Workshop Presentation or Agenda

Agenda: Training on Competition and Changing Market Conditions: Impact on ICT Regulation

6th -9th November 2007, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tuesday, November 6

Session 1
Training Overview and Introductions 
Setting the stage: Competition approach to regulating the ICT sector

Session 2
Competition Policy Fundamentals

Session 3

How Competition Law Principles influence regulation: India

How Competition Law Principles influence regulation: EU

Session 4
Institutional Framework: Jurisdictional boundaries and roles of different agencies: Models and approaches
Case Study: The relationship between the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa and the Competition Commission of South Africa

Wednesday, November 7

Session 5-8

Session 5 -COMESA Priorities: How to apply competition policy principles in the region
Session 6 - Market Analysis
Session 7 - Application of competition principles to interconnection and Access

Session 8 -  Disputes arising from cost measurements: how can competition policy help (Interactive Session)

Thursday, November 8

Session 9-11
Session 9 - Fixed Markets and ex ante regulation
Session 10 - Case Study: Mobile Markets and ex ante regulation in Jamaica
Session 11 - Mobile Termination Markets (Role Play Exercise)

Friday, November 9

Session 13-15
Session 13 - Conducting a Market Review

Session 14 - Looking forward: Competition issues likely to arise in the near future
Session 15 - Global Capacity building initiative: Roundatable Discussion
Closing Remarks: World Bank, ITU

Published November 2007.

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Activity file: infoDev / ITU ICT Regulation Toolkit