Shortened cycle for chairmanship The meeting noted that there are advantages and disadvantages associated with those possibilities. The meeting did not come to a conclusion on this topic and still opened for more discussion at next TF. The Chair was then requested to bring forward all comments for the attention of LSG and later to the Plenary. Review of TEL Assessment Report and TEL Strategic Action Plan 2010-2015 LSG meeting reviewed the Independent Assessment Report of TEL Working Group and the TEL Strategic Action Plan 2010-2015 and had no further comments. LSG Contributions to TEL Strategic Action Plan 2010-2015 Subject to be discussed: OTT Applications and Services. APEC Economies will share the current status of the Over The Top applications and services in their economy including current status, development trends, opportunities as well as difficulties and challenges that Government, consumers and telecommunications network or services suppliers are facing. This is in line with the TEL Strategic Action Plan of promoting effective policy and regulatory frameworks that facilitate free and open trade arrangements. Legal Frameworks regarding open network (Japan) Japan shared with the meeting the legal frameworks on the open network. Carriers possessing network facilities in Japan must comply with any request from other telecommunications carriers for interconnection of telecommunications facilities, except for the cases below: If it may incur a risk to the smooth provision of telecommunications services; or If it may unfairly jeopardize the interests of the telecommunications carrier possessing the network facilities, etc. Japan also talked about the panel of network neutrality in 2007 with aim to seek views from wide range of stakeholders by establishing new sound and sustainable competition principles. OTT Applications and Services in Viet Nam (Viet Nam) Viet Nam shared with the LSG meeting on the development and application of OTT services and applications in Viet Nam. The Content Providers and Mobile Network Operators in Vietnam are aware that the price of smart phones and 3G Packages being low is a "paradise" for OTT applications developing. It may say that the development of 3G and smartphone is the main reason for booming OTT applications and services in the world. And the explosion of OTT applications such as messaging, free calls over internet is being a worldwide trend and unstoppable. The advantages and disadvantages of OTT services and applications were raised out. Advantages are such as speed the message very fast, capable of sending SMS with attachments, large number of characters and more advantages than
Shortened cycle for chairmanship The meeting noted that there are advantages and disadvantages associated with those possibilities. The meeting did not come to a conclusion on this topic and still opened for more discussion at next TF. The Chair was then requested to bring forward all comments for the attention of LSG and later to the Plenary. Review of TEL Assessment Report and TEL Strategic Action Plan 2010-2015 LSG meeting reviewed the Independent Assessment Report of TEL Working Group and the TEL Strategic Action Plan 2010-2015 and had no further comments. LSG Contributions to TEL Strategic Action Plan 2010-2015 Subject to be discussed: OTT Applications and Services. APEC Economies will share the current status of the Over The Top applications and services in their economy including current status, development trends, opportunities as well as difficulties and challenges that Government, consumers and telecommunications network or services suppliers are facing. This is in line with the TEL Strategic Action Plan of promoting effective policy and regulatory frameworks that facilitate free and open trade arrangements. Legal Frameworks regarding open network (Japan) Japan shared with the meeting the legal frameworks on the open network. Carriers possessing network facilities in Japan must comply with any request from other telecommunications carriers for interconnection of telecommunications facilities, except for the cases below: If it may incur a risk to the smooth provision of telecommunications services; or If it may unfairly jeopardize the interests of the telecommunications carrier possessing the network facilities, etc. Japan also talked about the panel of network neutrality in 2007 with aim to seek views from wide range of stakeholders by establishing new sound and sustainable competition principles. OTT Applications and Services in Viet Nam (Viet Nam) Viet Nam shared with the LSG meeting on the development and application of OTT services and applications in Viet Nam. The Content Providers and Mobile Network Operators in Vietnam are aware that the price of smart phones and 3G Packages being low is a "paradise" for OTT applications developing. It may say that the development of 3G and smartphone is the main reason for booming OTT applications and services in the world. And the explosion of OTT applications such as messaging, free calls over internet is being a worldwide trend and unstoppable. The advantages and disadvantages of OTT services and applications were raised out. Advantages are such as speed the message very fast, capable of sending SMS with attachments, large number of characters and more advantages than
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