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Regulatory & Financial Implications
A One Day Interactive Forum
Telecom Separation:
17th October 2007 / Le Chatelain All Suite Hotel,
Brussels>
www.telecom-separation.com/ +44 (0) 2920 894 756 /
[email protected]>
Confirmed
Speakers Include
Peter McCarthy-Ward, Director of Equivalence - BT
Jacques Champeaux, Corporate Senior Vice President, Regulatory
Affairs, - France Telecom
Robert Topfer, Global Head of Corporate Finance, - Babcock and
Brown
Andrea Gavosto, Chief Economist, -Telecom Italia
Martin Cave, Director, Centre for Management Under Regulation, -
Warwick Business School
Dr Annegret Groebel, Managing Director & Head of
International Coordination, - BNetzA
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Telecom Separation:> Regulatory and Financial
Implications
The notion of separating incumbent telecommunication firms is
not a
new one, and has a history stretching back 20 years or more. In
recent
years however it seems that this approach is gathering
considerable
speed, and the signs are that a significant number of incumbent
operators
in Europe could undergo some kind of separation in the near
future.
Despite this however, not everyone is convinced that separation
is the
solution that some perceive it to be. Separation, some argue, is
a very
drastic, disruptive and costly intervention, and many point to
the fact
that there is no guarantee that it will lead to the desired
outcome. In
particular, there is great uncertainty as to whether or not
separation
will significantly reduce the regulatory burden.With the
arguments for and against separation seemingly very finely
balanced, there is a requirement for stakeholders to take a
detailed
look at the current situation and the various models for
separation that
have been proposed.
Bringing together top-level speakers from industry,
academia,
regulatory bodies and investment firms, this one day interactive
forum
will do exactly this. Taking separately both regulatory and
financial
drivers for change, experts will discuss the problems that
separation
is intended to tackle, and the situations in which it might be
relevant
and those in which it is not. Focus will be given to a number of
different
models for separation, as well as to potential implications of
any
changes on Next-Generation Networks.
Separation as a regulatory issue
Regulators at both a national and EU level seem to be
becoming
increasingly frustrated with the slow rate at which competition
is
developing in the telecoms markets, and they blame this in part
on
the vertical integration of incumbent operators. This has
resulted in
many applying or considering applying various forms of
separation
to incumbent providers in an attempt to remove perceived
non-price
discrimination.
However will this approach really have the desired effect?
Does
evidence exist that structural separation can be successful in
changing
the incentives of the incumbents towards facilitating
competition, and
in turn deliver lower prices to the consumer and increased
innovation
and quality of service?
Following an introductory keynote presentation from Martin
Cave,
a renowned expert in this issue, this event will look to answer
this
question by taking a detailed look at some of the different
models
for separation that have been proposed, starting with
operational
separation and using the creation of Openreach by BT in the UK
as an
example. We will be hearing from both sides, as representatives
from
BT and a competing company discuss what it has actually meant
in
practice and whether it has achieved the removal of
discrimination
that it set out to do. Following this, we will take a look at
the France
Telecom model of separation in the context of convergence, and
also
consider the implications of the underlying economic situations
and
the existing industry structures when looking at separation,
with a
focus upon potential models for separation in smaller
markets.
Separation to unlock additional value
Even where there is no immediate regulatory threat, network
separation
is being considered by shareholders as it may unlock value. The
value
comes from clearer strategy (more efficient and dynamic
entities) as well
as from the reduced risk faced by the more utility-like network
asset.
Following the USD8 billion buyout of eircom in May 2006,
Babcock
and Brown is understood to be working towards separating the
network assets from the retail arm and opening the network to
all retail
providers. This separation could prove to be an important test
case
for splitting incumbent operators and other European operators
may
expect to do the same.
