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Pre-conference workshop
Should EU regulate international roaming prices on data and SMS services - wholesale and/or retail?
Tuesday June 10 2008  

Facilitator:

Christian Jervelund
Ms.C. Economics, Partner
Copenhagen economics
expert in impact assessment of network industries

 

About the Workshop

This question is a very real one as Commissioner Reding has recently warned the industry that the market situation for data and SMP roaming on 1 July 2008 will be decisive for the European Commission’s decision to regulate these services or not. In the light of the current regulation of voice traffic, her statement is unlikely to be an empty threat. Based on input from expert speakers, the workshop will seek to uncover circumstances and arguments for and against regulation – at wholesale and retail level.

Workshop agenda

Data and SMS roaming

13:30-14:00

Speaker:
Simen Karlsen
Ms.C. Economics, Economist
Copenhagen Economics
telecom and competition expert
The background for possible regulation of SMS and data roaming
Is there a need for regulation at wholesale level?
14:00-14:20 Speaker:
Ángel Merodio
Manager Director for Regulatory Affairs and Wholesale Business
Telefónica

 

14:20-14:40 Speaker:
John Blakemore
Director of European Regulatory Affairs
Hutchison 3G
 
14:40-14:50 John Blakemore
and Ángel Merodio
Panel discussion with
14:50-15:20   Break
Is there a need for regulation at retail level?
15:20-15:40 Speaker:
Pierre Lucante
Senior Manager, Economic Regulation
Orange – France Telecom Group
 
15:40-16:00 Speaker:
Levi Nietvelt
Economic Officer
BEUC (The European Consumers' Organisation), telecom expert
 
16:00-16:10 Pierre Lucante
and Levi Nietvelt
Panel discussion
Where does the European Commission stand?
16:10-16:50 Speaker:
Roland Honekamp
Implementation of Regulatory Framework
DG Information Society, European Commission
 
16:50-17:00  

Rounding up

About your Workshop leaders
Christian Jervelund

Christian Jervelund, partner, advises leading private and public sector clients on regulatory issues in countries including Scandinavia, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland. He specialises in telecommunication, energy and climate issues, but has also worked extensively on public finance issues and on regulated professions.

 
Simen Karlsen

Simen Karlsen, economist, advises private and public sector clients on regulatory and competition issues in Europe. He has extensive experience in the field of electronic communications, and previously worked for the Norwegian Competition Authority and the Competition Section of the EFTA Surveillance Authority in Brussels.

 
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