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ITU Regional Economic and Financial Forum of Telecommunications/ICTs for Latin America and the Caribbean, Nassau,Bahamas, April 21-22, 2015

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ABOUT

The Forum was organized by the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) and the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) of Bahamas. It took place on 21 and 22 April 2015. It was followed by the ITU-T Regional Meeting of the Study Group 3 Regional Group for Latin America and the Caribbean (SG3RG-LAC) on 22 (afternoon) to 24 April 2015. The Forum addressed, among other interesting subjects, on the future of global telecommunications in view of the growth of OTT services; Mobile Money (MM) services; relevant market definition and significant market power (SMP); approaches and best practices for Broadband costing and pricing; NGN and NGA costing methodologies and tariff policies in the region and followed up with the discussion on costing methodologies for determining the prices of International Mobile Roaming services.

PURPOSE

Creation of platforms to increase enhanced dialogue and knowledge between national regulators, policy-makers and other Telecommunication/ICT stakeholders on economic and financial issues for Latin America and the Caribbean.

PARTICIPATION

The Forum was attended by 51 delegates from 13 countries, including representatives of ministries, regulatory bodies, operators, industry and regional associations, such as Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL), Asociación Iberoamericana de Centros de Investigación y Empresas de Telecomunicaciones (AHCIET), and invited experts.

Organizers & Partners

Organizers​​



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DOCUMENTS & DOWNLOADS

Forum Report [EN]  [ES] 
Agenda [EN] [ES]
Practical Information[EN] [ES]
Invitation Letter[EN] [ES]
Session 1 - The future of global telecommunications in view of the growth of OTT services: expected impact on usage and prices  / El futuro las telecomunicaciones globales a la vista del crecimiento de los servicios OTT: impacto esperado en el uso y precios 

• The future of global telecommunications in view of the growth of OTT services: expected impacts on usage and prices, Mr Simon Forge, SCF Associates, UK

• Treatment of Over the Top (OTT) Services, Ms Annie Baldeo, TATT, Trinidad & Tobago

Session 2 - Consumer Protection in an evolving telecommunication market / La Protección Consumidor en la evolución del Mercado de telecomunicaciones

• ITU study on Regulatory framework and research on the behavior of consumers of telecommunications services in Latin America, Ms Carmen Prado-Wagner, ITU/BDT

• Consumer Protection in the Electronic Communications Sector in The Bahamas, Mr Shantarra Davis-Gaszczyk, Case Officer, URCA Bahamas

Session 3 - Broadband technology, regulation and market in the region - Approaches and best practices / Banda Ancha tecnología, regulación y Mercado en la región - Enfoques y mejores prácticas 

• Banda ancha tecnología, regulación y mercado en la región -enfoques y mejores prácticas, Mr Germán Pérez Benítez, ITU Expert, Spain/Peru

• Banda Ancha en Nicaragua, Mr Mauricio Delgado, TELCOR, Nicaragua

• IXP and Caching warrants review of broadband supply, Mr Craig John Nesty, NTRC, Dominica

Session 4 - Relevant market definition and identification of operators with significant market power (SMP): methodological aspects and coordination with competition authorities / Definición de mercados relevantes e identificación de operadores con PSM: aspectos metodológicos y coordinación con las autoridades de defensa de la competencia

• Methodological aspects and coordination with competition authorities, Mr Oscar Cabello, ITU Expert, Chile

• Analytical Framework for Market Reviews in The Bahamas, Franklin Brown, Senior Case Officer – Economics, URCA, Bahamas

• Relevant market definition and identification of operators with SMP, Fábio Casotti, ANATEL, Brazil

• Definición de mercados relevantes e identificación de Operadores con PSM, Denis Villalobos, ICE, Costa Rica

• Pilot HM HM SSNIP test of The Trinidad and Tobago fixed voice market, Trevonne Clarke-Ferguson, TATT, Trinidad & Tobago

Session 5 - Regulatory accounting, costing methodologies and tariff regulation for broadband services– best practices in the región / Contabilidad regulatoria, metodologías de costos y regulación tarifaria para servicios de banda ancha, mejores prácticas en la región 

• Best practices in the region and implications on NGN and NGA, Mr Oscar Cabello, ITU Expert, Chile

• Contabilidad regulatoria. La experiencia de Paraguay, Tito López, CONATEL, Paraguay

• An Update on Brazilian Competitive Landscape: SNOA and other remedies, Fábio Casotti, ANATEL, Brazil

Session 6 - Network Neutrality: best practices and challenges for regulation / Neutralidad de red: mejores prácticas y desafíos para la regulación 

• Neutralidad de red mejores prácticas y desafíos para la regulación, Mr Germán Pérez Benítez, ITU Expert, Spain/Peru

• Net Neutrality, Annie Baldeo, TATT, Trinidad & Tobago

• Neutralidad de red: mejores prácticas y desafíos para la regulación, Pablo Bello, Secretario General, Asociación Iberoamericana de Centros de Investigación y Empresas de Telecomunicaciones (AHCIET)

Session 7 - Mobile Money (MM) Service oversight by telecommunications regulators / El dinero móvil y su tratamiento regulatorio por las autoridades nacionales de regulación

• Money goes mobile: Committed to banking the unbanked, Ms Lara Srivastava ITU/TSB

• DINERO MÓVIL, COMPETENCIA Y ASPECTOS ECONÓMICOS, Joel Escoto, CONATEL, Honduras

• Mobile Financial Services in LATAM, Jose Lapadula, Tigo Money

• LAC Mobile money state of the industry & brief overview of the regulatory landscape, José Sanin, GSMA

Session 8 - International Mobile Roaming: the ITU Cost Analysis Tool for NRAs / Itinerancia Móvil Internacional: la Herramienta de la UIT para análisis de costos

• International Mobile Roaming: The ITU cost analysis Technical Paper and tool for NRAs, Mr Simon Forge, SCF Associates, UK

• ITU: Inter-sectoral collaboration, standardization, and Membership, Ms Lara Srivastava, ITU/TSB


UIT /ITU
Carmen Prado
carmen.prado@itu.int

Rodrigo Robles
rodrigo.robles@itu.int

Lara Srivastava
lara.srivastava@itu.int

País anfitrión / Host country
Mrs. Barbara Moss
bmoss@urcabahamas.bs
Tel.: 1-242-396-5214

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