The SATRC Action Plan Phase VII (SAP-VII) was adopted by the 19th Meeting of SATRC (SATRC-19) held from 13 to 15 December 2018 in Islamabad, Pakistan for the period 2019-2020. However, due to situation arose by COVID-19, it was not possible to implement SAP-VII as planned earlier. Based on the situation, the 21st Meeting of SATRC (SATRC-21) approved the extension of the implementation period of SAP-VII until 2021 (prior to SATRC-22).

SAP-VII was implemented through the two SATRC Working Groups (WGs). Each WG was assigned with a number of Work Items. The WGs are:

•  Working Group on Policy, Regulation and Services (WG PRS): To deal with the work items related to policy, regulation and ICT development in the region. It was chaired by Mr. Ehsan Yar Khan, Director (Strategy & Development), Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA).
•  Working Group on Spectrum (WG SPEC): To deal with the work items related efficient use of Spectrum resources. It was chaired by Mr. S. T. Abbas, Advisor, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

The list of the experts who worked for the implementation of SATRC Action Plan Phase VII is available here.

Outcomes: 
The WGs of SATRC worked on 6 Work Items during the implementation of SAP-VII and developed SATRC Reports on the Work Items as outcomes. The outcomes were approved by the SATRC-22. The outcomes are listed below.