4. PUBLICATIONS OF THE ITU-D SECTOR Trends in Telecommunication Reform 2002: Effective Regulation 4th edition, 2002 The fourth edition of Trends in Telecommunication Reform is dedicated to the theme of effective and independent regulation. Since the beginning of the 1990s, the number of regulatory institutions has increased from 13 to more than 110, with many of them having been created in the past five years. But merely creating a regulatory body without empowering it to be effective is not enough. The report looks at the need for regulators; the process of creating a regulator; definitions of independence; why effectiveness may be more important than independence; powers and functions of the regulator; transparency in the decision-making process; organizational structure and finance issues. It is structured into nine chapters. MEDIA PRICE CHF LANGUAGE ARTICLE ISBN PAGE NBR EFSR 92-61-09641-7 92-61-09642-5 92-61-09643-3 92-61-09644-1 21116 21117 21118 22443 296 328 318 294 90.- EFSR 90.- Trends in Telecommunication Reform 2000-2001: Interconnection Regulation 3rd edition, 2001 The third edition of Trends in Telecommunication Reform includes one chapter reviewing global trends in market reform, and seven chapters exploring the key regulatory issue of interconnection. The seven interconnection chapters cover the importance of interconnection, regulatory and technical issues, economic issues in interconnection, network unbundling, interconnection with mobile networks, Internet interconnection and international interconnection. MEDIA PRICE CHF LANGUAGE ARTICLE ISBN PAGE NBR 92 EFSA 92-61-08651-9 92-61-08652-7 92-61-08653-5 92-61-08656-X 92-61-08655-1 92-61-08654-3 18313 18314 18315 21109 22812 256 286 280 238 237 238 90.- C R EFR 90.- Trends in Telecommunication Reform: Country Profiles 2000 This CD-ROM provides key regulatory information for each ITU Member State (up to 2000). The information is accessible by country and by region. This interactive tool contains information on the institutional framework, regulatory and policy-making bodies and regulatory issues such as ownership, liberalization, licensing, universal service, and interconnection. MEDIA PRICE CHF LANGUAGE ARTICLE ISBN PAGE NBR 225.- E, F, S 16200 92-61-08147-9