Interconnection of Next Generation Networks - a Regulatory Perspective

15 Pages Posted: 25 Jun 2006

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Rob Nicholls

University of Technology Sydney (UTS); UNSW Business School; UNSW Business School Regulatory Laboratory - Reg Lab; UNSW Institute for Cyber Security

Date Written: June 22, 2006

Abstract

The deployment of next generation networks by incumbent fixed-line operators presents a challenge to regulators. This challenge is to balance the needs of end-users with a desire to encourage workable competition between the incumbent and new entrants. The next generation network architecture has the potential to alter the liberalised regulatory environment and reinstate the incumbent as a monopoly provider. This paper analyses the issues that arise from such a deployment and proposes options available to regulators if intervention is required. The analysis sets out the architecture of next generation networks, the impact that their deployment has on competitors and potential access to the core network and access network of a next generation network. The paper concludes by setting out some of the regulatory options that are available.

Keywords: Next generation network, access, entry, regulation, interconnection

Suggested Citation

Nicholls, Rob, Interconnection of Next Generation Networks - a Regulatory Perspective (June 22, 2006). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=911323 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.911323

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