07/04/2008

Workshop on payment models for interconnection between telecom operators

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At the request of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and OPTA, ENCORE is organizing a workshop on payment models for interconnection between telecom operators. Stein Smeets, who graduated on this topic, has helped shape this workshop and will also open the workshop with an introduction to the key concepts and issues.

The program for the 22nd of April is as follows:
14.00-14.25 - Introduction by Stein Smeets (Dialogic)
14.25-15.05 - Carlo Cambini (Politecnico Turin) - 'Some Economics of Call Termination'
15.05-15.45 - Stephen Littlechild (Cambridge University) - 'Alternative Approaches to Mobile Termination Charges: An Empirical Assessment'
15.45-16.15 - Coffee break
16.15-17.00 - Scott Marcus (WIK-Consult) - ‘Interconnection: Fixed, Mobile, Internet and NGN’
17.00-17.30 - Discussion with the floor

The workshop at De Koninklijke Schouwburg is free to attend, but registration is appreciated. For more information, please contact Stein Smeets.