XIII meeting of PCC.I and preparation for WTSA-08

The XIII Meeting of this Committee will take place from August 5 to 8, 2008 in Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina.  Attached hereto is the draft agenda and calendar for the meeting.

This will be the final meeting for the preparation of CITEL for the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly of the International Telecommunication Union of 2008 that will take place October 21 to 30, 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly is the regular four yearly event that defines the next period of study for ITU-T. The assembly will review working methods including approval process, the work programme and the structure of Study Groups. WTSA-08 will define general policy and adopt working methods and procedures for ITU-T. The duties and functions of the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly are laid down in Article 18 of the ITU Constitution and Article 13 of the ITU Convention.

Also, within the PCC.I meeting the Third Workshop on “User Protection State – Operators Administrative Tools that Allow Minimizing the Impact ff Fraud” will be held on August 6, 2008.  Its purpose is to raise awareness among operators, regulators, and supervisory and control bodies of the importance of having a range of different user protection mechanisms in cases of fraudulent provision of telecommunication services.  Ans, on August 7, 2008, there will be a Seminar to Share Regional Experiences and/or Models of the Implementation of Number Portability in the Americas.”  It will enable participants to share experience and/or relevant regional models with respect to number portability, which involves a series of technical, operational, and regulatory elements.  The Seminar will also facilitate ongoing identification of the region’s interests in this regard.