The Yankee Group Reports Regulators Targeting Wireless Interconnection.Business/Technology Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 20, 2002 Despite growing competition in retail markets for mobile services, regulators have been paying increased attention to virtual monopolies in mobile call termination Call Termination, also known as voice termination, refers to the handing off or routing of calls from one telephone company, also known as a carrier or provider, to another telephone company. The terminating point is end point. markets, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. "Wireless Interconnection Attracts Regulatory Attention Around the World," a new Yankee Group (the Yankee Group, Boston, MA, www.yankeegroup.com) A major market research, analysis and consulting firm founded in 1970 by Howard Anderson. It provides general consulting and strategic planning in the computer and communications field. Global Regulatory Strategies report. The key issues are high and non-cost-based fixed-to-mobile call termination charges--particularly in calling party pays (CPP cpp - C preprocessor. ) nations--and high international roaming and call charges. "Moves to impose stricter regulations on mobile operators come at a time of worldwide consolidation, when many of these operators confront financial difficulties," says report author Dianne Northfield, Global Regulatory Strategies program manager. "As always, regulators face a delicate balancing act and the risks of regulatory actions are heightened under current depressed market Depressed market Market in which supply overwhelms demand, leading to weak and lower prices. conditions. The success of mobile operators and services represents the key to achieving electronic communications policies in many nations." Regional trends include: In many Asia-Pacific nations wireless interconnection under regulatory review and actions to force call termination charge reductions are increasing. In Europe, designation of mobile operators as holders of significant market power, with regulated interconnection obligations, has increased. The new European regulatory framework opens potential for greater regulation of mobile operators. In Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , more regulators are forcing reductions in fixed-to-mobile call termination rates, including setting of charge ceilings. Canada has not adopted a CPP model. Instead, consumers pay to originate and receive calls. In the U.S., the proliferation of flat-rate, bundled minute or bucket calling plans have ultimately rendered the move to CPP moot. In mobile party pays and CPP nations alike, carrier compensation and regulatory models for interconnection pricing continue to generate widespread debate and controversy. NOTE TO EDITORS For interviews, contact Dianne Northfield at dnorthfield@yankeegroup.com. THE YANKEE GROUP (www.yankeegroup.com) The Yankee Group is a global leader in technology research and consulting. Our customers, which include technology vendors and users, benefit from our accurate, reliable, and trusted research, consulting, and personalized one-to-one client interaction covering communications and IT products and services. Now in our fourth decade, the company is headquartered in Boston and maintains offices throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, Latin America, and the Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. . |
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