Wednesday 2 May 2007

14:00 - 15:30

Session 1:  How will NGNs impact current interconnection regulatory frameworks? 

Moderator:  Mr. Simon Topping, Batelco

·     Keynote Presentation:  How can we design regulatory frameworks to foster investment,  innovation and affordable access to NGNs?

      - Mr. Arvind Kumar, Joint Advisor, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and Rapporteur for ITU-D Study Group 6-2/1 Regulatory impact of next-generation networks on interconnection

·     Presentation:  NGN Interconnection Technical Constraints

      - Dr. Rochdi Zouakia, Director Internal Auditing and Quality Management ANRT, Morocco

Interactive discussion

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee Break

16:00 - 17:30

Session 2: QoS and Universal Access

Moderator:  Dr. Rochdi Zouakia, ANRT, Morocco

·     Presentation:  QoS regulations in a converged/IP/NGN environment

      - Mr. Michael Frank, Senior Consultant, Wholesale Strategies Group, DETECON International

·     Presentation:  What does universal access imply in a broadband-based IP-enabled

      NGN environment? How is access for all ensured?  

      - Mr. Tomas Lamanauskas, Deputy General Director Bahrain TRA

Interactive  discussion

Thursday 3 May 2007

08:30 - 10:00

Session 3: NGN interconnection—based on regulatory intervention, or a hands-off

approach of agreements between operators, service and application providers? 

Moderator: Mr. Alan Horne, General  Director Bahrain TRA

·     Presentation:  Interconnection Costing issues - Dr. Zouakia

·     Presentation:  Interconnection Charges: Bill & Keep, Peering, Transit or Calling

      Party’s Network Pays?

      - Ms. Susan Schorr, ITU BDT Regulatory and Market Environment Division

·     Presentation:  Does NGN solve the last mile access problem or not? 

      - Mr. John de Ridder, Australia

Interactive discussion

10:00 - 10:30

Coffee Break

10:30 - 12:00

Session 4: Regulatory challenges: Market power and pricing

Moderator:  Ms. Susan Schorr, ITU BDT Regulatory and Market Environment Division

·     Presentation:  NGN Interconnection: pricing strategies and regulatory approaches to price regulation

      - Ms. Vaiva Lazauskaitė, Head of Economic Analysis Division, Strategy Department, Communications Regulatory Authority (RRT), Lithuania

·    Presentation:  What new kinds of market power does NGN enable?  What old kinds

     of market power disappear in the NGN world; What’s the impact of bundled

     services on regulated tariffs -- Is there any reason to regulate end user tariffs

     in an NGN world?

     - Mr. Andrew Sharpe, Charles Russell LLP

Interactive discussion

12:00 - 13:00

Closing Session (Wrap-up & Next Steps) 

Moderator: Mr. E. Al Haddad

·     Presentation:  BDT Products and Services on NGN Interconnection  

      - Ms. Susan Schorr, ITU BDT Regulatory and Market Environment Division

·     Where do we go from here?

13:00 - 14:30

Lunch