1. Revising the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) - Preparations for WCIT 2012
Manuel da Costa Cabral
19 April 2012

2. European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations;
About CEPT
European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations;
48 Member States;
Com-ITU is the Committee responsible for organizing the co-ordination of CEPT actions for ITU activities (except WRC);
Since September 2011, COM-ITU had four meetings dedicated to the preparations of the WCIT-12.

3. Final Council WG on WCIT-12
Milestones
7th Council
WG on WCIT-12
23-25 April
Final Council WG on WCIT-12
20-22 June
WCIT-12
3-14 December 2012
Com-ITU Meeting
22-25 May
Com-ITU Meeting
11-13 September
Com-ITU Meeting
6-7 November

4. The trends

5. The trends

6. The trends

8. The revision
Some provisions in the current ITRs (Melbourne, 1988) are obsolete;
Addressing new issues.

9. Some provisions in the current ITRs are obsolete
International telecommunication environment has significantly evolved, from technical, regulatory and policy perspectives;
Liberalization and privatization;
The accounting rate system

10. CEPT criteria when addressing new issues
Criterion 1: High level strategic and policy issues concerning international telecommunications services and facilities.
Criterion 2: Consistency with the Preamble and Article 1 of the Constitution:
ITU-T Recommendations are non-binding.
Criterion 3: Consistency with International agreements / legislation adopted by CEPT members:
EU legislation.

11. CEPT criteria when addressing new issues
Criterion 4: Areas related to Member States' application of legal or policy principles which are within their sovereign rights:
Resolution 130 on the role of ITU in building confidence and security in the use of information and communication technologies.
Criterion 5: Exclusion of areas not related to the Purpose and Scope of the ITRs.
National telecommunication services or national transport means should not be included in the ITRs.

12. International roaming Spam
New issues
Tariff transparency
International roaming
Spam

13. Use of assigned numbers Calling line identification
New issues
Use of assigned numbers
Calling line identification
Cibersecurity

15. Revising the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) - Preparations for WCIT 2012
Manuel da Costa Cabral
19 April 2012