• THE NEW INITIATIVES PROGRAMME – THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT FOR FUTURE MOBILE MULTIMEDIA SERVICES
  • REPORT CONTENTS
  • CHAPTER I – CHAIR’S REPORT
    • INTRODUCTION
    • BACKGROUND ISSUES PAPER
    • TRENDS IN MOBILE MULTIMEDIA MARKETS
    • CASE STUDIES
    • BACKGROUND PAPER ON FLEXIBILITY IN SPECTRUM REGULATION
    • BROADCASTING IN AN ERA OF CONVERGENCE
    • DYNAMIC SPECTRUM USE AND USABILITY
    • PROMOTING AND DIVERSIFYING MOBILE CONTENT
    • PROTECTING THE CONSUMER IN A PERVASIVE MULTIMEDIA ENVIRONMENT
    • MOBILE MULTIMEDIA AND THE LAW
    • SPAM ON MOBILES
    • REGULATORY CONUNDRUMS
    • WHAT DID WE LEARN FROM 2G MOBILE THAT WE CAN APPLY TO A 3G AND POST-3G MULTIMEDIA ENVIRONMENT?
    • COMPETITION POLICY AND ROLE OF MVNOS
    • TOWARDS INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION AND GLOBAL DIALOGUE
  • CHAPTER II – BACKGROUND ISSUES PAPER: THE EVOLUTION OF ALWAYS-ON MOBILE MULTIMEDIA ENVIRONMENTS
    • TABLE OF CONTENTS
    • 1 INTRODUCTION
      • 1.1 About this paper
    • 2 TOWARDS MOBILE MULTIMEDIA
    • 3 PROTECTING THE CONSUMER IN A PERVASIVE MULTIMEDIA ENVIRONMENT
      • 3.1 Affordability and transparency
        • 3.1.1 Notions of affordability
        • 3.1.2 Affordability trends
        • 3.1.3 Pricing transparency
        • 3.1.4 Specific challenges
        • 3.1.5 Novel solutions
      • 3.2 Mobile multimedia and privacy
        • 3.2.1 Principles of data protection and privacy
        • 3.2.2 Location-based services
        • 3.2.3 The growing use of camera phones
        • 3.2.4 Mobile spam
        • 3.2.5 A multi-faceted approach
    • 4 INSURING A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
      • 4.1 General principles of competition policy
        • 4.1.1 At a global level
        • 4.1.2 At the European level
      • 4.2 The problem with roaming
      • 4.3 The case of mobile sports content
      • 4.4 SMS termination and future multimedia pricing
      • 4.5 The role of mobile virtual network operators
        • 4.5.1 An evolving phenomenon
        • 4.5.2 The regulatory treatment of MVNOs
        • 4.5.3 The future of MVNOs
    • 5 REGULATING CONTENT IN A CONVERGING ENVIRONMENT
      • 5.1 Protecting content: concerns over copyright
      • 5.2 Changing models for regulating content in a converged environment
        • 5.2.1 Concerns over specific forms of content
      • 5.3 M-commerce
      • 5.4 Mobile multimedia and advertising
    • 6 CONCLUSION
  • CHAPTER III – BACKGROUND ISSUES PAPER: DYNAMIC SPECTRUM USE AND USABILITY
    • TABLE OF CONTENTS
    • 1 A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT
    • 2 PAVING THE WAY TO MORE FLEXIBILITY
      • 2.1 Liberalization
      • 2.2 Spectrum trading
      • 2.3 Spectrum Pricing
    • 3 THE DIGITAL DIVIDEND
    • 4 KEY QUESTIONS
  • CHAPTER IV – BRIEFING PAPER: TOWARDS MORE FLEXIBLE SPECTRUM REGULATION AND LESSONS FOR GERMANY
    • TABLE OF CONTENTS
    • 1 INTRODUCTION
    • 2 ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS UNDERPINNING A MORE FLEXIBLE APPROACH TO SPECTRUM REGULATION
      • 2.1 Guiding principles of effective and flexible spectrum regulation
      • 2.2 Regulatory models
      • 2.3 Mechanisms for the primary assignment of spectrum usage rights
        • 2.3.1 First-come, first-served
        • 2.3.2 Lotteries
        • 2.3.3 Beauty contests
        • 2.3.4 Auctions
      • 2.4 Liberalization of spectrum usage
        • 2.4.1 Elements of a system governing spectrum usage rights
        • 2.4.2 Spectrum regulation in the international and European arenas
        • 2.4.3 Spectrum regulation in Germany
        • 2.4.4 Influence of international agreements on spectrum regulation at national level
