Table of Reference Documents
Reference documents provide documents and other data which are representative of actual practices and precedents on telecommunications authorization issues. A consolidated list of reference documents used by the different modules of the ICT Regulation Toolkit is presented here. Documents listed are in PDF format. Note: Clicking on these links will open a new browser window.
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Executive Summaries
Module 1: Regulating the Telecommunications Sector: Overview
Module 2. Competition and Price Regulation
Module 3. Authorization of Telecommunications Services
Module 4. Universal Access
Module 5. Radio Spectrum Management
Module 6. Legal and Institutional Framework
Module 7. New Technologies and Impacts on Regulation
Executive Summaries
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Module 1: Regulating the Telecommunications Sector: Overview
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Module 2. Competition and Price Regulation
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Alfred E. Kahn, TELECOMMUNICATIONS: THE TRANSITION FROM REGULATION TO ANTITRUST, J. ON TELECOMM. & HIGH TECH. L. (2006): 159-188.
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Telecommunications and Information Working Group, Tuesday, 25 April 2006, TEL 33 - Regulatory Roundtable, “What are APEC Member Economies' laws, policies, and/or regulations on Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP)? How many VoIP users are there in each Economy?”
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Telecommunications and Information Working Group, Tuesday, 25 April 2006, VoIP in Singapore, presented by Muhd Hanafiah
Barbados Unregulated Service Policy, November 1, 2003
Barbados: Decision on Standards of Service for Cable & Wireless (Barbados) Limited
Barbados: Voice over Internet Protocol Policy (Draft Second Circulation for Comments)
Competition Bulletin Issue 6, October 1997
Denmark Mini-Case Study 2003: Beyond Disputes and Towards Consensus Building
Dispute Resolution in the Telecommunications Sector: Current Practices and Future Directions
European Commission Guidelines on Market Analysis and the Assessment of Significant Market Power under the Community Regulatory Framework for Electronic Communications Networks and Services
Explanatory Statement and Notification of decisions on BT’s SMP status and charge controls in narrowband wholesale markets
Implementation of the ex post Regulation of the Tariffs of PCCW-HKT Telephone Limited under a New Fixed Carrier Licence, 13 January 2005
India Mini-Case Study 2003: Dealing with Interconnection and Access Deficit Contributions in a Multi-Carrier Environment
International Telecommunication Union, Recommendation D.50 International Internet Connectivity, 2000
International Telecommunication Union, Recommendation D.50 International Internet Connectivity, 2000. Amendment I (2004).
International Telecommunication Union, Telecommunications Development Sector, Regulatory Reform Unit, Voice over the Internet Protocol-to regulate or not to regulate?
ITU and its Activities Related to Internet-Protocol (IP) Networks, Version 1.1 (April 2004);
ITU West African Common Market Project: Harmonization of Policies Governing the ICT Market in the UEMOA-ECOWAS Space, Interconnection
ITU: IP Telephony Workshop, May 2000.
ITU-D Final Report on Question 12/1 Tariff policies, tariff models and methods of determining the cost of national telecommunication services, 2002
ITU-D Study Group Question 1-12/1: Tariff policies, tariff models and methods of determining the cost of national telecommunication services, including spectrum aspects (Study Period 2002-2006)
ITU-D, Study Group 1, 3rd Study Period (2002-2006), Report on Interconnection Question 6-1/1 (2004)
Jordan Mini-Case Study 2003: Dispute Resolution and Consensus Building in Interconnection
Malaysia Mini-Case Study 2003: The Malaysian Access Forum as an Initiative in Self-Regulation and Consensus Building
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, Guideline on Substantial Lessening of Competition
New Zealand Commerce Commission Mergers and Acquisitions Guidelines
OECD April 2006 Internet Traffic Exchange: Market Developments and Measurement of Growth
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Working Party on Telecommunication and Information Services Policies, INTERNET TRAFFIC EXCHANGE: MARKET DEVELOPMENTS AND MEASUREMENT OF GROWTH, 2006
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Working Party on Telecommunication and Information Services Policies, MULTIPLE PLAY: PRICING AND POLICY TRENDS, April 2006.
Peter Ingram, Voice Over Internet Protocol—An Introduction.
Section 251 Unbundling Obligations of Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers, CC Docket No. 96-98, Order on Remand, 4 February 2005
Statement of Telecommunications Authority on Regulation of Internet Protocol (IP) Telephony, 29 June 2005
Statement of Telecommunications Authority on Services-Based Operator (SBO) Licence, 6 January 2006
The regulatory financial reporting obligations on BT and Kingston Communications in markets where SMP has been demonstrated
Unbundling Policy in the United States: Players, Outcomes and Effects
United Kingdom: Retail Price Controls - Explanatory Statement
United States (California): Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission’s Own Motion to Assess and Revise the Regulation of Telecommunications Utilities, Rulemaking 05-04-005 (August 2006)
United States (Illinois): testimony before state legislature describing rate rebalancing
United States: Regulatory Reform in the United States (1999)
US 1992 Horizontal Merger Guidelines
US Unbundling: Interview with Professor Ingo Vogelsang
Wholesale Mobile Voice Call Termination: Statement
Module 3. Authorization of Telecommunications Services
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Africa Public Service Charter
EU Authorisation Directive
EU Framework Directive
Glossary
India-Rural Services Licensing Document
Mobile License Renewal: What are the Issues? What is at Stake?
