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For Fixed & Mobile Service ProvidersDavide Gallino, Case Handler - Procedures Under Article 7 of the Framework Directive,Unit B5 - DG Information Society & Media, European Commission Awaiting final confirmation

Stephen Crisp, Director, European Affairs,BT

Matthew Braovac, Senior Solicitor, Competition & Regulation,Vodafone Group

Pinar Serdengecti Zanoner,Public Strategies,Telecom Italia

John Blakemore, Director of European Regulatory Affairs,Hutchison 3 Group

Michael Bartholomew, Director,ETNO

Wendy Black, Head of Openreach Undertakings Programme,Openreach

Jilles van den Beukel, Regulatory Officer,KPN

Oliver Kaliski, Senior Regulatory & Economic Affairs Manager,Mobilkom Austria

Markus Reinisch, Director, Group Regulatory Development,COLT Telecommunications

Chiara Scimemi, EU & International Regulatory Affairs Manager,WIND Hellas Telecommunications

Mehmet Ileri & F. Tolga Yalçin, Experts - Tariffs Department,Telecommunications Authority of Turkey

Christa Cramer,Head, Department for Broadband & Access & Acting Head, Department of Broadcasting,OPTA

POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP

Wednesday 30th January 2008

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Led by:Gita Sorensen, Managing Director, GOS Consulting

& Richard Cadman, Director, SPC Network

� Discuss the latest outcomes from the 2006Review of the EU Regulatory Framework forElectronic Communications

� Understand how to stimulate bothcompetition and innovation in the evolutiontowards NGN and NGA

� Assess the impact of the latest regulatoryapproaches to - Roaming- Universal Service Policy - Mobile Termination Rates- Common European Regulator

� See how to achieve functional separationand evaluate the potential consequences

� Determine how to regulate convergedservices to ensure fair competition

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TELECOMS REGULATION FConference Day One

Monday 28th January 2008

08.30 Registration and Refreshments

08.55 Welcome AddressGeorgina Hajdu, Conference Director, IIR

09.00 Opening Remarks from the ChairJulio Villalobos, Co-Founder,SVP Advisors

09.10 Strategic Overview Of BT’s ViewsOn The 2006 Review Of The EURegulatory Framework ForElectronic Communications

� Discussing BT’s views on the Commission’sproposal for the Review of the EuropeanElectronic Communications Framework

� Determining how best to drive ICT investmentthrough competition in the market

� Understanding the need for effectiveimplementation of the regulatory frameworkwithin the European Market

� Evaluating the implications of the electroniccommunications framework for- Business customers and users - Europe’s competitivenessStephen Crisp, Director, European Affairs,BT

09.50 Discussing The Latest OutcomesFrom The 2006 Review Of The EURegulatory Framework ForElectronic Communications

� Examining the outcomes from the 2006Review over the last twelve months andassessing their significance

� Identifying which markets are in the new listof relevant markets and establishing thereasons behind this

� Discussing whether Market 15 will beregulated and why

� Determining how to regulate new entrantsand how to enforce that regulation- Should such regulation have immediate

effect or should it wait until the next marketanalysis is carried out?

Matthew Braovac, Senior Solicitor,Competition & Regulation,Vodafone Group

10.30 Analysing The EuropeanCommission’s Review Of UniversalService Policy

� Examining the Commission’s Green Paperon Universal Service

� Understanding the current policy in theoryand in practice

� Determining the reasons for changingUniversal Service policy

� Considering the extension of UniversalService to broadband

� Establishing how to regulate across 27 ratherthan 15 Member States

� Discussing the funding of USOs in the future � Developing a possible way forward following

the Green PaperDavid Lewin, Founding Director,Plum Consulting

11.10 Morning Refreshments

11.40 Assessing The Impact Of The EURegulation On Roaming AndManaging The Resulting Business Challenges

� Understanding the rationale behind the EUregulation on roaming and examining itseffectiveness to date

� Determining how operators, particularlysmaller ones, implemented the regulation in time- Finding the necessary costs and resources

� Examining the impact of the regulation onroaming calls and traffic

� Establishing if operators have suffered anoverall loss in revenues as a result of thenew regulation and, if so, how they haveresponded to it- Will the price of other services increase to

make up for the shortfall?� Identifying the unintended consequences of

the regulation� Debating what the implications are for other

services, particularly data – will they besubject to the same regulation in the future?Oliver Kaliski, Senior Regulatory &Economic Affairs Manager,Mobilkom Austria

