09:00 - 10:30          SESSION 8: A VoIP WORLD

Moderator: Mr. P. Masambu, Executive Director, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), Uganda

GSR Discussion Paper on Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP): Enemy or Ally, [presentation]
Ms. Phillippa Biggs, Economist, ITU/SPM

GSR Discussion Paper on The Future of VoIP Interconnection, [presentation]
Mr. Rudolf Van der Berg, Management Consultant, Logica Management Consulting

Interactive panel discussion:

• VoIP worldwide and regulatory approaches: an update

• Evolution of VoIP interconnection

• What can regulators do to prevent operators from blocking access to VoIP services?

Panelists:

• Mr. W. Dorji, Head, Telecommunications, Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA), Bhutan

• Mr. P. Eid, Board Member and Head of Market and Competition Unit, TRA, Lebanon

• Dr. M. Jankovic, Executive Director, Republic Telecommunication Agency (RATEL), Serbia

  10:30 - 10:45          COFFEE  BREAK         

  10:45 - 11:30          WAY FORWARD

Moderator: Mr. S. Al Basheer Al Morshid, BDT Director, ITU

• GSR best practice guidelines: presentation and adoption, Dr. K. Shehadi, Chairman and CEO, TRA, Lebanon

• The way forward

• G-REX Awards

  11:30 - 12:00          CLOSING