This seminar has been organized by the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) in coordination with the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in strong collaboration with the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission of Thailand (NBTC). This seminar took place at Novotel Resort, from 8 to 9 March 2011, in Phuket, Thailand.

The Regional Meeting of the Study Group 3 Regional Group for Asia and Oceania (SG3RG-AO) (former TAS Group) followed the seminar at the beginning of the afternoon on 9 March 2011 at 1400 hours.

In response to the request of Members, the agenda of the seminar included topics related to Trends on Convergence and Migration leaps: economic and regulatory issues, Broadband service pricing, etc.  Discussion sessions had been conducted to promote dialogue and exchange of experiences among participants.

Participants were requested to submit, in advance, an update of their telecommunication sector scenario, by updating the Tariff Policy Survey. This should be completed at:  www.itu.int/ITU-D/icteye/ under Survey Login.  For login information, please contact Ms. C. Prado-Wagner. 

Target Audience:

This seminar was addressed to:

• Finance professionals involved in pricing and cost modeling, and

• Finance personnel involved in the calculation of cost-based tariffs for regulated retail and wholesale services and
  data collection for auditing and compliance purposes in the region.