Regulations where they may be addressed by a competent World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC), as needed. International Mobile Roaming Rates IAP/10/13 Like many countries in other regions, the CITEL Member States are keenly interested in issues related to high international roaming rates. Furthermore, we are aware that many factors impact international roaming rates. These factors include: the complex nature of wholesale and retail markets, differing needs and travel patterns of roamers, emerging alternative technologies to international roaming, developments in the wholesale roaming market, and ambiguous results of market interventions by regulatory authorities in other regions on international roaming. CITEL Member States believe that: A global solution to high international mobile roaming is likely to be neither efficient nor effective; National regulatory authorities be best served by having the opportunity to consider a wide array of regulatory tools, technological solutions, and policies that promote consumer awareness and empowerment coupled with transparency in international mobile retail roaming rates to address high international mobile roaming rates; Any proposed regulatory and market interventions must be evaluated in terms of their effectiveness with respect to the future market and technological innovations in international roaming in our region; National regulatory discretion should be preserved to address any market failures; Market based solutions can be effective and efficient means of addressing concerns about roaming charges; Bilateral and regional cooperation between Member States to address high international roaming rates may be more effective than a global solution. Proposed Conference Structure IAP/10/39 1 DESCRIPTION In accordance with the ITU General Rules of Conferences, Assemblies and Meetings, the Member States of CITEL propose the following structure for the upcoming World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12).
Regulations where they may be addressed by a competent World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC), as needed. International Mobile Roaming Rates IAP/10/13 Like many countries in other regions, the CITEL Member States are keenly interested in issues related to high international roaming rates. Furthermore, we are aware that many factors impact international roaming rates. These factors include: the complex nature of wholesale and retail markets, differing needs and travel patterns of roamers, emerging alternative technologies to international roaming, developments in the wholesale roaming market, and ambiguous results of market interventions by regulatory authorities in other regions on international roaming. CITEL Member States believe that: A global solution to high international mobile roaming is likely to be neither efficient nor effective; National regulatory authorities be best served by having the opportunity to consider a wide array of regulatory tools, technological solutions, and policies that promote consumer awareness and empowerment coupled with transparency in international mobile retail roaming rates to address high international mobile roaming rates; Any proposed regulatory and market interventions must be evaluated in terms of their effectiveness with respect to the future market and technological innovations in international roaming in our region; National regulatory discretion should be preserved to address any market failures; Market based solutions can be effective and efficient means of addressing concerns about roaming charges; Bilateral and regional cooperation between Member States to address high international roaming rates may be more effective than a global solution. Proposed Conference Structure IAP/10/39 1 DESCRIPTION In accordance with the ITU General Rules of Conferences, Assemblies and Meetings, the Member States of CITEL propose the following structure for the upcoming World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12).
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