Economics and Finance of Telecommunications
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ITU Regional Seminar on Costs and Tariffs and Meeting of the Study Group 3 Regional Group for Asia and Oceania (SG3RG-AO)
Kyoto, Japan
8-10 April 2013
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ITU Regional
Seminar on the economic and financial aspects of telecommunications and
Meeting of the Study Group 3 Regional Group for Latin America and
Caribbean (SG3RG-LAC)
Mexico city, Mexico
19-22 March 2013
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ITU Regional Seminar on Costs and Tariffs and Meeting of
Study Group 3 Regional Group for Africa (SG3RG-AFR)
Cairo, Egypt
4-7 February 2013
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ITU Expert
Level Training on Mobile Network Cost Modeling
for the Pacific - ITU Centres of Excellence
Apia, Samoa
15-18 October 2012
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ITU
Regional Seminar on Costs and Tariffs in Telecommunication/
ICT
for CIS Countries
Odessa, Ukraine
24-26 October 2012
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ITU
Expert Level Training on Telecom Network Cost Modeling for Regulators in Arab States Region
Giza, Egypt
2-6 September 2012
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ITU Regional Seminar on Costs and Tariffs for Member Countries
of the Study Group 3 Regional Group for Asia and Oceania (SG3RG-AO)
Bali, Indonesia
28-30 May 2012
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ITU Regional Seminar on Costs and Tariffs and Meeting of
Study Group 3 Regional Group for Africa (SG3RG-AFR)
Cotonou, Benin
8-9 May 2012
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ITU Regional
Seminar on the economic and financial aspects of telecommunications for
member countries of the Study Group 3 Regional Group for Latin America and
Caribbean (SG3RG-LAC)
Asunción, Paraguay
13-16 March 2012
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ITU Workshop
on Origin Identification and
Alternative
Calling Procedures
Geneva, Switzerland,
19-20 March 2012
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ITU Workshop on Apportionment of Revenues and International
Internet Connectivity
Geneva, Switzerland,
23-24 January 2012
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More past events
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ICT Regulation Toolkit |
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ICT Regulation Toolkit
The ICT
Regulation Toolkit is a web-based tool, organized as a series of lined
module to provide regulators, telecom service providers, policy makers,
sector experts and the general public with latest on regulatory topics,
best practices, and case studies. |
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Tools, Studies and research |
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Regulation and consumer protection in a converging environment
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ITU
Broadband Atlas in 3D
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ITU
Universe of Broadband Portal
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Coming soon: ITU Study on
Taxing telecommunications/ICT services: an overview
This paper contains a general, introductory discussion of the effects of
imposing special taxes on telecommunications/ICT equipment and services in
addition to the general run of taxes, such as VAT, which apply to most or
all goods and services.
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Strategies for the deployment of NGN and NGA in a broadband environment –
regulatory and economic aspects
This report identifies the key issues in NGN
and NGA migration as well as the benefits from the change. This indicates
that moving to a broadband based economy has wider benefits – far beyond the
telecoms industry. The movement to NGN in emerging economies has to face
other problems, not seen in the developed economies that have generally been
the ones to implement broadband. It provides a number of proposals that can
assist with the development of strategies for NGN deployment. Although any
such deployment has some risks, these can be countered with the question of:
what are the risks to the economy and national competitiveness if there is
no NGN investment and peer countries do make the transition.
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Regulating broadband prices
The affordability and accessibility of
broadband services are largely determined by the prices that are charged for
those services. The regulation of prices could thus be a very tempting
prospect for policymakers and regulators who want to increase the adoption
and use of broadband services at the earliest time. However, price
intervention in broadband markets could be a risky proposition and
potentially damaging to the long-term development of those markets.
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Developments of Next Generation
Networks (NGN):
Country Case
Studies
The aim of this document is to present the current
situation of NGN development in different regions of the world and to
examine what effect the transition towards NGNs is having on regulation.
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Mobile Termination Rates: To Regulate or not To Regulate
Over past few years mobile termination charges — the charges that mobile
operators levy on each other and on fixed network operators for terminating
calls on their networks — have become a concern in many countries throughout
the world. The main aim of this paper is to analyze the development of
MTR regulation in the different regions of the world and to evaluate the
necessity and the scope of such regulation.
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Regulatory
Accounting Guide
This guide focuses on the implementation of
cost accounting models and the development of regulatory policies, based on
best practices, to help National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) implement a
regulatory accounting model. It also provides a methodology to identify
markets, Significant Market Power (SMP) operators and the different
typologies of anticompetitive behaviour.
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Efficient Operator: Methodologies, modeling and application for tariff
regulation
This study sets forth and analyses the methodologies
for fixing tariffs used in the modeling of an efficient operator, focusing
on the advantages and disadvantages and looking at the results of a number
of recent applications in Chile, Venezuela and Colombia.
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International Mobile Roaming Regulation – An incentive for cooperation
This paper addresses a variety
of issues raised by international mobile roaming charges: how do they differ
from charges for non-roaming international mobile calls (i.e. when a mobile
subscriber calls an international number from its home country); what is the
structure of their costs; is there a need for regulatory intervention and,
if so, how could they be regulated; and finally, is cooperation and
coordination on international mobile roaming regulation beneficial?
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Broadband Telecommunications in Latin America
Available only in Spanish.
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Regional diagnosis of telecommunication policies, strategies and
regulations, and the development of Information and Communication Technology
(ICT)
in Latin America
Application of ICTs in the areas of
education, health and disasters in rural areas, isolated regions and in
marginalized urban areas. Available only in Spanish.
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Work on economics |
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Investing
in telecommunications and ICTs in Developing Markets: Shifting the Paradigm
The purpose of this report is to contribute to the discussion on how to enhance
the proliferation of telecommunications and ICTs, particularly in developing
countries, in a way that promotes the achievement of the Millennium Development
Goals. The major focus of this report is to provide insight into how to
stimulate direct investment in telecommunications and ICTs in developing
countries. Edition 2004.
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Economic Study for Financing Telecommunication Development
The ITU is
committed to assist its Member States, especially Less Developed Countries (LDC),
in creating an atmosphere for investment; and to facilitating the marriage
between potential investors and recipients. In particular, the ITU/BDT is tasked
with analyzing and fostering these relationships, and this paper is intended to
serve both Member States and investors in creating the means for
telecommunication development. Edition 2003.
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Macroeconomic study on financing
telecommunication development
BDT is participating in efforts aimed at narrowing the digital divide. To
that end, one of the specific solutions being considered is to have key projects
financed by the private sector which has greater resources at its disposal than
do the governments of developing countries. Edition 2002.
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Reports
on Market Liberalization for CEE countries and Baltic States