• Ulrich Mohr, Head of Section, International Policy on Telecommunications and Posts, BMWI, Germany

• Sam Paltridge , OECD
  

What policy and regulatory reforms are required to stimulate Internet development and address the international digital divide? What regulatory barriers exist to the development of the Internet including infrastructures such as international connectivity, domestic teledensity and Internet exchange points. How can countries maximise the benefits to their economies of Internet development including lower costs for infrastructure service. While the purpose of the international telecommunication settlements system was to meet the costs of termination, not as a source of development funds, telecommunication carriers in some developing countries have argued they need this revenue as a source for development funds. What is going to replace the international settlements system in the new environment? How are countries adapting to the changes in settlement rates in terms of development.

Chair: Kathy Fisher, Telecommunications Policy Branch, Industry Canada

• Donald Abelson, Chief, International Bureau, FCC

• Tim Kelly , Chief, Strategy and Policy Unit, ITU

• Sam Paltridge, OECD
  

ENUM is the Internet Engineering Task Force protocol that will assist in the convergence of the PSTN and the IP network; it is the mapping of a telephone number from the PTSN to Internet services -- telephone number in, URL out. ENUM was developed as a solution to the question of how to find services on the Internet using only a telephone number and telephone keypads. As Internet access grows, by devices other than PCs, ENUM is expected to be one of the key technologies facilitating communications between switched and IP based networks. What public policy issues may be involved with the development of this service?

Chair: Karen Rose, NTIA, United States

• Jim Casey, Director of Public Policy and Business Development, Neustar

• Anthony Rutkowski , Vice President for Internet Strategy, Verisign

• Ewan Sutherland, Executive Director, INTUG

• Carsten Hess, Director for European Affairs, WorldCom

Related Link -- UK ENUM Workshop

The future of communication traffic exchange and concluding remarks.

Is there a role for regulators? What are some of the directions Internet traffic exchange will take with next generation Internet architecture and what are the policy implications? How do users view current developments in Internet traffic exchange? How does the financial community view the current state of play? Participants are invited to raise and discuss issues in this extended session.

Chair: Michael Tiger, Industry Canada and Chair OECD Working Party on Telecommunications and Information Services Policy.

• Davide Gallino , Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni

• Farooq Hussain , Board Member of CIX and Principal Investigator in Project Amber

• Dai Davies, General Manager, Dante

• Ian Martin, Consultant, ABN-AMRO

• Scott Marcus, Chief Technology Officer, Genuity