EURIM
Communications Policy & Regulation Working Group
The aim of the
Group is
universally available, socially inclusive access to world class
communications networks, with regulatory frameworks which encourage
competition, innovation and quality of service in line with customer
(both citizen and business) priorities.
Introduction, Objectives & Strategy
Key
to the Group's success is the way it puts the experience and
expertise of business users of communications alongside that of
service operators and equipment suppliers and avoids taking sides on
issues that divide them.
The
objectives are to:
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identify and remove the
barriers to market investment in world-class, joined- up
communications infrastructures, products and services;
-
secure
neutral (business models, technologies etc.) and democratically accountable
regulatory frameworks which encourage quality of service, innovation and
competition in line with customer/citizen priorities;
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promote the joined-up scrutiny of proposals to regulate communications-based
products, services, content and transactions.
The strategies
are:
Parliamentary and Political to:
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inform the
generation and implementation of harmonized local, national (UK)
and regional (EU) policies, in the area of converged
communications;
-
foster the
creation of a single, pan-European market in telecoms networks
and services in furtherance of the Lisbon agenda;
-
inform UK
inputs to the formation and scrutiny of European Policy,
including via the Commission and Parliament in co-operation with
the European Internet Foundation, E-Business Regulatory
Alliance, INTUG and others, with meetings in both London and
Brussels;
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contribute
to and assist in the formation of government policy and its
implementation to ensure that the UK communications
infrastructure is fit for the demands that will be placed on it
in 2012 and thereafter.
Industrial and Professional to:
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identify and
assess possible means of encouraging public and private
investment in next generation networks;
-
collate
views on the establishment of political and regulatory regimes
that foster the creation of carrier-neutral, open access
broadband networks in a world where distinctions between fixed
and mobile, cable and wireless are blurring and roaming across
borders is increasingly commonplace;
-
work with
Broadband Stakeholders Group, E-Business
Regulatory Alliance, INCA, INTUG, European Internet Foundation,
professional bodies, trade associations and others to
achieve common objectives.
|
Parliamentary Chairman: |
Malcolm Harbour MEP |
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Parliamentary Vice Chairman: |
Earl of Erroll |
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Industry Chairman: |
David Harrington (CMA) |
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Industry Vice Chairmen: |
To
be confirmed |
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Rapporteur: |
Dr Edward Phelps |
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Parliamentary Monitors: |
Therese Coffey MP, Roger
Gale MP, Rory Stewart MP |
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Members: |
Alcatel-Lucent, Atkins,
BCS, BT, Cassidian, CILIP, Citibank, CPHC, Everything Everywhere, Fujitsu, Gemalto, IBM, IdenTrust,
Intellect, LINX, Logica, Microsoft, NEN Trust, Nominet, RIM,
SOCITM, Symantec, Trend Micro
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Observers and Partners: |
All-Party Space Committee, BIS, Cabinet Office, Conservative Technology
Forum, Consumer Focus, DCMS, Digital Communications KTN, ERA,
European Economic & Social Committee, FSA, Home Office, House of Commons
Library, Met Police, NAO, Ofcom, OII, PCD, PhonepayPlus, POST,
Westminster Media Forum |
Work Programme for 2011-2012 and Forthcoming Meetings
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Identify
partners and routines for practical co-operation on the monitoring and
scrutiny of policy and regulatory initiatives from London, Brussels and
elsewhere (with
Information and ID Governance Group, EIF, ERA and others).
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Assemble and disseminate material for MPs,
Local Councillors and other involved in exercises to secure local access to
broadband (via the
Shared
Network Services Procurement Subgroup and others).
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Secure the provision of authoritative
guidance and case studies covering the funding and procurement of networks,
(including state aid, security resilience, quality of service,
inter-operability and business rates) across authority, department, agency
and public-private boundaries (via
Shared
Network Services Procurement and
Security Procurement Subgroups and follow up.
-
Look at the practicality and desirability
of
infrastructure sharing to reduce the cost and time of enabling the whole
of the UK to have world-class access to fixed and mobile broadband.
| Date |
Description |
| 07 Sep 11 |
Info and ID leadership |
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| 13 Sep 11 |
Shared Infrastructure Review |
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| 07 Nov 11 |
Shared Infrastructure
Reception |
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