Hear from a representative of Babcock & Brown who will be
speaking
about the eircom case, which if successful in unlocking
value,
could provide a replicable model for other markets. In addition
to
eircom, we will also be looking more generally at the potential
of
using separation to unlock hidden value, looking specifically at
the
differences between functional and operational separation and
the
impact of each on rating changes, as well as other key issues
for both
operators and investment firms.
Separation and implications for NextGeneration Networks
With the introduction of Next Generation Networks (NGNs) already
well
underway in some countries and likely to gather pace in the next
few
years, the impact of separation on this needs to be considered.
Crucially,
any regulators proposing separation need to decide whether to
focus
on current generation networks, or on next generation networks,
which
at this stage may only be partially formed.
Hear from regulators and industry speakers from both Europeand
beyond, as they discuss the impact of NGNs on any proposed
separation, and look at models for separation that take NGNs
into
account. A representative from KPN will give an overview of the
All-
IP network initiative that they are implementing along with the
Dutch
regulator OPTA, and we will also be hearing from a speaker from
BNetzA
regarding the highly controversial topic of VDSL in Germany, as
well as
giving consideration to the situation outside Europe.
We look forward to seeing you there!
I believe that the policy option of structural separation could
answer many competition problems that Europes telecommarkets are
still facing today a European way of structural separation is
certainly a policy option that needs to be
discussed intensively in the forthcoming months. Viviane Reding,
EU Commissioner for Information Society & Media
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Telecoms Separation : Regulatory & Financial
Implications>
09.00 - 09.30 Coffee and Registration
09.40 - 10.10 Keynote Presentation:Separation as a Remedy in
European Telecommunication RegulationMartin Cave,Director,Centre
for Management Under Regulation- Warwick Business School
09.30 - 09.40 Introduction by Conference Moderator: James Allen,
Principle Consultant- Analysys
15.40 - 16.00 Presentation: Jilles van den Beukel,Director,
Regulatory Affairs- KPN
Moderator: Dimitri Ypsilanti, Head of the Telecommunication
& Information Policy - OECD (tbc)
15.00 - 15.20 General Discussion
16.40 - 17.00 General Discussion
17.00 - 17.15 Summary by Conference Moderator
16.00 - 16.40 Panel Discussion - Dr Annegret Groebel, Head of
International Coordination- BNetzA Dennis Weller, Chief Economist-
Verizon (tbc)
Mark Gregory, Head of Telecoms- NEMIA- Ernst & Young
15.20 - 15.40 Afternoon Break
17.15 End of conference
13.30 - 14.00 Keynote Presentation:Speaker to be confirmed
14.00 - 14.20 Presentation: Robert Topfer,Global Head of
Corporate Finance- Babcock & Brown
Moderator: Chip Shooshan, Principal Consultant- Analysys
10.10 - 10.30 Presentation: Peter McCarthy-Ward, Director of
Equivalence- BT
11.10 - 11.30 Presentation: Jacques Champeaux, Corporate Senior
VP, Regulatory Affairs- France Telecom
11.30 - 11.50 Presentation: Sveinn Tryggvason, VP Business
Process Management - Siminn (Iceland Telecom)
10.30 - 10.50 Presentation: Tom Kiedrowski, Strategy Manager -
Ofcom
11.50 - 12.20 Panel discussion and Q&A session with this
mornings speakers
14.20 - 15.00 Panel Discussion - Andrea Gavosto, Chief
Economist- Telecom Italia Prof Edmond Baranes, Professor of
Economics- University of Montpellier
Jonathan Dann, Managing Director,European Telecom Research-Bear
Stearns International
10.50 - 11.10 Morning Break
12.20 - 13.30 Lunch
A. The UK Openreach Model
B. Separation in the context of convergence
C. Trying to promote competition in smaller countries
1 : A look at current models of telecom separation>
2 : The financial investor perspective - using separation to
unlock hidden value>
3 : Separation & implications for next generation
networks>
17th October 2007 / Le Chatelain All Suite Hotel, Brussels
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