9th Global Symposium for Regulators - Beirut
If you would like to quote from the "9th Global Symposium for Regulators - Beirut" article, please copy and paste the following text:
Author: ANACOMTitle: "9th Global Symposium for Regulators - Beirut"
Published: 10.11.2009
URL: http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=998521
View: 24.05.2013
The ninth Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR) was held last 10-12 November in Beirut, Lebanon. This International Telecommunication Union (ITU) event was first held in 2000 and aims to gather regulators and policy-makers from developed and developing countries to foster the sharing of ideas and experience on major current issues affecting the sector.
The ninth GSR basically focused on convergence challenges and the regulator’s role during a period of change in the information and communications technologies (ICTs) sector, driven by technological, regulatory and market developments. The event was attended by 648 participants and 89 member States and was split into eight thematic panels that considered topics such as the creation of an investment-friendly environment, IP interconnectivity, consumer defence, universal access, mobile termination tariff regulation and VoIP.
At one of the sessions new challenges for regulators were discussed. It was concluded that regulatory bodies should seek and apply stable regulatory policies, and also implement some principles that encourage market changes, namely a good competition policy and innovation-oriented regulation.
Also considered was the financial crisis’s impact on regulation. It was concluded that the financial crisis does not affect what is understood as being ‘good regulation’. Some pro-active approaches should nevertheless be taken to protect against the affects of reduced liquidity in global markets. It will also be useful to opt for a combined strategy that on the one hand considers the way governments and regulatory authorities can grant financial support to the private sector through public/private partnerships and, on the other, efficient regulatory strategies and policies.
Regarding universal access, the need for a change of policies was mentioned, as telephone and broadband are nowadays deemed a basic service on a par with water, electricity and others. The participants also agreed that connection to ICTs is a vital factor for boosting a community’s social and economic development.
Also discussed was the controversial issue of mobile termination regulation. Three main reasons were given for such regulation to exist: the promotion of interconnectivity, control of market power and co-ordination of interoperability. At the end of the GSR session a set of best practices was approved, based on discussions held at the symposium and prior contributions from member States. Portugal was especially active in drawing up this document. The best practices aim to identify innovative regulatory approaches suitable for a world undergoing convergence in order to strengthen the bases for a global Information Society.
The Global Industry Leaders Forum (GILF) was held on the day before the GSR and meant to serve as a forum for high level debate, to share experience and work out proposals on regulatory issues affecting business and the sector in general, thus fostering interactive debate between industry and regulators/policy-makers. The 2009 GILF paid special attention to the stimulation of investment during a period of worldwide economic recession, to the universal service approaches needed and to essential regulation issues involving IP convergence and telecommunications.
ICT - Information and Communication Technologies: Generic term sometimes applied to the set of technologies which support information and communication systems.
IP - Internet Protocol: Switching protocol of data packets to route and send information over the Internet.
Telecommunications: Transmission, reception or emission of signals representing symbols, writing, images, sounds of information of any nature by wires, optic systems, radio electric means, and other electromagnetic systems. Classified as public use telecommunications - destined for the general public and private telecommunications - destined for own use or a restricted number of users. Public use and private use telecommunications are subdivided into addressed telecommunications - those in which the information is only sent to one or more pre-determined destinations through addressing, there may or may not be bi-directionality - and broadcast or telebroadcast telecommunications - which are made in only one direction, simultaneously to various points of reception without prior addressing.
US - Universal Service: In portuguese, Serviço Universal (SU). In general terms, universal service (US) is taken as meaning the minimum set of services of a specified quality which is available to all users at an affordable price.
VoIP - Voice over Internet Protocol: Voice over Internet Protocol - Consists of converting analogue voice packages into digital packages and making them travel on the Internet.
