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Caribbean Region Seminar:
Issues in
telecommunication economics and financing
10 - 13 September 2007, Antigua and Barbuda
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AGENDA |
Day 1:
GROWTH AND INVESTMENT TRENDS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN THE
CARIBBEAN REGION – prospects and policy
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08:30 - |
Delegate registration
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09:00 - 10:00 |
Opening
Ceremony:
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Welcome
and introduction by Mr. Delreo Newman, Telecommunications
Consultant, Ministry of Information and Communications,
Antigua and Barbuda
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Address
by Mr. Philip Cross, ITU Area Representative for the
Caribbean, Barbados
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Remarks
by Representatives of the CANTO, Mr. Jimmy Rodriguez,
Finance Manager, Trinidad & Tobago
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Remarks
by OOCUR, Ms. Rita Persaud-Kong, Secretary-General, Trinidad
& Tobago
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Address
by Dr. the Hon, Edmond Mansoor, Minister of Information,
Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Antigua and Barbuda
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Coffee break |
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10:30 - 10:45 |
Moderator: Mr. Delreo Newman,
Telecommunications Consultant, Ministry of Information and
Communications, Antigua and Barbuda
Liberalization and
the growth of the telecommunications sector in the Caribbean:
ITU Area Office perspective - Mr. Philip Cross, ITU Area
Representative for the Carribbean |
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10:45 - 12:30 |
Trends and developments in the Caribbean telecommunications
sector: prospects, financing and economic issues - Dr. Fritz
Ringling, The Insight Research Corporation
Discussion |
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lunch |
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14:00 - 15:30 |
Sectoral investment strategy - an operators
perspective
Panel Discussion:
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Incumbent operator's perspective: Mr. Chris
Taylor, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Cable & Wireless
International
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New entrant's perspective: Mr. Lee Bertman,
CEO, Caribbean Cable Communications
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Regulator's perspective: Mr. William John
Withers, Executive Chairman, Public Utilities Commission of
Anguilla
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Coffee Break |
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16:00 - 17:00 |
National Cost of VoIP Bypass - Mr. Graham Bulter, President &
CEO, Bitek International Inc.
Overview of
ICT Trends - emerging insights - Ms. Vaiva Lazauskaite, Economic
Analyst, Regulatory & Market Environment Division, ITU/BDT
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Day 2:
TARIFF
POLICY
AND CHARGING ISSUES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE
CARIBBEAN REGION
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09:00 – 10:30 |
Moderator: Mr. Calvin Monson, Vice
President NERA, and author the Competition, Interconnection and
Price Module of the ITU-infoDev ICT Regulation Toolkit
Mobile Termination Rates - Mr. Calvin Monson
Panel
Discussion
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Coffee Break |
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10:45 – 12:30 |
Mobile termination &
International roaming - Ms. Vaiva Lazauskaite, Economic Analyst,
Regulatory & Market Environment Division, ITU/BDT
Roaming
Charges - Mr. Calvin Monson, Vice President, NERA
Panel Discussion:
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Regulator's perspective: Mr. William
John Withers, Executive Chairman, Public Utilities
Commission of Anguilla
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Operators perspective:
Mr. Chris Taylor, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Cable &
Wireless International;
Mr. Jan Tjernell, General Counsel, Digicel
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Lunch |
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14:00 – 15:30 |
Roaming
Charges, Continued |
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Coffee
Break |
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16:00 - 17:00 |
LRIC
Approaches - Mr. Calvin Monson, Vice President, NERA |
Day 3:
EMERGING PERSPECTIVES FOR THE CARIBBEAN REGION: COSTING,
COMPETITION AND IP ISSUES
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09:00 - 10:30 |
Moderator: Ms. Rita Persaud-Kong,
Secretary-General, OOCUR
Competition Trends in ICT worldwide - Ms. Vaiva Lazauskaite,
Economic Analyst, Regulatory & Market Environment Division,
ITU/BDT
Competition Policies in the Caribbean - Dr. Fritz Ringling, The
Insight Research Corporation |
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Coffee Break |
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10:45 - 12:30 |
IP
Interconnection - determination of efficient IP Interconnection
fees (Toolkit) - Mr. Calvin Monson, Vice President, NERA |
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Lunch |
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14:30 - 15:30 |
Policy issues related to IP telephony and its
impact on revenues and investments of traditional operators -
Mr. Calvin Monson, Vice President, NERA |
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15:45 - 16:00 |
The importance
of VoIP security, including CALEA - Mr. Graham Bulter, President
& CEO, Bitek International Inc. |
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Coffee Break |
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16:00 - 17:00 |
Moderator: Mr. Philip Cross, ITU Area
Representative for the Caribbean
Interactive Session: Training and Assistance needs for the
Caribbean region
Conclusions and roundtable discussions
Future priotities
Closing Ceremony
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Day 4:
WAY FORWARD FOR THE CARIBBEAN
REGION
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09:00 - 12:00 |
Open Discussions |
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