Perspectives From The Dutch Market

12.20 Understanding How To EnsureCompetition And OptimiseInnovation In The Evolution TowardsAn NGN And Next GenerationAccess (NGA) Environment

� Examining the competitive issues associatedwith NGNs and establishing what should beregulated

� Determining what obligations should bemade on incumbents to maintain their PSTNnetworks in the migration to NGN- Enabling competitive operators and

investors to recoup their investments and minimise stranded assets

- Managing the costs to the incumbent of maintaining the PSTN network

� Identifying the key considerations for NRAswhen carrying out market reviews for NGNs

� Assessing to what extent access regulationis required in order to achieve effectiveinfrastructure regulation for NGNs

� Understanding how to price regulate NGA toprevent re-monopolisation of the marketwhilst ensuring timely investment

� Examining the advantages of ensuring NGAand establishing for how long regulatedaccess will be required to ensure effectivecompetitionJilles van den Beukel, Regulatory Officer,KPN

13.00 Lunch

14.00 Learning From OPTA’s Approach ToRegulating NGA

� Examining how OTPA is handling thechallenges associated with NGN roll-outs

� Establishing how OPTA is intending toregulate NGA- To what extent is existing regulation

being used?� Understanding what access model is

being used� Determining how OPTA is promoting

competition� Minimising the risk of having stranded assets

Christa Cramer, Head, Department forBroadband & Access & Acting Head,Department of Broadcasting, OPTA

14.40 Understanding How To EnsureCompetition And OptimiseInnovation In The Evolution TowardsAn NGN And Next GenerationAccess (NGA) Environment

� Examining the competitive issues associatedwith NGNs and establishing what should beregulated

� Determining what obligations should bemade on incumbents to maintain their PSTNnetworks in the migration to NGN- Enabling competitive operators and

investors to recoup their investments andminimise stranded assets

- Managing the costs to the incumbent of maintaining the PSTN network

� Identifying the key considerations for NRAswhen carrying out market reviews for NGNs

� Assessing to what extent access regulationis required in order to achieve effectiveinfrastructure regulation for NGNs

� Understanding how to price regulate NGA toprevent re-monopolisation of the marketwhilst ensuring timely investment

� Examining the advantages of ensuring NGAand establishing for how long regulatedaccess will be required to ensure effectivecompetitionMichael Bartholomew, Director, ETNO

15.20 Afternoon Refreshments

15.40 Next Generation Access: AnEnterprise Provider's View

� Evaluating on-net versus off-net access � Examining the impact of VDSL on traditional

off-net access � Understanding how to regulate VDSL access� Discussing alternative SDSL technologies -

are they suitable for the enterprise market?� Debating the future of Fibre to the Premises

(FTTP) � Determining how to regulate FTTP

Markus Reinisch, Director, GroupRegulatory Development,COLT Telecommunications

16.20 Evaluating The Process RegardingWholesale Broadband Access(WBA) And Wholesale Local Access(WLA): The Turkish Case

� Examining the Reference Offers on Bit-Stream Access (BSA), Simple Resale andLocal Loop Unbundling (LLU)

� Discussing the Dispute Resolution Processon BSA

� Exploring the margins between differentlevels of Wholesale Access and Retail Tariffs

� Assessing the problems that are faced in theLLU process

� Evaluating the general view of the Turkishbroadband market F. Tolga Yalçın, Expert, Tariffs Department&Mehmet Ileri, Expert, Tariffs DepartmentTelecommunications Authority of Turkey

17.00 Assessing The Business Case AndRegulatory Challenges BehindRolling Out Fibre Architectures

� Establishing to what extent fibre architecturesare developing around Europe- Does it make sense to invest in fibre to

increase the potential for developing innovative services?

� Examining the implications for the level ofcompetition of migrating to a fibrearchitecture

� Determining whether the copper in the lastmile will be replaced, bearing in mind thecost and the complexity

� Protecting the investment made by alternativeservice providers by ensuring that they caninterface with the incumbent’s newlymigrated infrastructure- Overcoming the challenge of having fewer

points of interconnectionStefano Nicoletti, Analyst, Ovum

17.40 Closing Remarks from the Chair

17.50 End of Conference Day One

Drinks ReceptionIIR would like to invite you to join thespeakers at an informal drinks receptionwhere you can discuss the day’s issues in a relaxed environment. You will also have the opportunity to network withdelegates from the co-locatedInterconnection Forum.

