Description
A 3-day Telecom Tariif and Rate Training workshopto provide participants with the basic concepts, methodologies and tools to gain an all-around understanding of telecom regulations, costs, tariffs and tasks and to ensure a fair, equitable telecom environment
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the attendees
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Gain a sound understanding of the global and competitive telecommunications environment and its impact on the activities of a regulator
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Understand regulation and roles and responsibilities of the regulator
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Perform an in-depth review of competition policy and licensing concepts
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Present the role and responsibilities of the regulator related to interconnection and tariffs
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Understand numbering and spectrum management and the challenges it represents for the regulator
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Present the regulatory challenges and issues of Wireless, High-Speed Internet, Video, Multimedia, VoIP and Local Loop Unbundling
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Present the different dispute resolution mechanisms and the role of the regulator in settling disputes
Course Outline
Overview of Telecom services
- Small Business
- Medium Business
- Enterprise & Large Business
- Government & Education
- Wholesale
- Wireless
- Voice and data Voice over PSTN and VoIP Services
- Local Dial Tone
- Long Distance
- UNE-P
- Toll free/800 Number Service
- Custom Calling Cards
- Broadband Services
- xDSL connections
- Conferencing, OSS, broadband, ILEC, CLEC and satellite
- SONET/SDH/DWDM
Telecom Tariffs
- Rate and Pricing tools
- Tariff-extracted rating data
- Regulatory documents filed with the FCC, or PUCs/PSCs
- ILECs, CLECs and IXCs tariff structures
- Organization of a tariff Residential and Business Tariff Guide
- Correct rating jurisdictions
- Local calling areas and plans, extracted right out of a tariff
- Tariffs and public disclosure documents
- Negotiated agreements
Filings and agreements
- State and Federal Tariff Filings
- Regulations issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Regulatory Service provider's network
- Price changes, and product change
- Long Distance Requirements
- Interconnection Agreements