Next Generation Networks: Challenges for the Future Regulatory Policy

N-play economics…

• NGNs leads to n-play services
• There is only one step from n-play to use of the bundling strategies
• Bundling
• reduces the costs
• increases demand
• locks in customers
• improves product performance
• differentiates the product offerings
• What with regulation...

• Role of state in promoting the Next Generation Networks

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NGN: Regulatory challenges

• Migration from vertical to horizontal approach

• Phone

• PSTN

• Internet

• IP-Net

• M-Ph

• Mobile

• Pol. A
• Reg. a

• Current PolicyRegulation
• Environment (Vertical)

• Pol. B
• Reg. b

• Pol. C
• Reg. c

• Resource-based Pol./Reg.

• Video

• NGN

• Voice

• Internet

• IP (Future Packet ?) Platform

• xDSL/Optic based Fixed-Mobile

• MM

• Pol.
• Reg.

• Pol. X
• Reg. x

• New PolicyRegulation
• Environment (Horizontal)

• Service-based Pol./Reg.

• Source: ITU

International Proceedings

• Diverse proceedings facilitating migration to IP environment
• Australia
• Consultation on Next Generation Services
• Japan
• New Generation Networks Promotion Forum
• United Kingdom
• Consultation on interconnection rules for NGNs
• Germany
• Consultation group on rules for interconnection in IP environment
• India
• Consultation on regulation for NGN
• United States
• Public hearing on network neutrality