LAHORE - The speakers at the second Global Telecon 2009 Saturday endorsed technology advancement for economic growth and consumer satisfaction as the cornerstone of Pakistans telecommunication environment in the immediate future. Dr Muhammad Yaseen, Chairman, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), who was the chief guest of the congress, emphasized the critical role of an attractive and collectively favorable telecom regulatory policy. In his keynote address, Dr Yaseen highlighted the flexibility in the existing policy, which accommodated rapid changes and enabled revolutionary advancements. He stressed the need for responding quickly to the global telecom transformations with regulations, which could suit all players but in the overall context, could also favor economic growth and consumer satisfaction in Pakistan. Professor Dr Sohail Naqvi, Executive Director of Higher Education Commission (HEC), in his address on the academia-socio perspective, appreciated the positive social change brought about by the robust growth in the dynamic telecom sector. He also noted that use of advanced technology for ease of communication should be beneficial for overall social and educational development of the users.