Papers
From time to time we produce papers on issues confronting the communicatiosn and new media sector. These papers are typically developed independently of client work, but may be based on research for client projects.
Subject to client approval, papers deve-loped specifically for clients may also be mad available here.
Also our partner companies occationally produce sector-relevant papers.
This page will be gradually built up with links to papers poroduced by GOS Consulting and it partner companies.
GOS Consulting Papers
Dynamic Market Definition Process (October 2007)
Conference Presentations:
Evolving Telecoms and IP Interconnection Forum (September 2007)
Creating an Efficient Interconnect Pricing Structure
Number Portability Conference (September 2007)
Number Portability Issues for FMC Providers
Telecoms Market Forecasting Conference (September 2007)
The Use of Forecasting in the Strategic Planning Process
Telecoms Regulation Conference (January 2008)
EU Recommendation for Relevant Markets
Interconnection Conference (January 2008)
Interconnection Charges Costing and Pricing Options
Partner Company Papers:
[To Be Populated]
Services
- Regulatory Policy and Strategy
- Market liberalisation and regulatory reform
- Development of Regulatory Authority
- Development and implementation of regulatory tools and guidelines
- Market Analysis and Competition Studies
- Defining relevant markets and conducting dominance analysis
- Definition of dominance criteria and market analysis process
- Investigation into competition disputes, including: anti-competitive pricing, argin squeeze, abuse of retail date in whole sale markets, and, other relevant competition investigations
- Access & Interconnection
- Development of Access & Interconnection Policy
- Development of reference offer for Access & Interconnection
- Development of inter-operator processes and procedures
- Development and documentation of interconnection services and interfaces, including: Number Portability, Local Loop Unbundling, Indirect Access (Carrier Selection and Carrier Pre-Selection, Wholesale Line Rental)
- Cost Modelling and Price Regulation
- Building and populating component costing models for fixed and mobile (FAC, HCA, CCA, LRIC,..)
- Development of cost-based charges
- Development of retail pricing regulation and index-related price caps
- Specification and implementation of Regulated Accounts and Accounting Separation
- Licensing
- Development of licensing framework
- Drafting of licence text
- Conducting licensing processes fixed/mobile, (including Fixed Wireless Access (i.e. WiMax) and 3G), beauty contest/auctions
- Public Consultations and Compliance
- Developing consulting framework
- Writing and conducting public consultations
- Reviewing consultation responses and development of policy recommendations
- Corporate & Business Strategy
- Business Management & Operations