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| WDR e-Brief No. 11 |
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| Wednesday, 02 October 2002 | |
In this e-Brief· Spirited debate at WDR Expert Forum · Dialogue Theme 2003: Stimulating Investment in Network Development · WSIS to look at investment in infrastructure · 2002 research report near completion · LINK Centre and Media@LSE join WDR · Philippines: Regulator to issue new interconnection rule · WDR site gets hits · Subscribing and unsubscribing -------------------- The WDR  No. 11, 02 October 2002 -------------------- Welcome to the eleventh issue of the WDR e-Brief, an electronic bulletin from the World Dialogue on Regulation for Network Economies (WDR). The WDR e-Brief keeps you informed of new documents and ongoing discussions on our website and features information and comment of interest to the regulatory community. Please forward the e-Brief to interested colleagues and let them know they can subscribe for free from the WDR website at http://www.regulateonline.org/. -------------------- -------------------- Spirited debate at WDR Expert ForumThe WDR annual Expert Forum was held on 12-13 September in Skodsborg, Denmark under the Chairmanship of Dr. Pekka Tarjanne. Participants from all regions of the world were selected for their expertise on the Dialogue Theme under examination, their contributions to the dialogue over the past eight months on the WDR web site, or their work on PhD dissertations in the field. The focus of discussion was the draft background paper that has been posted on the web site for the past month. Contending views on all sides of all issues made for spirited debate. A preliminary report of the meeting is on the WDR website at: http://regulateonline.org/forum2002/expertforum.htm -------------------- -------------------- Dialogue Theme 2003: Stimulating Investment in Network DevelopmentThe participants at the WDR Expert Forum agreed that the Dialogue Theme for 2003 should focus on investment and the roles of the regulator in helping to stimulate investment in network development. This arises not only from the desperate need for network rollout in most developing countries, and the concerns for broadband upgrading in developed countries, but also from the drying up of investment funds for the telecom sector in the wake of the ICT sector stock market collapse and the corruption in the US industry. The precise formulation of the theme was not determined at the Forum, and further advice is welcomed until the end of October. A description of some of the options being considered is on the WDR website at: http://regulateonline.org/forum2002/theme2003.htm -------------------- -------------------- WSIS to look at investment in ICT infrastructureOne of the themes agreed to at an "informal meeting on content and themes" for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) appears to tie in well with the proposals for WDR's research and dialogue theme for 2003. The report of the meeting, which took place September 16-18 and was attended by 173 government delegates from 100 countries, lists "Information and communication infrastructure: financing and investment, affordability, development, and sustainability" as a theme that must be high on the WSIS agenda when the Summit begins in December 2003. A related theme about regulation was somewhat more controversial. A related theme was somewhat more controversial, having so many brackets it is practically indecipherable. Read the full article at http://regulateonline.org/news/wsis.htm Documentation for informal meeting on content and themes http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/im_sep2002.html Official WSIS site http://wsis.itu.int -------------------- -------------------- 2002 research report near completionThe final draft report on the 2002 research theme, ICT Convergence Regulation or Multisector Utility Regulation, was released last month. Authored by Anders Henten and Rohan Samarajiva, coordinators of the WDR research teams in Denmark and the Netherlands, the report critically examines both the rationales and the practical questions of implementation for the two models of regulation with a view to contributing to informed policy choices. The WDR research team would like to thank everyone for the comments received by email or posted to the website. They will be considered, along with the results of the Experts Forum, as the final version is prepared this month. You can still post your comments on the report this week in WDR's Online Dialogue at http://regulateonline.org/dialogue/, or send them by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it The full report and executive summary can be downloaded from http://regulateonline.org/dp/dp0205.htm -------------------- -------------------- Philippines: Regulator to issue new interconnection ruleThe interconnection disagreement between Smart Communications Inc. and Digital Telecommunications Philippines Inc. has led to the creation of a new telecommunications circular designed to prevent similar disputes in the future. The National Telecommunications Commission is developing a memorandum circular that will define interconnection standards and make the negotiation of agreements more straightforward. NTC representative, Edgardo Cabarios said companies often argue that indirect interconnection, routing traffic through a third-party carrier, qualifies as interconnection under the law. Full story and links to other news from the WDR/Intelecon Regulatory News service at: http://www.regulateonline.org/intelecon/A-Philippines-020916.htm -------------------- -------------------- LINK Centre and Media@LSE join WDRTwo new research partners have joined WDR. Media@lse, the media and communications programme at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and the LINK Centre in Johannesburg, Africa's leading education and research agency in the area of ICT policy and regulation, have joined in time to take leading roles in WDR's 2003 Dialogue. For more information, follow the links London School of Economics Programme Joins LIRNE.NET and WDR: http://regulateonline.org/news/lse.htm LINK Centre Joins LIRNE.NET and WDR: http://regulateonline.org/link.htm -------------------- -------------------- WDR site gets hitsThe regulatory community is increasingly aware of WDR and the valuable resources it offers. Over the past six months the number of "hits" has tripled to more than 30,000 per month, with 3,500 visitors in September the site received more than 3,500 individual visitors. The site has been particularly successful at disseminating WDR research, with 3,500 copies of the various WDR research papers downloaded. In the three weeks since they were posted, more than 450 copies of the draft final report and executive summary have been downloaded. The e-Brief is also attracting attention, with more than 1,000 subscribers to it receiving regular news about WDR by email. A report on the site was presented at the Expert Forum and can be accessed in PDF format at: http://regulateonline.org/forum2002/webreportsept02.pdf -------------------- -------------------- Questions and supportIf you have questions about WDR, send them to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it For technical matters, contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or see the Frequently Asked Questions section in the Online Dialogue. http://www.regulateonline.org/dialogue/ -------------------- -------------------- Subscribing and unsubscribingThe WDR e-Brief is a bi-weekly bulletin from the World Dialogue on Regulation for Network Economies - http://www.regulateonline.org. Subscribe from the site or by sending a message to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it with the subject wdr e-brief list . To unsubscribe, send a message to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it -------------------- -------------------- Bruce Girard This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it edits the e-Brief with assistance from Divakar Goswami and Pearl Barendse. Archives: http://www.comunica.org/w-agora/index.php?bn=wdr_ebrief -------------------- -------------------- The purpose of the World Dialogue on Regulation is to critically examine ideas and evidence. Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed in content appearing on the WDR website, the Online Dialogue and the WDR e-Brief are the personal views of the individuals submitting them. 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