This page was:
More information on site statistics
International Activity
Thematic Areas
Access and Interconnection
Information available in this area: Legislation; Determinations on ADSL offers from PT Comunicações; Statistical information to be provided by public telec.network operators; Interconnection; Traffic ownership; Significant market power; Reference interconnection offer; General and prior conditions to the negotiation of interconnection agreements; Interconnection agreements; Prices; Internet access; Selection and pre-selection of operator; Cost model for the fixed telecommunications networkBroadband area
This area contains a range of information on broadband Internet access, including ANACOM’s powers and initiatives, the national and community legislation in force, the complementary measures adopted by ANACOM, statistics, studies and several reports.Ducts Access
Obtain information on the applicable regime, consult adopted determinations and the offers of the concessionaire in this area and follow the respective developments through related information.Digital Television
Information available in this area: legislation; news and press releases on DT; licence granted; archive on Conference on Digital Terrestrial Television - DVB-T (2000).Electronic Commerce
Information available in this area: ANACOM's duties; Legislation (Portuguese and European Union Law); Relevant studies and work.Emergency Communications
A new area has been made developed on emergency communications with information about the varied remit of ANACOM and current Europena Union and national legislation, studies and reports and links of interest.Electronic communications - market analysis
This area comprises all the available information on each of the relevant markets identified by ANACOM, in compliance with Regicom and Commission Recommendation 2003/311/EC, of 11 February 2003.Electronic communications - regulatory framework
This area contains a wide range of information on the regulatory framework for electronic communications, both as adopted in the European Union in 2002 and as approved in 2009.ITED - ITUR
ITED - ITURInternational Activity
Find out about ANACOM's participation in international sectorial bodies, such as IRG, ERG, CEPT, ITU and UPU.International Roaming
Here you can get a range of useful information about roaming, in particular about what you will have to pay for calls or your voicemail when using your mobile abroad.Laboratories
Fully aware of the modernisation challenges faced by the industry and the need to ensure high quality products and services, ANACOM is endowed with three specialised laboratories, with which it helps further national technological development.Leased Lines
Information available in this area: legislation, complementary determinations on the PTC's cost accounting system; entities with significant market power, quality of leased lines service, reformulation and suspension of leased lines offer; information about prices; national and international studies and reports.Local Loop Unbundling
Information available in this area: Determinations of ICP-ANACOM; Reference Unbundling Offer (RUO) (PTC); EU and IRG Initiatives; Working Group; Public Survey on LLU; FAQ's.Mobile Networks and Services
Information available in this area: Legislation; determinations on IMT-2000/UMTS , voice mail , informative services , significant market power, adhesion contracts, portability - Information to consumers, survey on quality of service of mobile (QoS-GSM), other relevant information about IMT-2000/UMTS; ERMES, Mobile Communications in Portugal.Numbering, Names and Addressing
Information available in this area: legislation; complementary determinations on portability, selection and pre-selection, virtual phone cards, Portuguese numbering plan, public consultations; ETO; FAQ's.Online Services
Online Services - Access to interactive electronic Forms.Postal area
Information available in this area: national and EU legislation, CTT's development plan, quality of service and overall complaints; prices and postal tariffs for 2003; statement of compliance of CTT's cost accounting system; audit to the service quality indicators of CTT; conventions; quality reports; european studies; licences/authorizations.R&TTE Regulatory Framework
Information available in this area: R&TTE Regulatory Framework; reasons of the R&TTE framework adoption; applicable equipment; information about Essential requirements; conformity assessment procedures; notification to Anacom; publication of interfaces by operators; publication of technical specifications; inspection (market surveillance); spectrum authorities.Spectrum management
Information available in this area: Legislation; Electronic Communications Committee Decisions; Exposure to electromagnetic radiation and related issues; useful links; data base and useful information about audio broadcast operators; television broadcast operators; personal radio service - citizen band.Sector
Information available in this area: sector's organization; operators' list; licences/authorizations granted by ANACOM; codes of providers and telecommunications services.Telephone Service at a Fixed Location and Universal Service
Information available in this area: legislation; determinations on Fixed Telephone Service and Universal Service, public pay phones, adhesion contracts, public consultation; information on liberalization communications; consumer rights; FAQ's and Publications.URSI - Portuguese Committee
This area contains information on the Portuguese Committee of URSI - International Union of Radio Science. The work of this Committee is organised by ANACOM.Services and Useful Information
Universal Service
Tenders for the selection of provider(s) of universal service of electronic communications
ANACOM Events
ANACOM Conference 2013 - Financing the future, 01.07.2013
World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15)
World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15), Geneva, 2-27.11.2015
Association of CPLP Communications and Telecommunications Regulators
ARCTEL-CPLPhttp://www.arctel-cplp.org/
Statements/clarifications
Positions, clarifications and statements issued by ANACOM between 2004 and 2013
Forms for electronic and interactive services
Access the services which we provide electronically
Frequently asked questions
FAQ on Audiotext, Digital Terrestrial Television - DTT, International Roaming, Licences for land mobile service private radiocommunications networks, Local Loop Unbundling, Message-Based value Added Services, National Numbering Plan, Operator Portability, R&TTE Regulatory Framework, Telephone Service at a Fixed Location and Universal Service, VoIP