Symposium sur l'itinérance mobile internationale
Organisé par la délégation de l'Australie

Le 22 mars, la Mission de l'Australie a organisé un Symposium sur l'itinérance mobile internationale afin de fournir aux Membres de plus amples renseignements sur les tendances du secteur et sur les solutions règlementaires actuellement à l'étude en vue de résoudre la question du niveau élevé des tarifs d'itinérance mobile. Les entreprises de télécommunication, les groupes d'usagers et les organismes nationaux de règlementation, ainsi que des organisations internationales, ont présenté des exposés sur les activités et les initiatives qu'ils avaient engagées en matière d'itinérance. L'année dernière, le Conseil du commerce des services a engagé des discussions sur la pertinence éventuelle des engagements dans le cadre de l'AGCS et des disciplines énoncés dans cet Accord pour les tarifs d'itinérance mobile internationale. Le Symposium visait à donner un cadre à ces discussions.

(uniquement en anglais)

Background

Roaming charges, both wholesale and retail, have for some time remained at what are often considered to be exceedingly high levels. A variety of national and regional studies and regulatory solutions were described at the Symposium. An international users group highlighted the problems that high costs can pose for business users and how it can affect international trade. A mix of large and small telecom companies operating around the world offered their perspectives on current market trends, and how they, in some cases, are trying to meet demand for lower roaming rates. The ITU and OECD reported on formal recommendations their members have negotiated to encourage governments to address the issue with a mix of regulatory and market incentives.

For each session, the programme of speakers, their presentations, and background papers can be found below.

Programme

Thursday, 22 March 2012

	09h00	Welcome and Introduction — Ambassador Tim Yeend > Speech Chair — George Mina, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia
	09h15	Stakeholder Perspectives — Industry & Consumers:
		— Global Overviews Moderator, Mr. Vincent Affleck, Office of Communications (OFCOM), UK and Chair, Communications and Infrastructure Services Policy Committee, OECD > Biography GSM Association Mr. Antony Srzich, Regulatory Director, International Roaming > Presentation > Biography > Background document International Telecommunications Users Group (INTUG) Mr. Nick White, Executive Vice President > Presentation > Biography > Background document — Industry Players Moderator, Mr. Tony Shortall, Director, TELAGE, Brussels > Biography Vodafone Group Mr. Richard Feasey, Public Policy Director > Biography > Background document Austria Telekom Dr. Oliver Kaliski, Senior Analyst, Telekom Austria Group > Presentation > Biography Turkcell Dr. Tayfun Çataltepe, Vice President, Regulation & Wholesale & Roaming > Presentation > Biography Digicel Mr. Donald Connor, Vice President of Legal and Regulatory Affairs > Presentation > Biography Skype Mr. Jean-Jacques Sahel, Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs Europe, Middle-East and Africa > Presentation > Biography THREE-UK Mr. Hugh Davies, Director, Corporate Affairs > Presentation > Biography
	12 h 25	International Organizations — Activities and Perspectives
		Moderator Mr. Vincent Affleck, Office of Communications (OFCOM), UK and Chair, Communications and Infrastructure Services Policy Committee, OECD > Biography ITU Ms. Xiaoya Yang, Head, WTSA Programmes Division, Standards Bureau > Remarks > Biography > Background document OECD Mr. Agustin Diaz-Pines, Communications and Infrastructure Policy Division, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry > Presentation > Biography Background document: EN FR WTO Ms. Lee Tuthill, Counsellor, Trade in Services Division > Remarks > Biography Background document: EN FR SP
	14 h 30	Regional Initiatives and National Experiences
		Moderator Ms. Randi Hovde, Senior Adviser, Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications > Biography EU Roaming Regulation — towards structural solutions Mr. Peter Stuckmann, Policy Officer, European Commission, Directorate-General Information Society and Media > Presentation > Biography Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Initiative Ms. Maitha Ali Jaffar, Senior Economist, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Sultanate of Oman > Presentation > Biography SADC/CRASA Home and Away Roaming Project Mr. Christian Mhlanga, Senior Manager, Markets and Competition, Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) > Presentation > Biography > Background document Australia-New Zealand Initiative Mr. Richard Windeyer, First Assistant Secretary, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Australia > Biography Initiatives in Brazil and South America Diogo Barcellos Ferreira, Public Policy and Management Advisor, Telecommunications Services and Universalization Department, Ministry of Communications > Presentation > Biography > Background document National Experience Mr. CAI Xiongshan, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China > Presentation Swiss Perspective Mr. René Dönni Kuoni, Deputy Head of Telecoms Division, OFCOM and Ms. Olga Voiteshenko, Expert on International Roaming, OFCOM > Biography, Mr. René Dönni Kuoni > Biography, Ms. Olga Voiteshenko > Presentation Background documents: > International Roaming BEREC Benchmark Data Report > International Roaming National and international Comparisons
	17 h 40	Wrap Up – Australia
		Other background documents > Estudio sobre el estímulo de la armonización de servicios de roaming en telefonía móvil para Centro América (Resumen preparado por la BDT como contribución a los trabajos del Grupo LAC de la Comisión de Estudio 3 de la TSB Buenos Aires) > International Mobile Roaming: Competition, Economics and Regulation > A Review of International Mobile Roaming to December 2011

Symposium sur l'itinérance mobile internationale Organisé par la délégation de l'Australie

Background

Programme

Symposium sur l'itinérance mobile internationale
Organisé par la délégation de l'Australie