        • 2.4.5 Frequency Usage Plan
        • 2.4.6 Frequency bands particularly suited to liberalization and flexible transfer arrangements
        • 2.4.7 WAPECS initiative
      • 2.5 Transfer and trading of spectrum usage rights
        • 2.5.1 General considerations
        • 2.5.2 Forms of spectrum trading
        • 2.5.3 Spectrum trading and the duration of usage rights
        • 2.5.4 Necessity of maintaining a central register for spectrum trading
        • 2.5.5 Spectrum trading and primary assignment
        • 2.5.6 Flexible spectrum regulation and windfall profits
      • 2.6 Interference
      • 2.7 Competition issues
        • 2.7.1 General considerations
        • 2.7.2 Strategic motives for the acquisition of spectrum, including motives for hoarding
        • 2.7.3 Tools to prevent anti-competitive behaviour
      • 2.8 Economic pricing of spectrum usage
        • 2.8.1 Principles of spectrum pricing
        • 2.8.2 Administrative versus incentive pricing
        • 2.8.3 Factors to take into account when calculating spectrum charges
    • 3 UNDERLYING FRAMEWORK OF THE GERMAN TELECOMMUNICATION ACT
    • 4 COUNTRY CASE STUDIES REGARDING FLEXIBILITY OF SPECTRUM REGULATION AND THEIR RELEVANCE TO GERMANY
      • 4.1 Conclusions and recommendations for Germany based on experiences in the United Kingdom
      • 4.2 Conclusions and recommendations for Germany based on experiences in the United States
      • 4.3 Conclusions and recommendations for Germany based on experiences in Canada
      • 4.4 Lessons learned from Australia that are relevant to the implementation of a flexible frequency management system in Germany
        • 4.4.1 Overview
        • 4.4.2 Spectrum liberalization
        • 4.4.3 Spectrum Trading
        • 4.4.4 Interference issues
        • 4.4.5 Class License Bands
        • 4.4.6 Competition issues
      • 4.5 Lessons learned from New Zealand28 that are relevant to the implementation of a flexible frequency management system in Germany
        • 4.5.1 Overview
        • 4.5.2 Spectrum liberalization
        • 4.5.3 Spectrum trading
        • 4.5.4 Interference issues
        • 4.5.5 Competition issues
      • 4.6 Conclusions and recommendations for Germany based on experiences in Guatemala
    • 5 GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR A FLEXIBLE SYSTEM OF SPECTRUM REGULATION
  • CHAPTER V – BRIEFING PAPER: LEGACY REGULATION AND VOLVING WIRELESS MARKETS
    • TABLE OF CONTENTS
    • 1 INTRODUCTION
    • 2 OBJECTIVES
    • 3 CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS
    • 4 CALL ORIGINATION
    • 5 MULTIPLE MARKETS AND ABUSES
    • 6 REGULATORY REMEDIES
    • 7 MULTIPLAY
    • 8 THIRD GENERATION
    • 9 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
    • 10 REGULATORY UNCERTAINTY
    • 11 CONCLUSIONS
  • CHAPTER VI – CASE STUDY: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN GERMANY
    • TABLE OF CONTENTS
    • 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
      • 1.1 Objectives of a strategic innovation and ICT policy
    • 2 INFORMATION INDUSTRY AS THE DRIVING FORCE OF UPSWING
      • 2.1 Internet usage
      • 2.2 Digital convergence
      • 2.3 IT research
      • 2.4 E-government
      • 2.5 IT security
      • 2.6 Information Society Germany 2010 (iD2010) – a programme to realign ICT policies
    • 3 THE CURRENT SITUATION OF BROADBAND ACCESS IN GERMANY
      • 3.1 The importance of broadband access for politics and industry
      • 3.2 DSL as a reference point for alternative broadband access technologies
      • 3.3 Alternative broadband access via radio
        • 3.3.1 Wireless LAN
        • 3.3.2 WiMAX
