Table of Contents

 1     Scope          
 2     Abbreviations and acronyms             
 3     Ways and means to reduce the cost of international Internet connectivity  
        3.1     Establishment of Internet exchange points (IXPs)         
        3.2     Development of local services including local hosting and local applications       
        3.3     Access to landing points for submarine cables and related issues           
        3.4     Mirror sites and caches             
        3.5     Additional infrastructure          
        3.6     Submarine cable build out       
        3.7     Implementation of elements of ITU-T D.50      
 4     Results of benchmark studies regarding international Internet connectivity costs