• Trends in telecommunication reform, 2009
  • FOREWORD
  • CONTENTS
  • 1 MARKET AND REGULATORY TRENDS IN THE ICTSECTOR
    • 1.1 Introduction
    • 1.2 ICT Market Overview
    • 1.3 Broadband and IP-Based Networksand Services
    • 1.4 Changing Commercial Models
    • 1.5 Regulatory Trends
    • 1.6 Conclusion
  • 2 CONNECTIVITY, OPENNESS AND VULNERABILITY: CHALLENGE FACING REGULATORS
    • 2.1 Introduction: What Has – and Hasn’t – Changed in ICT Markets
    • 2.2 Network Revolutions
    • 2.3 Challenges Facing Regulators
    • 2.4 Conclusion
  • 3 THE IMPACT OF EFFECTIVE REGULATION ON INVESTMENT: AN INVESTOR’S PERSPECTIVE
    • 3.1 Introduction
    • 3.2 The Investment Environment and Trends – Then and Now
    • 3.3 The Impact of Regulatory Frameworks and Policies on Investment
    • 3.4 Factors in Regulatory Risk
    • 3.5 Investment Approaches
    • 3.6 Securing Investment in the Current Economic Crisis
    • 3.7 Best Practices
    • 3.8 Conclusion
  • 4 EFFECTIVE REGULATION: THE ‘STIMULUS PLAN’ FOR THE ICT SECTOR
    • 4.1 Introduction
    • 4.2 Pinpointing the Crisis: How the ICT Sector Fits into the Global Financial Crisis
    • 4.3 The Regulatory response: A two-pronged approach
    • 4.4 The Regulatory response: Lowering Business’ Costs
    • 4.5 Promoting Technology Innovation
    • 4.6 Regulatory Responses to Mergers and Acquisitions
    • 4.7 Infrastructure Sharing
    • 4.8 Conclusion
  • 5 COEXISTENCE OF TRADITIONAL AND IP INTERCONNECTION
    • 5.1 Introduction
    • 5.2 How Networks Interconnect
    • 5.3 Interconnection in the Internet
    • 5.4 Emerging Models of Interconnection within an All-IP Environment
    • 5.5 Pressure on Regulatory Practices
    • 5.6 Conclusions
  • 6 MOBILE TERMINATION RATES – TO REGULATE OR NOT TO REGULATE?
    • 6.1 Introduction
    • 6.2 Interconnection Rates and Regulation
    • 6.3 Regional Perspectives on Mobile Termination Rate Regulation
    • 6.4 MTRs: To Regulate or Not to Regulate?
    • 6.5 The Scope of Regulation
    • 6.6 Conclusion
  • 7 THE FUTURE OF VOIP INTERCONNECTION
    • 7.1 Introduction
    • 7.2 The Development of interconnection
    • 7.3 The Technology behind Interconnection
    • 7.4 The Business Side of Interconnection
    • 7.5 The Role of the Regulator
    • 7.6 Conclusion
  • 8 VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL: ENEMY OR ALLY?
    • 8.1 Introduction: VoIP Comes of Age
    • 8.2 VoIP: Acceptance and Growth
    • 8.3 Regulatory Approaches to VoIP
    • 8.4 Adapting Regulatory Frameworksfor VoIP
    • 8.5 Regional Perspectives on VoIP Regulation
    • 8.6 Conclusion
  • 9 CONSUMER PROTECTION: MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE CONNECTED CONSUMER
    • 9.1 Introduction
    • 9.2 Consumer Needs and Expectations
    • 9.3 Developing a Consumer Protection Framework
    • 9.4 Consumer Education
    • 9.5 Trust and Security Issues
    • 9.6 Conclusion: Is There a Regulatory Gap to be Addressed?
  • 10 CONCLUSION: A BRIGHTER FUTURE
    • 10.1 Spelling-Out the Future: Starting with IP
    • 10.2 Challenges for Regulators
    • 10.3 Danger Ahead: A Widening Digital Divide?
    • 10.4 The Final Missing Piece: Investment
  • GLOSSARY OF TERMS