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Agenda. Study Group 3 Structure. Activities of the Working Parties etc. Key issues. Achievements. Study Group 3. Established by the World Telecommunications Standardisation Assembly (WTSA). Responsible for the study of 4 questions allocated to it by the WTSA.
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Agenda Study Group 3 Structure. Activities of the Working Parties etc. Key issues. Achievements.
Study Group 3 • Established by the World Telecommunications Standardisation Assembly (WTSA). • Responsible for the study of 4 questions allocated to it by the WTSA. • Chairman and two Vice-Chairmen appointed by the WTSA.
Study Group Plenary TAF R.G. T&D TAS Working Party 1 Working Party 2 TAL R. G. R.G R.G. TEUREM R.G R.G. Study Group 3 Structure
Functions of Plenary • Establish Working Parties and allocate work. • Establish Rapporteur Groups of Plenary. • Consider issues not allocated to WPs. • Consider reports of WPs. • Initiate approval process for Recommendations.
Plenary Activities • International telecommunications Regulations. • Progress Reports from Regional Groups • Report of Rapporteur Group on T&D. • Report of Working Party 1. • Report of Working Party 2.
Working Party 1 • Responsible for the study of Q 1/3 Development of charging and accounting/settlement mechanisms for network capabilities and services features made available by new technologies.
Working Party 1 Activities • Rapporteur Group - IP telephony • Rapporteur Group – International Internet connection. • Rapporteur Group – IMT 2000 • Rapporteur Group - Modification of D 50 • Rapporteur Group – Mobile access to HCD and IFS. • (HCD, Home Country Direct, IFS, International Toll-Free Service)
Working Party 2 • Responsible for the study of Q 2/3 Adaptation of the D-series Recommendations to the evolving market environment.
Working Part 2 activities • Rapporteur Group – International calls terminating on mobile networks. • Revision of Recommendation D 140. • Revision of Recommendation D 180. • Revision of Recommendation D 190. • Shortening of the Settlement Period • Code of Conduct for accounting rate negotiation. • Handbook on costing methodologies.
Rapporteur Group on Terms and Definitions • Responsible for the study of Q 4/3 Terms & definitions for Recommendations dealing with tariff and accounting principles
Regional Tariff Groups • Responsible for the study of Q 3/3 Regional studies for the development of cost models together with related economic and policy issues
4 Regional Groups • TAF – Tariff Group Africa • TAS – Tariff Group Asia and Oceania • TAL – Tariff Group Latin America • TEUREM – Tariff Group Europe and Mediterranean Basin. (Dormant)
D 50 Recommends that administrations involved in the provision of international Internet connections negotiate and agree to bilateral commercial arrangements enabling direct international Internet connections that take into account the possible need for compensation between them for the value of elements such as traffic flow, number of routes, geographical coverage and cost of international transmission amongst others. Update after June meeting
ITU–T SG-3Major achievements • New Remuneration system (D.150) • Termination charge system • Settlement rate system • Special arrangement • Regional Tariff Groups developed cost model • SG3 is now developing cost principles and guidelines for negotiation including revision to D.140 • Transitional arrangements • To facilitate staged reduction to cost based rate • to avoid sudden fall of revenue (smooth transition) • Revision to Recommendation D.93 – Charging and Accounting in the Int’l Mobile Telephone Service • D50 – international internet connection.