meanwhile, representatives from the European Union attending the summit urged closer co-operation between the two continents on issues such as security or migration.
The BBC's Chris Morris in Islamabad says that cross-border co-operation was high on the agenda when Mr Zardari and Mr Bush met at the UN.
The report claims that it would be in the interests of the rest of the UK - to promote trade, competitiveness and financial stability - that there should be co-operation on jointly managing the sterling currency and other policies on finance.
The issue was raised following a question from Conservative MP Bob Blackman on defence co-operation with another Gulf state, the United Arab Emirates.
Nokia, Panasonic, Philips, AMD, HP, and Microsoft have piloted internationally agreed-upon due diligence guidance on conflict minerals in line with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development due diligence model.
FORBES: Progress Being Made In Eliminating Conflict From Minerals Supply Chains
For now, most scrutiny has fallen on the delicate business of international intelligence co-operation.
An agreement on police co-operation with the Americans was held up for months.
As the USGS report came out, the US administration was negotiating the "Sydney Declaration", a document on climate change, at the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation forum in Australia.
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