ANNEX A
INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
COSTING INTERCONNECT SERVICES
WORKSHOP
Accra Beach Hotel & Resort
Rockley, Christ Church, BARBADOS
15 –16 October 2002
AGENDA
Day 1
8.30- 9.00 am: Registration
Day 2
Session IV. 9.00 – 10.30 am
Activity
Presentation & Discussion
Topic
TAL Revised Interconnect Cost Model for Latin America
& Caribbean Countries
Presenter
John Prince, ITU
Rapporteur
9.00-10.00 a.m. - OPENING
CEREMONY
Chairman’s Opening Remarks:
Philip Cross, ITU
10.30 – 11.00 a.m. - COFFEE BREAK
Session V. 11.00 am – 1.00 pm
Activity
Presentation & Discussion Re:
Opening Remarks
Topic
Colin Little
Executive Vice President
East, Cable & Wireless.
Presenter
Modeling Access Cost In Latin America & Caribbean
Countries.
John Prince, ITU.
Opening Address
Rapporteur
Hon Ronald Toppin
Minister of Commerce Consumer Affairs &
Business Development .
Opening Address:
Reginal Farley
Minister of Economic Development & Business
Centre.
Vote of Thanks
Chairman
Fair Trading Commission.
Barbados
10.00 –10.30 a.m. - COFFEE
BREAK
1.00 p.m. – 2.30 p.m. - LUNCH
Session I. 10.30 am – 1.00 pm
Activity
Presentations by Regulators/Ministries
Topic
Status of Development of Interconnect
Costing/Pricing Regime.
Presenters
OUR: Jamaica
FTC: Barbados
ECTEL: OECS
PUC: Guyana
RA of T&T: Trinidad
&Tobago
TAS: Suriname
TAB: Bahamas
DTS: Aruba
TC: Bermuda
BTP: Curacao
CONATEL: Haiti
PUC: Belize
FCT: Anguilla
MC&W: BVI
Rapporteur:
1.00 – 2.30 p.m. - LUNCH
Session II. 2.30 – 4.00 pm
Activity
Presentations by Recognized Operating Agencies
(ROA)
Session VI. 2.30 – 4.00 pm
Activity
Presentation & Discussion Re:
Topic
Price Caps Methodology for Regulating Domestic Tariff
Topic
Presenter
Operators Perspective re: Costing & Pricing of
Interconnect Services
Cleveland Thomas
Ag. Chairman, TAL
Rapporteur
Presenters
TSTT: Trinidad & Tobago
C&W: Jamaica
C&W: OECS
C&W: Barbados
Belize Telecom: Belize
TELESUR: Suriname
MARPIN Telecom: Dominica
GT&T: Guyana
SETEL: Curacao
SETAR: Aruba
Rapporteur
4.00 – 4.30 p.m. - COFFEE BREAK
Session III. 430 – 5.30 pm
Activity
Analysis & Recommendations re: Presentations
Session VII. 4.30 – 5.30 pm
Rapporteur
Rapporteur
Activity
Wrap-up Session