Question 12-3/1 - Tariff policies, tariff models and methods of determining the costs of services on national telecommunication networks, including next-generation networks
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2 Working Methodology
2.1 Working Methods
2.1.1 Survey on Tariff Policies Drawn up by the BDT Regulatory and Market Environment Division (RME)
2.1.2 Questionnaire on Economics and Costing Issues of NGNs
2.2 Coordination with Other ITU Sectors and Study Groups
3 Economic Implications of NGNs
3.1 Effects or benefits of NGN migration for all stakeholders, including consumers
3.1.1 NGN's Economic Effects for Operators
3.1.2 NGN's Economic Effects for Service Providers
3.1.3 NGN's Economic Effects for Consumers
3.2 The Cost Structure of NGN Services Compared to that of Services Provided over Traditional Networks
3.2.1 General Considerations on Cost in Telecommunications
3.2.2 NGN Costing related Issues in Comparison with Traditional Networks
3.3 New Charging Methods for Services Provided over NGN Networks and Practical Case Studies
3.3.1 General Considerations on New Charging Methods Provided over NGN
3.3.2 Reformulation of Cost and Tariff Models or Adoption of New Models Applicable to NGN Services: Practical Examples
3.3.3 New Models Applicable to NGN Services
3.4 Regulating the Tariffs for Telecommunication/ICT Services Provided Over NGNs
3.5 Economic Investment Plan Models Used by Countries Experienced in the Transition to NGNs
3.5.1 Current Studies and Country Cases Regarding Economic Investment Plan Models for NGN Migration
3.5.2 ITU-D Activities on Strategies for the Deployment of NGN in a Broadband Environment
3.6 The Financial and Tariff Impacts of Site Sharing for Mobile Terrestrial Services, Broadening the Study to Embrace All Teleco
3.6.1 Passive and Active Network Infrastructure Sharing
3.6.2 Mutual Agreements or Regulation Enforcements
3.6.3 Financial Benefits from Infrastructure Sharing Agreements
3.6.4 Infrastructure Sharing Regulations and Incentives to Network Investments
4 Guidelines
4.1 Guidelines for Making the Transition from Existing Service Offerings in Developing Countries to Service Offerings that Combi
4.1.1 General Considerations
4.1.2 Guidelines
4.2 Guidelines for Promoting Growth in Data Communications in Developing Countries
4.2.1 General Considerations
4.2.2 Guidelines
5 Conclusion
Annexes
Annex 1: ITU/BDT Questionnaire on Tariff Policies
Annex 2: Questionnaire on Economics and Costing Issues of NGNs
Annex 3: Glossary and Abbreviations