[cooperation-wg] IP Interconnection – expertise wanted - providing information to the European Institutions

I believe it is worthwhile to engage with the European Institutions to
provide expertise on IP Interconnection. (see also background below).  Who
would be the technical experts available to explain to a non-tech audience
the technical & business model of Internet Exchange Points, including on
how the European model differs from the US one?


Also there seems to be a concern that the lack of “assured service quality”
on IP interconnections might actually prevent the introduction of
pan-European health services and video-conferencing.



*Background:*

The European Commission has proposed a new regulation for the European
Telecoms market. This proposal is of interest to those dealing with IP
Interconnection, as an article is proposed regarding IP Interconnection
with Assured Service Quality (ASQ)).


Following this proposal the ITRE committee in the European Parliament
dealing with this proposed new regulation has issued a draft report in
which it proposes to delete this article regarding IP interconnection AND
mentions  *“Regarding the proposals on wholesale access products and ASQs,
after carefully considering stakeholder views, the Rapporteur addresses
these issues by requiring the Commission to conduct a comprehensive
consultation and present proposals in the review of the entire framework. “
*


Draft report (MEP Del Castillo) on the Single Market Regulation can be
found on:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/itre/draft-reports.html#menuzone

Note also tthat today (9 Dec) in Strassbourg the ITRE Committee in the
European Parliament is discussing the Single Market / Connected Continent
regulation.


Alain
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