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• TRENDS IN TELECOMMUNICATION REFORM 2008 – Six Degrees of Sharing
• FOREWORD
• CONTENTS
• LIST OF FIGURES
• LIST OF TABLES
• LIST OF BOXES
• 1 MARKET AND REGULATORY TRENDS IN THE ICT SECTOR
  • 1.1 A vibrant ICT sector faces tough economic times
  • 1.2 Investment trends
  • 1.3 Regulatory trends
  • 1.4 Bringing it all together
• 2 SIX DEGRES OF SHARING
  • 2.1 Why sharing, and why now?
  • 2.2 Passive and active infrastructure sharing
  • 2.3 What does sharing mean for equipment manufacturers?
  • 2.4 Common approaches depend on political will
  • 2.5 A broad perspective on sharing
• 3 EXTENDING OPEN ACCESS TO NATIONAL FIBRE BACKBONES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 The importance of national fibre backbones for developing countries
  • 3.3 Reasons to share national infrastructure
  • 3.4 Ways to share national infrastructure
  • 3.5 Current models for national infrastructure sharing
  • 3.6 Policy and regulatory issues
  • 3.7 Best practices for national infrastructure sharing
  • 3.8 Conclusion
  • References
• 4 MOBILE NETWORK SHARING
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Passive mobile sharing
  • 4.3 Active mobile sharing
  • 4.4 Concrete examples of mobile sharing
  • 4.5 Best practices
  • 4.6 Conclusion
• 5 SPECTRUM SHARING
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Dealing with spectrum scarcity
  • 5.3 Improved access through spectrum sharing
  • 5.4 Regulatory and policy trends
  • 5.5 Best practices – International trends
  • 5.6 Implementing spectrum sharing
  • 5.7 Spectrum decisions at WRC-07
  • 5.8 Conclusion
• 6 INTERNATIONAL SHARING: INTERNATIONAL GATEWAY LIBERALIZATION
  • 6.1 The importance of liberalizing the international gateway
  • 6.2 Promoting access to submarine cables
  • 6.3 Opening the wet portion of networks
  • 6.4 Opening the dry portion – the SCLS and backhaul
  • 6.5 Open access to satellite networks
  • 6.6 Conclusion
• 7 THE EMERGENCE OF FUNCTIONAL SEPARATION
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 The meaning of functional separation
  • 7.3 Reasons to require functional separation
  • 7.4 Current methods to limit discriminatory behaviours
  • 7.5 Key features of functional separation
  • 7.6 Ten case studies
  • 7.7 Common ground on functional separation
  • 7.8 Areas of debate on functional separation
  • 7.9 Functional separation in developing countries
  • 7.10 Alternatives to functional separation
  • 7.11 Conclusion
• 8 INTERNATIONAL MOBILE ROAMING
  • 8.1 The importance of international mobile roaming
  • 8.2 What is international mobile roaming?
  • 8.3 Regulating international mobile roaming tariffs
  • 8.4 International mobile roaming case studies
  • 8.5 Transparency
  • 8.6 Coordination and enforcement
  • 8.7 Conclusions
• 9 IPTV AND MOBILE TV: NEW REGULATORY CHALLENGES FOR REGULATORS
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 What is IPTV?
  • 9.3 What is mobile TV?
  • 9.4 Legal frameworks for IPTV and mobile TV
  • 9.5 Licensing issues
  • 9.6 Regulatory authorities responsible for IPTV and mobile TV
  • 9.7 Other legal and regulatory issues
  • 9.8 Conclusions
• 10 END-USER SHARING
  • 10.1 Introduction
  • 10.2 End-user sharing of telephony
  • 10.3 End-user computer sharing
  • 10.4 End-user network sharing
  • 10.5 Conclusion
• 11 CONCLUSION: LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
  • 11.1 Sharing as a strategy for tough times
  • 11.2 Much work remains
  • 11.3 Solid foundations
• REGULATORY INFORMATION
• GLOSSARY OF TERMS