Frameworks for Competition in Broadband PSC3 15.45-17.00 Ras Al Khaimah As the number and variety of network and service providers grows, the legal framework within which they operate must be sufficiently defined to promote certainty to promote market entry and investment. Furthermore, the regulatory and judicial bodies which oversee these markets must be prepared to deter, investigate and/or remediate anti-competitive behaviour. While European models have been adapted to fit Asian and African markets it is important to ensure that such adaptations are not done blindly. Varying market maturity and structure, competitive dynamics and commercial characteristics of Asian and African markets requires that legislative and regulatory frameworks focus on these distinctions rather than relying on presumptions of similarity. panel sesions 41