Pakistan- Authorization Policy
Pakistan General Telecommunications Policy
Singapore- Announcement of 3G Licensing Framework and Auction Rules
South Africa- Invitation to Apply for a Public Switched Telephone Service Licence
Switzerland- Public Notice of Invitation to Tender for GSM Licence
US Telecommunications Act of 1996
World Trade Organization - Reference Paper
Module 4. Universal Access
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Best Practice Guidelines on Infrastructure Sharing
Broadband Policy December 22, 2004
Challenges in a Converging Environment: Policy Implications for African Telecommunications Regulators
Communication from the commission to the council, the european parliament, the european economic and social committee and the committee of the regions.
Community-based Networks and Innovative Technologies
Cybersecurity Guide for Developing Countries
Development Fund Annual Report 2006 (GSMA, 2007)
End-user sharing
Environmental Report 2006/07 (OFTA, 2007)
Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines for Telecommunications (IFC, April 2007)
ERG Opinion on Regulatory Principles of Next Generation Access
EU Ministerial Declaration on e-inclusion
EU Universal Service Directive
Free/open source software (FOSS) policy in Africa
From the ground up.
Funding and Implementing Universal Access: Innovation and Experience from Uganda
Gateway Liberalisation
Good Practice Paper on ICTs for Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction
GOVERNANCE AND THE INTERNET
GSM Association: tax and the digital divide
Guidebook on Developing Community eCentres in Rural Areas
ICT quality of service regulation
Information and Communication Technologies for Poverty Alleviation
Information and Communication Technologies, Poverty and Development
Information Technology Security Handbook
Internet for Everyone in African GSM Networks
ITU Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR) Best Practice Guidelines
Making the Connection: Scaling Telecenters for Development
Mobile Phones for Microfinance
More Bandwidth at Lower Cost
New Technologies for Rural Applications (ITU-D Focus Group 7, ITU, September 2000)
Next Generation Networks and Universal Access: The Challenges Ahead
NGN Interconnection and Access: Interconnection on an IP-based NGN Environment NGN Interconnection and Access: Interconnection on an IP-based NGN Environment
OBA Working Paper Series
Open Source Software Perspectives for Development
Output-Based Aid in Mongolia
Output-based aid in Uganda: Bringing Communication Services to Rural Areas
Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development
Regulatory framework for voice communication services using Internet Protocol
Regulatory Principles Applied in Ireland to Successfully Promote Wireless Broadband Access (Comreg, November 2005):
Review of sector taxation policies and determining the elasticity of penetration and price of the various telecommunication services in Uganda
Review of the operation of the Universal Service Obligation and Customer Service Guarantee
Review of the Regulatory Framework for Universal Service Arrangements
Study On Local Open Access Networks For Communities and Municipalities
Tax Incentives to Attract FDI
The Alberta SuperNet
The Economic Impact of Telecommunications on Rural Livelihoods and Poverty Reduction
The Economic Impact of Telecommunications on Rural Livelihoods and Poverty Reduction: A study of rural communities in India (Gujarat), Mozambique and Tanzania
The Energy Challenge for Achieving the Millennium Development Goals
The Future Impact of ICTs on Environmental Sustainability (Lorenz Erdmann and others, IPTS, August 2004)
The Transformational Potential of M-Transactions
The Universal Access and Service Policy
TRAI Consultation on Access to Essential Facilities
TRAI regulation on international telecommunication access to essential facilities at cable landing stations, 2007
Trends in Telecommunication Reform 2006
Universal Service Fund Policy
Using ICTs for poverty reduction and environmental protection in Kenya
Using technology to build inclusive financial systems
Via Africa
Village Phone Direct Manual: Enabling microfinance institutions to bring affordable communication services to the poor
What Rules for Universal Service in an IP-Enabled NGN Environment?
What works: Smart Communications – expanding networks, expanding profits, (WRI, September 2004),
WiFi “Innovation” in Indonesia: Working around Hostile Market and Regulatory Conditions
Wireless Networking in the Developing World
WORKSHOP ON LICENSING OF THIRD-GENERATION MOBILE
World Information Society Report 2007
Module 5. Radio Spectrum Management
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1.8 GHz and 800 MHz Band Spectrum Licence Allocation - Area Maps and Boundary Coordinates
A Comparative Analysis of Spectrum Management Regimes
A Comparative Analysis of Spectrum Management Regimes
A Proposal for a Rapid Transition to Market Allocation of Spectrum
A Proposal for a Rapid Transition to Market Allocation of Spectrum, Federal Communications Commission, November 2002
Access to Spectrum/Orbit Resources and Principles of Spectrum Management
Access to Spectrum/Orbit Resources and Principles of Spectrum Management
AN ECONOMIC STUDY TO REVIEW SPECTRUM PRICING