World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12) Revision of the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITR)

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1 World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12) Revision of the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITR) Maria Häll, Deputy Director Division of IT Policy, Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications

2 Purpose and Scope of the ITR [ ITR] establish general principles which relate to the provision and operation of international telecommunication services offered to the public as well as to the underlying international telecom-munication transport means used to provide such services. They also set rules applicable to administrations. 2

3 Cooperation ITU Member states European Union Member states / Commission CEPT 3

4 Preparatory work June CWG WCIT Sep Com-ITU 8-9 Oct ITU info meeting Oct Com-ITU 3-13 Dec WCIT-12 Final draft of the future ITR:s and Report to WCIT-12 Adoption of ECP and Draft Brief ECP to be sent to ITU mid October 2012 Information about proposals from regions Adoption of Second set ECP and Final Brief ECP to ITU before 16 Nov 2012 Revised ITR:s Enter into force? EU EU EU Council decision 4

5 Guiding criteria for the revision of the ITRs CEPT has agreed on a set of guiding criteria for the revision of the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs). Criterion 1: As an International Treaty, the ITRs should address high level strategic and policy issues Criterion 2: Consistency with ITU Constitution, in particular the Preamble and Article 1 Status of ITU Recommendations and enforcement of ITU provisions. 5

6 Criterion 3: Consistency with International agreements / legislation adopted by CEPT members Example: the WTO Agreement and the European Union Criterion 4: Exclusion of Areas related to Member States' application of legal or policy principles which are within their sovereign rights National defence, national security, content, cybercrime in the context of Resolution 130 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010) Criterion 5: Exclusion of areas not related to the Purpose and Scope of the ITRs National telecommunication services or national transport means should not be included in the ITRs. 6

7 European proposals Changing historical references Deletion of obsolete definitions provisions regarding routing reference to collection charges reference to accounting rates and settlement of accounts provisions on dissemination of information Addition Tariff transparency (pending ROA/OA) 7

8 Unresolved issue: Recognised Operating Agencies or Operating Agencies Robustness and security No European proposal to add text to the ITR on: Fraud Dispute resolution Internet connectivity Quality of service Spam Routing of traffic 8

9 Regional groups ITU CEPT APT ATU RC C CITEL Arab group 9

10 Regional meetings APT - Asia--Pacific Telecommunity first set of proposals published last meeting 30 Oct 1 Nov 2012 ATU - African Telecommunication Union last meeting Sep 2012 Arab group last meeting 8-13 Sep 2012 CITEL - Inter American Telecommunication Commission of the Organization of American States first set of proposals published last meeting Sep 2012 RCC - Russian Regional Commonwealth Meeting last meeting Sep

11 Thank you for your attention. 11

12 CEPT Abbreviations European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations Com-ITU [CEPT] Committee for ITU Policy ECC ECP [CEPT] Electronic Communications Committee European Common Proposal ITR International Telecommunication Re ITU PP International Telecommunication Union Plenipotentiary Conference 12

13 Abbreviations WATTC WCIT WRC WTSA WTDC World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference (Melbourne, 19 World Conference on International Telecommunications (Dubai, 2012) World Radiocommunication Conference World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly World Telecommunication Development Conference 13