The meeting, dubbed Connecting Rural Communities Africa Forum 2007, is organised by the Commonwealth of Telecommunications Organisations (CTO) with telecoms market regulator Communications Commission of Kenya as the host.

It will discuss research findings, policy options, regulatory strategies, business models, financing and investment, available technology and public-private-people-partnerships that can improve rural connectivity in Africa.

The conference is a precursor to a major CTO study on Africa's rural connectivity planned to kick off early next year.