Introduction to Telecoms Regulation
Key Information
Prerequisites:
None
Outline and Objectives:
Regulation in the telecoms and media industries remains extremely important despite increased choice for consumers and increased competition between providers. This course looks at how regulation has affected these industries over the last several years, what service providers can do to be successful in such a regime, and the current and future issues for regulation.
Who Should Attend:
This course is suitable for managers from any area of the telecoms and media industries who need to understand the legal, commercial and operational effects of regulation on their industry.
Course Contents:
- History of Regulation in USA, Europe and UK
- The Role, Scope and Objectives of Regulators
- Spectrum Management and Allocation
- Regulated and Non-regulated Services and Pricing Models
- (Universal) Service Obligation and Conditions
- Regulation of Access: Call Termination, LLU, LNP
- Regulation of Interconnect: Technical Standards, Price Controls
- Re balancing of Regulation, National versus EU-wide and Other Regions
- Equivalence of Access Models: OpenReach as a template
- NGN Challenges and Opportunities: NGA, VoIP, etc
