Regulatory Issues and Recommendations for Wireless Network Access

1. Session 7:Regulatory issues, their status and resolution Conclusions & Recommendations Chair: Haim Mazar

2. Worldwide, Regional and National Unlicensed and Unprotected RF allocations, for Wireless Network Access (including Social Issues) Haim MazarDeputy Director; Frequency Mgmt and Licensing; Ministry of Comm’s; IsraelVice Chairman Study Group 9 (fixed service); ITU-Rmazar@moc.gov.il; mazar@itu.int • US provides more RF spectrum (power and bandwidth) for network access, to License exempt than Europe • Europe is more liberal than USA in equipment approval • Licence-Exempt and Internet: the growth due to unregulation • More RF license exempt is needed to citizens and industry

3. Regulatory Framework for Implementing WiMAX Mariana GoldhamerDirector – Strategic Technologies ALVARION to implement WiMAX in lower frequencies : • More Licensed spectrum needed • Rural / sub-urban use • Allow “Portable Internet” and VoD services together with FWA • More Licensed Exempt spectrum needed • Higher power • The LE spectrum may be sliced / allocated, according to co-existence capabilities of different systems • 802.11 and 802.16 have different co-existence approaches • All systems may implement the “spectrum sharing” protocol defined for a band • Allocate the 90% not used spectrum for: • Cognitive Radio / Light licensing • Harmonized Spectrum • Cost reduction by “factor of scale” effect

4. Will EU rules on Network Access allow the deployment of new broadband infrastructure in Europe?:Ms M. Styliadou – Corning, Director, European Government Affairs Basic Principles • Technological Neutrality • Regulatory Intervention limited to cases where there is no effective competition • Licensing Required only for scarce resources such as frequencies or numbering Remedies • Transparency • Non discrimination • Accounting separation • Access to and use of specific network facilities • Price control and cost accounting obligations • Retail obligations

5. Comparison of access between the US and Europe: broadband policy and deployment. Mr. S. Marcus, Transatlantic Fellow of the German Marshall Fund of the USA Key regulatory issues are: • bottleneck facilities • Unbundling obligations (U.S. and E.U.) • Bitstream access (E.U. only) • Universal service obligations (neither to date) Common objectives between the E.U. and USA • Promote competition, and competitive entry • Address any restrictions or distortions in competition • Ensure that users derive maximum benefit in terms of choice, price and quality • Encourage efficient investment

6. Lawfully Authorized Electronic Surveillance of Public IP Network Access ServiceGreg Ratta T1S1 Vice Chairman VC & ITU-T SG 11VC • The Service Specification Document of Public IP Network Access Service (PIPNAS) contains the electronic surveillance needs of USA law enforcement for PIPNAS service, and forms the basis for contributions submitted to standards bodies and industry forums • It is law enforcement’s goal to work with industry in an effort to create a cost-effective solution that balances privacy, national security and public safety

7. Panel- Cooperation in Standards Development • ITU-R serves as an umbrella to regional regulatory organizations (such as CEPT, CITEL, FRATEL); ITU-T may serve as an umbrella to standardization organizations, such as ETSI, IEEE, TTC • Worldwide standards versus digital video regional standards ATSC, ISDB-T and DVB-T • Convergence of the Fixed and Wireless services and telephonies (i.e. in CEPT- ETC and ERC converge into ECC)

8. Conclusion • This session incorporates regulatory issues common to all precedent sessions • The Network Access can be promoted by appropriate national policy, as achieved in Korea and Japan • ‘Light touch’ regulation and License Exempt RF spectrum contribute to the penetration of broadband