net cost calculation methodology, study visit report drafted Needs assessment of the GNCC GNCC website; GNCC commitment to harmonise Component 2: GNCC contribution to encourage regarding the infrastructural Georgian telecom legal and fixed and wireless broadband development GNCC official press development for the broadband regulatory frameworks with EU enhanced by defining guidelines for: services carried out and report with release; infrastructure barrier removal, infrastructure framework; recommendations, including EU MS sharing, net neutrality and access regulation in Project reports; approaches and models, drafted; regards to DAE (Digital Agenda for Europe), Study visit of the GNCC relevant taking into account the need of Universal Service Ministry reports; staff (10 BC experts for 5 working Availability of relevant staff and Provision ; days), in MS, to gain first-hand other resources and their Ministry official Results 2.1 Analysis of the broadband service knowledge and experience related to commitment to the project; development framework conducted in an website; broadband infrastructure and its inclusive process and capacities of the GNCC to sharing in line with the EU best Minutes and implement new approaches upgraded practice and to study and evaluate different MS approaches feedback from public Result 2.2 Comprehensive regulatory guidelines Timely feedback from the implemented for broadband consultations; to encourage fixed and wireless broadband commissioners; development, especially in the rural development elaborated areas performed and study visit Operator report prepared; reports/feedback; At least 3 workshops (informative Assistance in cooperation with and consultative) on encouraging Partner NRA government authorities and broadband development in Georgia feedback; telecom operators as well as other for the GNCC staff and other relevant external stakeholders of the stakeholders (50 persons) conducted Project project; and reports on the results of documentation (list consultations prepared. The of participants, workshops should cover the issues training materials, covered by the prepared guidelines recommendations, Availability of all the necessary and related to: IP-based guidelines etc.) legislation and other documents; interconnection, access to and sharing of infrastructure, network some of them in English; security, Net-neutrality, effective spectrum management for mobile Working Days 200(estimated) broadband, etc. Comprehensive regulatory guidelines on fixed broadband infrastructure
net cost calculation methodology, study visit report drafted Component 2: GNCC contribution to encourage fixed and wireless broadband development enhanced by defining guidelines for: infrastructure barrier removal, infrastructure sharing, net neutrality and access regulation in regards to DAE (Digital Agenda for Europe), taking into account the need of Universal Service Provision ; Results 2.1 Analysis of the broadband service development framework conducted in an inclusive process and capacities of the GNCC to implement new approaches upgraded Result 2.2 Comprehensive regulatory guidelines to encourage fixed and wireless broadband development elaborated Needs assessment of the GNCC regarding the infrastructural development for the broadband services carried out and report with recommendations, including EU MS approaches and models, drafted; Study visit of the GNCC relevant staff (10 BC experts for 5 working days), in MS, to gain first-hand knowledge and experience related to broadband infrastructure and its sharing in line with the EU best practice and to study and evaluate different MS approaches implemented for broadband development, especially in the rural areas performed and study visit report prepared; At least 3 workshops (informative and consultative) on encouraging broadband development in Georgia for the GNCC staff and other relevant stakeholders (50 persons) conducted and reports on the results of consultations prepared. The workshops should cover the issues covered by the prepared guidelines and related to: IP-based interconnection, access to and sharing of infrastructure, network security, Net-neutrality, effective spectrum management for mobile broadband, etc. Comprehensive regulatory guidelines on fixed broadband infrastructure GNCC website; GNCC official press release; Project reports; Ministry reports; Ministry official website; Minutes and feedback from public consultations; Operator reports/feedback; Partner NRA feedback; Project documentation (list of participants, training materials, recommendations, guidelines etc.) GNCC commitment to harmonise Georgian telecom legal and regulatory frameworks with EU framework; Availability of relevant staff and other resources and their commitment to the project; Timely feedback from the commissioners; Assistance in cooperation with government authorities and telecom operators as well as other external stakeholders of the project; Availability of all the necessary legislation and other documents; some of them in English; Working Days 200(estimated)
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