The Arab world has an opportunity to create a vibrant competitive telecommunications framework.
![The Arab region is already crisscrossed with hundreds of miles of fibre optic cables [EPA]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20142563359401734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Carlo Rossotto, World Bank Lead ICT Policy Specialist and Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Region.
The Arab world has an opportunity to create a vibrant competitive telecommunications framework.
![The Arab region is already crisscrossed with hundreds of miles of fibre optic cables [EPA]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20142563359401734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)