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Regulation in a convergent future: numbering and number portability

December 19, 2005

Fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) raises a number of important questions for regulators with respect to both numbering plans and number portability. The fundamental issue is that the market will not work effectively if consumers in a converged world are not able to move seamlessly from one service provider to another.

Driving broadband growth: the role of government in content provision

December 5, 2005

Broadband is seen as having crucial importance for economic and social development, and so there has been a strong push to develop broadband strategies with the aim of accelerating coverage and stimulating take-up.