FYI -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Unravelling the Basics of Regulation under Convergence Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:11:29 +0100 From: The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation <programmes@cto.int> Reply-To: tdrtchrdpbgjr@email-reply.co.uk To: alice@apc.org Dear Sir/Madam, *Regulation and Applications Under Convergence, 25-29 August 2008, Nairobi, Kenya* Here's your chance to gain deep insights into an industry buzzword and to learn how it impacts your business and the industry as a whole. What do we really mean by convergence and what are its key drivers? What regulatory and legal frameworks should apply to converging networks and services? Perhaps you are an operator seeking to analyse how to consolidate networks into a single network capable of handling different kinds of traffic? Or you may be an IT technician or an engineer looking to broaden your understanding of application, network and service convergence and how these interplay within an existing non-converged regime? Or you may be from a forward-thinking regulator looking to develop conducive regulatory and legal approaches to convergence? You could also be in an executive decision making, advisory or policy making role and feel the need to better understand the different types of economic regulation, tariff regulation and pricing mechanisms in order to come up with the most cost-efficient and competitive mix. Answers to these and many more questions will be answered by this high-level course with a focus on implementation issues. *ABOUT THE COURSE* This highly relevant industry course is designed to offer a clear understanding of the following aspects in convergence: Regulation and market structure Regulatory and legal frameworks in a converged environment, conflicting issues, and how these have an impact on competition Models of new regulatory options in converging, competitive environments Licensing, standards of enforcement, service interoperability Unbundling, pricing mechanisms, tariffs regulation Interconnection pricing and regulation, universal access and universal service obligations, regulation and pricing of spectrum Converged applications, networks and services *WHO IS IT FOR?* The course is developed for staff of regulatory agencies, fixed and mobile operators, and economists and policy makers. *ABOUT THE COURSE LEADER* This course will be delivered by Christie Christelis, a senior associate at Alliances Consulting Group Inc. Christie brings over 20 years of international experience in ICTs including convergence technologies, wireless and mobile technologies, internet, broadcast interactive TV, IPTV, VoIP, satellite communications, fixed line and fixed wireless technologies. He has extensive experience in regulatory capacity building to address newly liberalised telecommunications and broadcasting environments. Through the CTO Christie has delivered training in the areas of convergence technology and regulatory issues, financial and economic considerations around carrier selection, number portability and the unbundling of the local loop, price cap formulation and implementation, and competition and privatisation. Christie holds an MBA, a B.Sc. (Eng.) in electronics, a graduate diploma in engineering and a diploma in programme management. *HOW TO PARTICIPATE* *To access full course information including the Registration Form please* *click here * <http://mailer.eddiction.co.uk/_webscripts/emaillog.php?dbid=29&caid=215&coid=90837&type=click&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcto.dmaxstudios.com%2FPortals%2F0%2Fdocs%2FTraining%2FBrochures%2FCourse_Brochure-Reg_%2520%26_%2520Apps.pdf&email=alice%40apc.org> *To view other courses and the latest Training Schedule for 08-09 please **click here * <http://mailer.eddiction.co.uk/_webscripts/emaillog.php?dbid=29&caid=215&coid=90837&type=click&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cto.int%2FDefault.aspx%3Ftabid%3D219&email=alice%40apc.org> For any enquiries please contact Nomita Das at +44 20 8834 1573 or n.das@cto.int <http://mailer.eddiction.co.uk/_webscripts/emaillog.php?dbid=29&caid=215&coid=90837&type=click&url=mailto%3An.das%40cto.int&email=alice%40apc.org> Click here to unsubscribe <http://mailer.eddiction.co.uk/_webscripts/emaillog.php?dbid=29&caid=215&coid=90837&type=unsub&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmailer.eddiction.co.uk%2Funsubscribed.php&email=alice%40apc.org>