        • 3.3.3 UMTS/HSDPA
      • 3.4 The path to success
    • 4 CONVERGENCE – A DEFINITION
      • 4.1 The economic importance of convergence
      • 4.2 Barriers on the way towards a convergent society
        • 4.2.1 Harmonization and standardization
        • 4.2.2 Consumer perspective
        • 4.2.3 Digital gaps
        • 4.2.4 Positioning of providers
        • 4.2.5 Capital markets
        • 4.2.6 Competency in convergence
        • 4.2.7 Connecting links
    • 5 DRIVING FACTOR FOR MOBILE SERVICES
      • 5.1 E-government
      • 5.2 Download market records three-digit growth rate
      • 5.3 E-commerce
      • 5.4 Digital entertainment electronics continue to boom
      • 5.5 Value-added services via radio networks
    • 6 IT DEVELOPMENT IN GERMANY
      • 6.1Cornerstones of a strategic innovation and ICT policy in Germany
  • CHAPTER VII – CASE STUDY: THE CASE OF HONG KONG SAR AND CHINA
    • TABLE OF CONTENTS
    • 1 GENERAL SITUATION OF HONG KONG SAR AND CHINA
      • 1.1 People and economy of Hong Kong SAR
      • 1.2 People and economy of China
    • 2 TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN HONG KONG SAR AND CHINA
      • 2.1 Telecommunications development and policy in Hong Kong SAR
        • 2.1.1 Fixed-line telephone service
        • 2.1.2 Cellular mobile service
        • 2.1.3 International telephone service
        • 2.1.4 Broadband
      • 2.2 Telecommunications development and policy in China
        • 2.2.1 Market reform
        • 2.2.2 Network growth
    • 3 MOBILE DATA COMMUNICATIONS IN HONG KONG SAR
      • 3.1 3G and its impact on mobile market restructuring
      • 3.2 Mobile data communications usage
        • 3.2.1 Mobile/media Convergence
        • 3.2.2 Synergy of corporate resources and strategies
        • 3.2.3 Fixed/mobile convergence
    • 4 MOBILE DATA COMMUNICATIONS IN CHINA
      • 4.1 The Chinese mobile market: a duopoly in operation
      • 4.2 The tale of SMS in China
        • 4.2.1 Availability of alternative communications means
        • 4.2.2 Cultural differences
        • 4.2.3 Market competition
        • 4.2.4 Business models
        • 4.2.5 Political censorship
        • 4.2.6 Input language
      • 4.3 How mobile data services have become a cash cow for China mobile
    • 5 REGULATORY ISSUES REGARDING MOBILE MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS IN HONG KONG
      • 5.1 Technology neutrality
      • 5.2 Spectrum policy
        • 5.2.1 Urgency for flexibility in spectrum trade
        • 5.2.2 Consistency of spectrum regulation
        • 5.2.3 Convergence and spectrum regulation
      • 5.3 Regulatory framework
      • 5.4 DRM and copyright
      • 5.5 Unsolicited electronic messaging (Spamming)
      • 5.6 Harmful content
      • 5.7 Network interconnection
      • 5.8 Market competition and network access
      • 5.9 Pricing, affordability and transparency
      • 5.10 Privacy
    • 6 REGULATORY ISSUES REGARDING MOBILE MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS IN CHINA
      • 6.1 Technology neutrality
      • 6.2 Spectrum policy
      • 6.3 Regulatory framework
      • 6.4 Copyright
      • 6.5 Harmful content and spamming
      • 6.6 Market competition and network access
      • 6.7 Privacy
      • 6.8 Governance on misconduct of content providers
    • 7 SUMMARY
  • Annex I – THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT FOR FUTURE MOBILE MULTIMEDIA SERVICES (Mainz, Germany, 21-23 June 2006)
    • WORKSHOP AGENDA
  • Annex II – THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT FOR FUTURE MOBILE MULTIMEDIA SERVICES (Mainz, Germany, 21-23 June 2006)
    • LIST OF WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS