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2009/TEL40/LSG/001

Agenda Item: 1

Agenda

Purpose: Information

Submitted by: LSG Convenor

/ Liberalization Steering Group MeetingCancun, Mexico
28-29 September 2009

APEC TEL 40, Cancun, Mexico

Liberalization Steering Group (LSG) - Agenda

September 28 & 29 2009, Cancun, Mexico

LSG I – September 28, 2009

1.  Welcome and Introduction

a)  Review of TEL 39 LSG report

b)  Review and adoption of agenda

c)  Notice of other business

d)  Discussion of any work required before session two

2.  Presentation on Recent Regulatory & Policy Developments in Mexico

Rodrigo de la Parra, COFETEL

3.  TEL Future Directions: Considerations for LSG

Outcomes from the September 26 brainstorming session

4.  TELMIN 7: Outcomes and LSG priorities

The Convenor will table an updated matrix for consideration

5.  Discussion Session – Workshop Outcomes

a)  International Mobile Roaming Charges (Australia)

b)  Enabling Information Communications Technology Investment for Growth and Recovery (United States)

c)  Industry Futures Roundtable (INTUG)

d)  Other workshops

6.  Project Activity Reports

a)  Best Practices in Decisions (United States)

b)  Stocktake on Convergence: Survey (Canada)

c)  APEC IPEG: Workshop on Effective Implementation of Best Practices Concerning Cable and Satellite Signal Piracy and Enforcement (United States)

d)  WTO Capacity-building (Singapore)

e)  Capacity Building on Telecommunications Elements of RTAs/FTAs (Singapore)

f)  Demand-based policy approaches to foster universal broadband access (Chile)

7.  New Project Proposals: presentations

LSG II – September 29, 2009

8.  Information exchange

a)  Major Challenges & Priorities within the APEC region

§  Ms. Anita DEY, Federal Communications Commission, United States

§  Ms. Ashley HEINEMAN, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, United States

§  Mr. Richard BROWN, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, AUSTRALIA

§  Mr. Ernie NEWMAN, International Telecommunications Users Group, “Fibre to the Home - Matching Connectivity With Content”

b)  Updates on work underway within other organizations

§  Asia-Pacific Telecommunity: Workshop on Trade (Australia)

9.  MRA Task Force Meeting Report (MRA Task Force Chair)

10.  Next Meeting and future work

a)  Consideration of New Project Proposals and priority setting

b)  TEL 41 Regulatory Roundtable

c)  Review of suggested workshops, activities and topics for the next TEL meeting

11. Other Business