[Lac] World Regulators to Focus on Licensing Rules, Broadband

[Miguel Zunig at]

El siguiente mensaje aparecio en la Plenaria, mas abajo mis comentarios

Anyone attending this? It would be great to somehow intervene, or at the 
very least get some information back.

Sasha Costanza-Chock

Cualquier persona que atiende  esto? Sería interesante intervenir de alguna 
manera, o por lo menos se consiga una información.

Sasha Costanza-Chock

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http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/treg/Events/Seminars/2004/GSR04/

http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/treg/Events/Seminars/2004/GSR04/pdf/Programme.pdf

WORLD REGULATORS TO FOCUS ON LICENSING RULES, BROADBAND

When the ITU's 2004 Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR) opens next week in 
Geneva, it will be chaired by a U.S. regulator for the first time -- FCC 
Comr. Kathleen Abernathy. Abernathy told us Mon. she's approaching the 
session with an open mind. The U.S. has much to learn from the discussions, 
for example, as it struggles with changes to the universal service fund 
system, said Abernathy, who has attended 2 other GSRs. The official theme of 
the meeting is "licensing in an era of convergence." Regulators have 
traditionally controlled spectrum through licenses, but that approach makes 
less sense in an era of convergence and given the large number of 
competitors challenging incumbents. "The old way of regulating... doesn't 
seem to work anymore," Abernathy said: "You have to step back and say what's 
the appropriate regulatory framework... You need to think beyond 'I regulate 
a monopoly' to 'How do I create an environment that attracts investment?'"

Wireless broadband services like Wi-Fi, which has emerged as a popular 
alternative in the U.S., likely will be a hot topic, Abernathy said. The 
U.S. has adopted an unlicensed approach and "wireless appears to be one of 
the lowest cost alternatives out there," she said: "The question is how does
it fit in" with other regulation. Finding ways to make more spectrum 
available, through auction or other means, is another likely topic, she 
said. GSR sessions are largely "feel good" meetings that give regulators 
from around the world a chance to interact, said a source who has attended
previous sessions. However, they can be viewed as important. For example, 
the chairmanship of the last GSR by a Jordanian was considered significant 
by the Arab group of companies.

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Aca esta el programa en español
http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/treg/Events/Seminars/2004/GSR04/pdf/Programme-es.pdf

Comenatarios con respecto a este mensaje
Lo interesante de este evento es la exposicion que hara la Comisionada 
Kathleen Abernathy de la FCC en la adopcion y el desarrollo que se ha 
obtenido con las bandas de Frecuencia del Espectro NoLicenciado que utilza 
las Tecnologias WiFi en USA.

Lamentablemnte en gran parte de AL&C no se puede tener los alcances que 
podria proporcionar WiFi ya que la  Regulacion en muchos paises de la Region 
nos impide por ejemplo la utilziacion de la comunicacion Punto-Multipunto y 
otras aplicaciones que impiden dar todo su potencial.

MiguelZ

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