Opening Remarks
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Mr. Stuart Harbinson, Chairman of the
Council for Trade in Services
Mr. Roberto Blois, Deputy Secretary-General, ITU
Mr. David Hartridge, Director in charge, WTO
Independent Regulators Back to Top
Regulators Panel: The
challenges of establishing independent regulatory bodies and developing transparent
regulatory procedures
Moderator: Mr. Roberto
Blois, Deputy Secretary-General, ITU
Panelists:
Mr. C.M. Lekaukau, Executive Chairman
Botswana Telecommunication authority
Mr. B.K. Zutshi, Vice-Chairperson
TRAI, India
Mr. Clovis Baptista Neto, Head
International Affairs, ANATEL, Brazil
Ms. Rebecca Arbogast, Chief,
Telecommunications Division,
International Bureau, U.S. FCC
Regulatory Issues: Interconnection,
competition safeguards and universal service
Regulators Panel: The
challenges of setting and implementing regulations on interconnection, competition
safeguards and universal service programs in a competitive environment.
Moderator: Mr. Carlos
Primo Braga, Program Manager, infoDev, The World Bank
Panelists:
Mr. Anthony Wong, Director-General
Telecommunications Authority of Hong Kong, China
Mr. Jorge Kunigami, Chairman
OSIPTEL, Peru
Dr. Ivan Schmideg, Vice President,
International, HIF, Hungary
Mr. Sonwabo Eddie Funde, Deputy
Chairperson
SATRA, South Africa
Mr. Jørgen Abild Andersen,
Director-General
National Telecommunication Agency, Denmark
Technical assistance sources and needs Back to Top
Assessment of the principal technical
assistance sources and needs identified in the session.
FORMAL SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED
Communication from the United States,
Principles of Competitive Entry: Independent Telecommunications Regulation and
Interconnection Principles (S/C/W/110/Add.1)
Communication from the United States,
Official Sources of United States Technical Assistance in the Telecommunications Sector
(S/C/W/110/Add.2)
Communication from the ITU, Description
of Assistance in the Regulatory Domain (S/C/W/110/Add.3)
Communication from the ITU, General
Trends in Telecommunication Reform - Extracts of Chapter 1 (S/C/W/110/Add.4)
Communication from the European
Community and its Member States: Implementation of Telecommunication legislation in the
European Community (S/C/W/110/Add.5)
Communication from the European
Community and its Member States: European Commission Actions to Assist Third Countries in
Adapting to the Changes in the Telecommunications Environment (S/C/W/110/Add.6)
Communication from the World Bank
Group: Technical Assistance, Telecommunications Reform and the WTO Activities of the World
Bank Group (S/C/W/110/Add.7)
Communication from the Chairman of the
Telecommunications Regulator's Association of Southern Africa (S/C/W/110/Add.8)
Communication from Australia:
Interconnection (S/C/W/110/Add.9)
Other papers available at the meeting Back to Top
Telecommunications Reform How To
Succeed,
Björn Wellenius, October, 1997
http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/notes/130/130summary.html
What the Transformation of
Telecommunications Markets Means for Regulation,
Peter Smith, July, 1997
http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/notes/121/121summary.html
Extending Telecommunications Service to
Rural Areas—The Chilean Experience: Awarding subsidies through competitive bidding,
Björn Wellenius, February, 1997
http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/notes/105/105summary.html
Competition in
Telecoms—Implications for Universal Service and Employment, Ben A. Petrazzini,
October, 1996
http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/notes/96/96summary.html |
