1. Challenges for Regulators: Some ITU Resources
Connect 2001 Cancun, October 16-18, 2001
Robert Shaw
ITU Internet Strategy and Policy Advisor
International Telecommunication Union
The views expressed in this paper are those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of the ITU or its membership.

2. Changing Regulatory Environment
The world now numbers 102 separate regulatory bodies, up from 30 in 1994
New regulators striving to increase their knowledge to be more effective
All regulators – both well established and new – struggling to address changes resulting from convergence of information and communication (ICT) industries

3. ITU Strategy and Policy Unit Activities
Some of our activities:
Electronic Signatures and Certification Authorities
IP Telephony
Fixed Mobile Interconnect
Broadband
3G Licensing
Multilingual Domain Name System (joint with WIPO, Dec 6-7, 2001 after GSR)
Trust in Critical Network Infrastructures (May 2002 in Seoul, Korea)

4. ITU-D BDT Sector Reform Unit
See
Country Case Studies on Effective Regulation
ITU Member States request information and models with regard to independence and operation of regulatory agencies
Country case studies are useful tools to understand different approaches
With assistance of Member States, ITU prepares and publishes case studies on how administrations established regulatory bodies and the results

5. Effective Regulation Case Studies
2001 Case Studies at
Morocco
Peru
Botswana
Brazil
Singapore

6. Global Symposium for Regulators
The second Annual Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR) will be held in Geneva from 3-5 December 2001.
Forum for world’s regulators to share experiences and learn from each other experiences
This year dedicated to topic of regulatory independence and effectiveness

7. Global Symposium for Regulators
First day open to ITU-D sector members
GSR sessions include:
Major regulatory challenges
Why regulators are needed
Institutional framework and the process of creating a regulator
Transparency and fairness
Regulatory powers
Staffing and financing the regulatory authority

8. ITU Publications
3rd edition of “Trends in Telecommunication Reform ” with theme of “Interconnection Regulation”
Identifies key issues raised by interconnection regulation and provides examples of how regulators and policy makers around the globe have addressed these issues
Other publications at:

9. Free ITU Statistics At http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/statistics/
Population, GDP, main telephone lines, mobile cellular subscribers
Internet indicators: hosts, users and number of pcs
Global statistics: top 20 public telecom operators, international telecom operators, mobile cellular operators, fixed telephone line operators, telecom equipment vendors, online service providers
Status of IMT-2000 (UMTS) licensing in Western Europe

10. Thank you – we live in interesting times!