Electronic Bulletin / Number 15 - September, 2005

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Workshops on Number portability and Telecommunication International Regulations

As was previously announced the Workshops on Number portability and Telecommunication International Regulations will be held on September 20 and 21, 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm and 9:00 am to 12:30 pm respectively.  In particular, we would like to point out that the Workshop on Telecommunication International Regulations has changed its time. Taking into account the interest of these Workshops, it was decided to do their webcasting. Please go to the address of CITEL in Internet (http://citel.oas.org/citel_i.asp) where there will be a link to be able to follow these important events on line. Please send your questions to the speakers to [email protected].

 

Draft Agenda of the Workshop on Number portability

September 20, 2005

14:00 to 14:05

Opening

Marcos Bafutto
ViceChair of PCC.I
Public Services Superintendent
ANATEL - Brazil

14:05 to 14:35

Number portability status – CITEL

Walter Calil Jabur         
Chair
Working Group on Standardards Coordination 

14:35 to 14:45

Q&A

14:45 to 15:15

Standards and Regulatory Issues

Wayne R. Zeuch
Manager, Global Standards
Lucent Technologies 

15:15 to 15:30

Q&A

15:30 to 16:00

Pause

16:00 to 17:00

Number portability in:

Brazil
      Walter Calil Jabu, National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL)

United States of America
      Amal A. Abdallah, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

17:00 to 17:30

General debate

Q&A

 

Draft Agenda of the Workshop onTelecommunication International Regulations

September 21, 2005

9:00 to 9:45

1.    Review and analysis of the ITR by subject matter experts.

1.1. Context and Scope. Expose the object of the ITR, as well as the matters that they regulate, specifically the international telecommunications services.

1.2. Legal Status. Describe the legal nature of the ITR (obligatory, reference or volunteer application).

     Mr. Herb Marks, Senior Counsel Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P

9:45 to 10:30

1.3. Entities subject to the application of ITR. Describe entities subject to the application of ITR, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of its application.

1.4. Impact of the ITR in the present operation of the international networks.

Analysis of the provisions included in the ITR, as well as the initial conditions in which such provisions were developed.
Analysis of today’s environment regarding international telecommunications services, as well as the evolution and tendencies of such services.

Mrs. Salma Jalife, Commissioner, Comisión Federal De Telecomunicaciones (COFETEL)

10:30 to 11:00

Pause

11:00 to 12:30

1.5. Other topics.
2.    Discussion of the applicability of ITRs by the countries of the Region.
3.    Questions and answers.
4.    Conclusions.

 


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