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ECTA Conference To Consider Functional Separation |
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Written by Adam Gosling
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Wednesday, 01 November 2006 |
The annual conference of the European Competitive
Telecommunications Association will run from the 15th - 17th November. The hot
topic for the conference is set to be the proposals to separate access and
service in an effort to improve competition in the market.
To be held in Brussels, the ECTA
Annual Regulatory Conference 2006 promises an opportunity for Europe's
new telco operators to consider the European Commission's recent proposals for
the 2006 Telecoms Framework Review.
These have raised some interesting questions including
whether access should be separated from services to boost competition, whether
we are ready to relax retail regulation, and whether the Commission should have
more powers over the decisions of national regulators.
There will be specifc content covering the VoIP industry as
regulators and the industry as a whole debates how to handle the move to next
gen networks and VoIP in a way that is pro-competitive and fosters investment, according
to the organisers.
Founded in 1998, the ECTA looks after the regulatory and
commercial interests of new entrant telecoms operators, ISPs and suppliers. In
total there are about 150 member companies encompassing operators, service
providers and suppliers as well as National Associations.
This annual gathering attracts the leading telecom altnets from
across Europe and the highly topical current
issues based on the 2006 Telecoms Framework Review are sure to make it an
interesting event.
The big questions surrounding the potential for functional
separation and the possible relaxation of retail regulations may pale into insignificance
in the face of discussions over whether the European Commission should have
greater powers over national regulators' decisions.
All these questions and much more will be addressed at ECTA's
annual regulatory conference as well as up-to-the-minute perspectives on
political priorities for telecoms, the latest competition law developments and
decisions by key regulators and the Commission, says the organisers.
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