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For Fixed & Mobile Service ProvidersConference Day Two

Tuesday 29th January 2008

09.00 Registration and Refreshments

09.30 Opening Remarks from the ChairJulio Villalobos, Co-Founder,SVP Advisors

09.40 Twelve Months On: Examining TheMechanics Behind And TheEffectiveness Of Openreach’sModel For Functional SeparationThis case study will discuss the progress thathas been made over the last twelve monthsat Openreach. The presentation will examinethe model of functional separation that hasbeen used and how it is working, it willaddress the problems that have beenencountered and assess the success to date.The speaker will then discuss the strategy forthe future in terms of improving efficiency,cost-effectiveness and service quality.Wendy Black, Head of OpenreachUndertakings Programme, Openreach

10.20 Determining How To AchieveFunctional Separation And EvaluatingThe Potential Consequences

� Understanding the theory behind thefunctional separation measure

� Assessing how and when functionalseparation could be appropriate as aregulatory measure

� Analysing the real cases of separation in EUcountries and comparing the BT functionalseparation model with the Italian operationalseparation model

� Determining the costs and the benefits offunctional separation

� Debating whether functional separation willreduce the incentives to invest in NGNs Pinar Serdengecti Zanoner, PublicStrategies, Telecom Italia

11.00 Morning Refreshments

11.30 Evaluating The Pros And Cons OfDeveloping A Common EuropeanRegulator

� Understanding why the EuropeanCommission wants to have a CommonEuropean Regulator and how they areplanning to use it

� Establishing how a Common EuropeanRegulator would work in practice- What co-operation would be required?- How would it affect the ERG?

� Discussing the consequences, both positiveand negative, of a Common EuropeanRegulatorDavide Gallino, Case Handler -Procedures Under Article 7 of theFramework Directive, Unit B5 - DGInformation Society & Media,European CommissionAwaiting final confirmation

12.10 Panel Discussion: Will A CommonEuropean Regulator Ensure BetterCo-Ordination And Harmonisation,Or Will It Reduce The Quality Of TheRegulation And Lead To DoubleRegulation?

� Should there be more centralised regulation -is more direction from the EuropeanCommission necessary?- Does the Commission want to have more

control over Remedies?� What will be the impact on operators?

- Global operators: dealing with different regulations in different countries

- One nation service providers� What will be the impact on NRAs?

- What markets and services will NRAs have power over and be able to rule on?

- What will be the role for local knowledge and national circumstances?

Speakers of the day will discuss these keyissues before opening up the discussion tothe floor

12.50 Lunch

14.00 Determining How To RegulateMobile Termination Rates (MTRs) InAn Evolving Market

� Understanding the regulatory approach toMTRs to date

� Identifying competition distortions arisingfrom MTRs

� Evaluating the position of new entrant andsmaller operators

� Assessing the impact of convergence and IPcharging principles on MTRs

� Examining recent academic thinking ontermination rates

� Making a comparison with MTR systemsoutside Europe

� Discussing the future direction of MTRsJohn Blakemore, Director of EuropeanRegulatory Affairs, Hutchison 3 Group

14.40 Understanding How To Ensure FairCompetition For Converged AndBundled Services

� Establishing what should be classified asconverged and/or bundled services

� Determining how to address SMP and non-SMP services in order to sustain a fairmarketplace- Should operators be treated differently if they

have market dominance in another service?� Examining the implications of retail bundling

on wholesale price regulation- How should wholesale prices be adjusted

in the context of bundling to promote fair competition?

� Is there a need for new regulation?Neil Marshall, Managing Consultant,Oxera

15.20 Afternoon Refreshments

15.40 Competition Versus Innovation:Where Is The Balance?

� Determining how to promote both investmentand innovation in the most effective way

� Understanding how to achieve an effectivebalance between regulating for competitionand providing incentives to innovate- Are the current incentives encouraging

innovation?� Evaluating the effect of competition law rulings

against dominant telcos on competition- How significant have these rulings been? - Are they restricting anti-competitive

behaviour?Chiara Scimemi, EU & InternationalRegulatory Affairs Manager,WIND Hellas Telecommunications

16.20 Assessing The Changes To The EURecommendation For RelevantMarkets

� Examining the relevant markets in the originalRecommendation

� Discussing the proposed changes in the2006 Review

� Understanding the rationale for the proposed changes

� Evaluating the issues relating to de-linkingthe retail and wholesale markets in theRecommendation

� Examining the revised Recommendation andthe resulting issuesGita SorensenManaging DirectorGOS Consulting

17.00 Closing Remarks from the Chair

17.10 End of Conference

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Led by:Gita Sorensen, Managing Director, GOS Consulting

& Richard Cadman, Director, SPC Network

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