Issues Relating to Infrastructure and the Management of Critical Internet Resources

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The UN Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) has identified a number of issues as being "directly relevant to Internet governance", in the area of physical infrastructure and the "management of critical Internet resources (logical infrastructure)". The work conducted by the OECD on these issues is indicated using the headings identified by WGIG. (Non-exhaustive list. For additional information, please visit www.oecd.org/sti/ict)

PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Telecommunications infrastructure, broadband access, convergence with NGN

OECD Communications Outlook 2005, forthcoming	2005
Recommendation of the OECD Council on Broadband Development	2004
The development of broadband access in rural and remote areas	2004
The implications of convergence for regulation of electronic communications (PDF, 276KB)	2004
OECD Information Technology Outlook 2004 / Browse PDF Version (4MB)	2004
Broadband audio-visual services: Market developments in OECD Countries	2004
Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2004 / Browse Highlights (PDF, 169KB)	2004
Broadband Driving Growth: Policy Responses (PDF, 23KB)	2003
OECD Communications Outlook 2003 / Browse PDF version (3.8MB)	2003
Maximising Broadband to Boost Economic and Social Development	2003
2nd Broadband Workshop, 4-5 June 2002, Seoul, Korea	2002
Broadband Access for Business (PDF, 257KB)	2002
OECD Information Technology Outlook 2002 / Browse PDF Version (2.8MB) / Browse highlights (257KB)	2002
Workshop on public sector broadband procurement	2002
The Development of Broadband Access in the OECD Countries (PDF, 387KB)	2001
ICT Standardisation in the New Global Context (PDF, 380KB)	2000
Dublin Internet Workshop Session	1996

VoIP

Review of the development and reform of the telecommunications sector in China (PDF, 535KB)	2003
Broadband and Telephony Services Over Cable Television Networks	2003
Trends in IP Technology (PDF, 380KB)	2002

Peering and interconnection

Internet Traffic Exchange and The Development of End-to-end International Telecommunication Competition (PDF, 732KB)	2002
OECD Berlin workshop on "Internet Traffic Exchange"	2001
Interconnection and Local Competition (PDF, 186KB)	2001
Internet Traffic Exchange: Developments and Policy (PDF, 611KB)	1998

Spectrum policy

Development of wireless local area networks in OECD countries	2003
Spectrum Allocation: Auctions and Comparative Selection Procedures (PDF, 233KB)	2002

MANAGEMENT OF CRITICAL INTERNET RESOURCES

Administration of Internet names

Generic top level domain names: market development and allocation issues (PDF, 300KB)	2004
Comparing domain name administration in OECD countries	2003
Internet Domain Name Allocation Policies (PDF, 389KB)	1997

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