From the survey that was conducted in the Arab countries involved in the Assessment Study for the establishment of the network, we have come to realize the heterogeneity of telecommunication infrastructure, regulatory framework and pricing policies in these countries. Relatively high telecommunication cost rates in most countries, but this was expected due to the nature of state monopolies in all countries over telecommunication services.
All countries provide some sort of connectivity.
Although different schemes for bandwidth on demand exist in all countries, not all of them are capable of providing ISDN services, but all have alternative scenarios. Based on the outcome of the survey in each of these Arab countries, the availability of bandwidth on demand, training capacities and focus on human resource development as a priority national mission, it was decided that the pilot be run in Kuwait, Jordan and Egypt.