European Telecommunications Platform

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European Telecommunications Platform
E T P

• Presented by
• Ernst Weiss
• Former Chairman ETP

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E T P EUROPEAN
TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM

• Inaugurated 4th February 1998
• Merger of
• ONP-CCP
• established 1991 as platform of private sector
  interest
• groups to monitor and consult on development of
• ONP regulatory framework
• E I F
• established 1995 as private sector forum to
  assist in
• implementation of ONP regulatory framework

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PLATFORM

• Objectives
• Forum for exchange of views
• Seeking consensus in contradicting views to avoid
  disputes and clarify reasons for
  misunderstandings
• Monitor and assist the implementation process and
  address EU regulatory issues in a wider context
  as ONP by
• producing position papers
• replying to consultation requests
• creating Guidelines Codes of Practice for use
  in EU member states

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM

• The Organisation
• Presently over 80 member organisations
• Membership open to
• Fixed and Mobile Operators (new and incumbent)
  (48 )
• Service Providers (23 )
• Manufacturers and Suppliers (23 )
• Business Users and Residential Consumers
  ( 6 )
• Decision Making Process
• Plenary, which meets 5 times per year for 2
  day-sessions
• Administrative BoardChairman,Deputy and WG
  Chairmen on administrative matters only.

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• The Functional Structure (1)
• Chairman Brian Edwards (ECTEL)
• Secretariat Dieter Unger
• c/o Fabrimetal, Brussels
• Working Groups (91 see following charts)
• Drafting Groups (1 see following charts)

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• The Functional Structure (2)
• Active Working Groups
• General Regulation K.Meinhold
• Interconnection Pricing Model V.Hill
• Dispute Resolutions L.Baeriswyl
• Interconnection of Leased Lines E.Weiss
• Mobility C.Bizios/D.Clays
• Framework Interconnection Agreement
• Guidelines M.Taylor
• Network Integrity/Interconnect Testing
  M.Bavazzano
• Special Network Access-Code of Practice F.De
  Cock
• CLI Guidelines C.Pham

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• The Functional Structure (3)
• Working Group to be approved
• Convergence Information Society
• Drafting Group
• Terms of Reference/Rules of Procedures B. Edwards

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PLATFORM WORKING GROUP
MANDATES

• Working Group General Regulation
• Background
• ONP-CCP Mandate
• Objectives
• To monitor the development of regulatory
  frameworks and keep members duly informed on
  current issues.
• To review position papers from members and other
  sources.
• To comment EU regulatory issues in a wider
  context
• To foster creation of specialised drafting or
  working groups on dedicated issues of members
  concerns.

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PLATFORM WORKING GROUP
MANDATES

• Working Group Interconnection Pricing Model
• Background
• DGXIII A1 request 3 November 1997 to develop a
  comprehensive set of
• price parameters to compare interconnection
  pricing between member
• states, including
• off peak, as well as peak rates,
• non-traffic dependent charges
• universal and access deficit contributions
• Objectives
• to produce a set of price elements/parameters
  that better reflect the real price of
  interconnect for call termination
• to develop model applicable in all member states
• to produce one or more standard baskets, agreed
  by the industry, as suitable for comparison
  purposes

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WORKING GROUP MANDATES

• Working Group Dispute Resolution
• Background
• Created internally from discussions within WG
  General
• Regulations to identify and analyse existing
  options for
• resolution of disputes, to raise awareness and to
  propose future
• directions.
• Objectives
• to identify and catalogue existing procedures and
  bodies which provide for dispute resolutions
• to analyse the potential feasibility of applying
  the dispute resolution mechanism provided by
  these bodies
• to analyse how this issue is able to affect or
  improve the economical impact of the newly open
  telecommunications market.

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WORKING GROUP MANDATES

• Working Group Interconnection of Leased Lines
• Background
• DGXIII A1 request 30.May 1996 to review the
  practices for
• interconnection of leased lines across intra
  European borders and
• possibly other methods of achieving defined
  levels of Quality of
• Services and Availability.
• Objectives
• assessment of elements justifying differences in
  tariffs
• survey of situation in Europe
• review situation of provisioning on quality of
  leased line services

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WORKING GROUP MANDATES

• Working Group Mobility
• Background
• Created 1997 after review of the ONP-CCP WG
  Mobile Comms
• in order to broaden its scope and to encompass
  the increasing
• number of technologies and products within its
  workplan.
• Objectives
• to consider any topic related to Mobility which
  applies to one or two way mobile communication,
  provided by any type of network or system, fixed,
  mobile, terrestrial or satellite or a combination
  of these, but excluding broadcasting.
• to review progress of regulatory measures and
  related position papers, keeps members informed
  on developments.
• to foster creation of specialised
  working/drafting groups on issues of members
  concerns

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PLATFORM WORKING GROUP MANDATES

• Working Group
• Framework Interconnection Agreement Guidelines
  (FIAG)
• Background
• Very active working group with wide
  representation which was
• created 1995 through internal discussions in
  ONP-CCP/EIF to assist interconnection
  negotiations.
• Objectives
• To provide Living documents to be adapted as
  checklist for new entrants and basis for model
  agreements
• Issues 1 June 1996, 2 April 1997,
• 3 in progress (mid-1998), Covering
• Direct Cross-border Interconnection,
• Number portability
• Carrier selection/ pre-selection
• Confidentiality

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PLATFORM WORKING GROUP MANDATES

• Working Group
• Network Integrity/Interconnection Testing
• Background Created internally from EIF WG FIAG
  to detail its recommendation on network integrity
  and interconnect testing.
• Objectives to produce guideline to assist EU
  operators by drawing on experience from current
  activities and covering the following concerns
• Network Integrity
• Current situation no problem
• Use of non-channel associated signalling is
  growing
• Interconnection Testing
• Organisation documentatiom (of the testing
  process)
• Management of the testing process
• Definition of the testing phases
• Operation and maintenance procedures

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• Working Group
• Special Network Access - Code of Practise
• Background Created internally from EIF WG FIAG
• Objective
• To provide Code of Practice for agreement
  between 2 parties seeking special network access
  (SNA).
• To include
• Flow diagram of procedure
• Extending to access (xDSL)
• Definition of requirements needed for Service
  Providers

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WORKING GROUP MANDATES

• Working Group
  Convergence Information Society
• Background
• Created internally from discussions within WG
  General
• Regulations to identify and analyse aspects
  related to the Green
• Paper on Convergence and for the 1999 regulatory
  review.
• Objective To focus on
• Convergence and its implications on regulatory
  issues
• The 1999 review of the regulatory situation
• Other issues related to the development of the
  Information Society as not dealt with by other
  ETP WGs