Transcript Issues on telecommunications Sector Presenter: Wangay

SATRC Workshop on Policy , Regulations and Services
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Nagarkot, Kathmandu, Nepal
Regional Mobile Roaming within the SATRC region
( A study)
Wangay Dorji
CHIEF, Telecommunications
Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority
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Importance of International Roaming
• Easy to contact since the same ( home) number is
used while roaming ( User’s convenience)
• Able to keep track of the user ( National Security )
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A report by Lirneasia ( 2012) indicates that the roaming
charges within South Asia is one of the highest in the world
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The study revealed that even calling local
number of visited network while roaming is
really high
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Even in the event of calling home, it is still
considerably cheaper for a user to make an
international voice call home as opposed to a roaming
call home
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Regulation on International Roaming Tariff
• Currently, many of the countries adopt self-regulation based on
market force when it comes to regulation international roaming
tariff
• The only regulation available on International roaming tariff is
found in the European Union

European-wide price caps on wholesale tariffs and retail
rates
• Besides, the Arab States also started to regulate International
mobile roaming prices within Arab States through Arab Regulators’
Network (AREGNET)
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Case Study: Bilateral agreement ( Singapore and
Malaysia
 They adopted European Union-style model of imposing wholesale and
retail price caps on voice and SMS
The regulation required roaming price reductions of up to 30 per
cent for voice calls and 50 per cent for SMS for all mobile operators in
Singapore and Malaysia
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Macro-financial effects of roaming regulation
on voice roaming revenues, Singapore and
Malaysia
Source : GSMA
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Case study 2: Regional Roaming arrangement
1. European Union imposes European-wide price caps on
wholesale tariffs and retail rates.

European Model is based on a strong political vision with
constructive pragmatism: to address the concerns of their
citizens, and to provide European solutions for European
problems

It introduced lower pan‐European voice roaming prices in the
form
of a “Eurotariff” designed to build a “real Europe for
Citizens”
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2. The Arab States also started to regulate
International mobile roaming prices ( price
ceiling) within Arab States through Arab
Regulators’ Network (AREGNET).
 They regulates retail rates by imposing a 15% ceiling
cap on the local calls.
The price for receiving a call should not exceed a local
minute in a visiting country. However, no restriction is
imposed on whole –sale prices between operators.
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3. ASEAN is working towards make free
roaming charges within the member
countries:
“ ASEAN Ministers announced in January 2011, the ASEAN Master plan 2015, with
intention to adopt measures to reduce roaming tariffs.”
Region is yet to adopt a unified approach to reducing
roaming
charges but has adopted best practice
guidelines to improve transparency
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4. SATRC has initiated a study to
Understand the current
roaming arrangement
including the difficulties and hindrance in the region
Study the regional initiatives in facilitating mobile
roaming
Recommend the possible options for establishing
regional mobile roaming within our region
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Out-Come of the Study
Current scenario on the mobile
roaming in our region
Regional initiatives
REPORT
Type of regulation on
mobile roaming tariff
Analysis /
Recommendation
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Difficulties and Challenges faced by the lead expert
 Member
countries not responding
questionnaire of the Working Group
to
the
Like this four
noble friend, with
strong
commitment and
support,
this
could
be
achieved.
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