The Broadband Future

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The Broadband Future Regulatory Challenges in
a Converging Environment- The RSPG Perspective

• Marianne Treschow Chairperson RSPGDirector-Gener
  al PTS

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BROADBAND
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Swedish Broadband Survey 2007
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SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT
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Opinions of the RSPG

• Opinion on Secondary Trading
• Opinion on Digital Switchover
• Opinion on WAPECS
• Opinion on WRC-07
• Opinion on Multimedia Services
• Report and Opinion Scientific use of Spectrum
• Opinion on EU Spectrum Policy Implications of the
  Digital Dividend
• Revised Opinion on WRC-07

2004
2005
2006
2007
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Convergence leads to a situation where the future
of radiocommunication is a bitstream
Past
Future
Convergence Digitalisation Smarter radios Blurred
services Inter-service competition
andsubstitution
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Regulatory challenges ahead

• Dramatic increase in need for spectrum from all
  areas - No new spectrum - scarcity
• Handling of historical legacy
• Slow international process (ITU, CEPT, EU, etc)

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A joint RSGP ERG initiative

• Broadband is the key driver for the Information
  Society
• Broadband is not a fixed or a wireless issue
• The review of the regulatory framework seeks to
  reform spectrum management
• There is a need to look at spectrum management
  and competition regulation jointly, not in
  parallel