Regulatory Policy and Strategy Development
Our regulatory services are based on in-depth knowledge and expe-rience of telecommunica-tions regulation princip-les and regimes gained in a wealth of countries and jurisdic-tions. GOS Consulting has worked across all sides of the 'regulatory divide'. We have a comprehensive under-standing of all as-pects of, access intercon-nection, and associated cost-modelling.
Case Studies
- UK - Regulatory strategy review
For a UK operator, conducted a review of its pan-European regulatory strategy and priorities more - Bermuda - Design and implementation of regulatory reform
GOS Consulting has been working with the Ministry of Telecommunications and E-Commerce to design new regulatory framework and create new independent regula-tory body - more - Gibraltar - Developed reference unbundling offer for Gibtelecom. more
It is increasingly apparent across the world that there is a strong relationship between effective and transparent regulation and the level of innovation and investment in the markets. It is therefore crucial for governments, regulators and communications providers alike that the regulations are designed to encourage sustainable competition and investment in innovation.
GOS Consulting has assisted regulators and governments across the world in setting up regulatory bodies, frameworks and measures to introduce competition into communications markets. We have undertaken regulatory impact analysis for proposed changes in policy and regulation.
Likewise, we have supported communciations providers in different competitive positions in formulating their regulatory strategies and priorities and in communicating these effectively.
We have experience in ongoing development and management of regulation to reflect market and technological developments. Our work has included regulatory reviews to support the roll-out and migration to new technologies, including Next Generation Networks (NGNs) and the unbundling of local access.
Our consultants have worked within communciations providers to create and manage regulatory functions throughout the world and have advised and assisted on a range of specific regulatory matters. We offer on-going and ad-hoc flexible support to organisations that do not have their own regulatory functions.
Our clients also include investors and suppliers and manufacturers. Here our work has focused on review of the potential regulatory impact on services and interfaces in a market. For Investors Telecoms GOS Consulting has undertaken a number of projects including regulatory & operational due diligence and risk assessment.
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