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SG3 Special Projects and Issues

Focus Group on Accounting rate reform

In 1998, Study Group 3 agreed to establish a Focus Group in order to study a possible scheduled reduction of accounting rate. The Focus Group’s task was to propose transitional arrangements towards cost orientation beyond 1998. Such transitional arrangement could facilitate the implementation of any future remuneration system, for instance based on a termination charge system.

The work of Focus Group has been completed at the end of year 1998 but this site is updated regularly and provide the most recent "target rates'.

Access to informal FTP Area
Guidelines for FTP Area
Annotated terms of reference
Opinion C of World Telecommunication Policy Forum 1998
Chairman's working document (revised on 12/06/98)
Chairman's working document (revised on 25/08/98)
Chairman's working document (revised on 16/10/98)

Covering note:

From Chairman of the Focus Group (drafted on 16/10/98)

Preliminary Draft:

Contribution to ITU Study Group 3 (drafted on 16/10/98)

Final Report:

Covering note (drafted on 6/11/98)
Contribution to Study Group 3 (drafted on 6/11/98)
Draft transitional arrangement adopted by Study Group 3 (11/06/99)

Target rates:

Recalculated target rate for year 1999
Recalculated target rate for year 2000
Recalculated target rate for year 2001
Recalculated target rate for year 2002
Recalculated target rate for year 2003
Recalculated target rate for year 2004
Teledensity of Countries /Territories (Source: ITU World Telecommunication Indicators Database) (updated 18.11.04)
Choice of teledensity bands
Statistical note
Analyses of market trends and statistical studies (Reforming the International Accounting Rate System)
Results of case studies
Other useful informations on the Focus Group
Contacts and Comments

Links to other Organizations

International Organizations
	Link to Home pages	Related Documents
WTO (World Trade Organization)	http://www.wto.org/	Data on Telecommunications Markets covered by the WTO Negotiations on Basic Telecommunications The WTO Negotiations on Basic Telecommunications March 1997 Reform in Basic Telecommunications and the WTO Negotiations:The Asian Experience Feb.1998 Basic Telecommunications
EU (European Union)	http://europa.eu.int/	The Impact of European Liberalisation and the WTO Competition in Telecommunications - the Regulators' Challenge Welcome to the European Union's Telecommunications Policy.
OECD (Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation)	http://www.oecd.org/	Telecomunication Database 1997

National Organizations
	Link to Home pages	Related Documents
FCC U.S.A. (Federal Communications Commission)	http://www.fcc.gov/	International Bureau approves Accounting Rate reductions (1994) Telecommunications Act of 1996 Accounting Rate Report: U.S. Monthly Accounting Data Accounting Rates of the United States, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand
OFTA Hong Kong (Office of the Telecommunications Authority)	http://www.ofta.gov.hk/	Telecommunications Statistics International Telecommunications Traffic
OFTEL U.K. (Office of Telecommunications)	http://www.oftel.gov.uk/	The Collection and Publication by OFTEL of Information on the International Market International Accounting Rates : Publication of International Accounting Rates

Connecting the world and beyond

SG3 Special Projects and Issues

Focus Group on Accounting rate reform​

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Focus Group on Accounting rate reform