Sihem trabelsi regulatory challenges for promoting mobile applications & services-01122010

Workshop on mobile applications and services
Tunis, 1st december 2010

Regulatory challenges in promoting
mobile applications and services
Sihem Trabelsi
Head of
Internet and Addressing Unit

Instance Nationale des Télécommunications – Tunisie (INT–T)
Email : sihem.trabelsi@intt.tn


Outline
1 Context
2 Some key statistics

3 Requirements for mobile apps development

4 Regulatory challenges

5 Tunisian case study

Instance Nationale des Télécommunications 2


Context

Multiplicity of software environments Diversity of devices and plaforms

Maturity of development environments Variety of mobile applications…


Context



Some key statistics



Some key statistics

1,2 Billion mobile
broadband subscribers
in 2010

Source: Ericsson


Some key statistics



Requirements for mobile apps development
 Enhancement of facility/service based competition

Mobile Wimax, CDMA, 3G- Resale services, Mobile
HSPA , 4G, LTE, … Virtual Network
Operators, …

IM, VoB, m-banking, Smart phones, iphones,
m-commerce, mobile- P PDA, RFID , smart card
TV, … readers



 Technological convergence



 Creation of financial incentives
 Encourage private sector iniciatives,
 Promote R&D and encourage innovation,

 Tax Rebates
Fiscal incentives
 Support for employer costs
 Tax reductions and exemptions from customs duties

 Investment rewards in R&D (PIRD)
Financial incentives  Investment rewards for employment and training
 Rewards investment



 Addressing resources

Millions of mobile devices
« Always connected, Always recheable… »



Regulatory challenges
 Clear investment framework
 Independant NRA,
 Rigourous Broandband development policy,
 Objectives’ achievement schedule,
 Promotion of R&D and innovation,
 Synergy between private-public sector for the development of
broadband infrastructures and services,

 Enhanced regulation mechanisms
 Fair revenue sharing schemes between different actors,
 Enhanced QoS capabilities,
 Cost oriented mobile termination rates,
 Networks Neutrality,
 Consumer trust and confidence to create mass market demand.



Successful
Value
Efficiency mobile apps
addition
development



Tunisian Case Study



Tunisian case study
 Tunis Commitment
18) We shall strive unremittingly, therefore, to promote universal,
ubiquitous, equitable and affordable access to ICTs, including
universal design and assistive technologies, for all people,
especially those with disabilities, everywhere, to ensure that the
benefits are more evenly distributed between and within societies,
and to bridge the digital divide in order to create digital
opportunities for all and benefit from the potential offered by
ICTs for development.



Tunisian case study
 Tunis Agenda
27) We recommend improvements and innovations in existing
financing mechanisms, including:
…
d) Coordinating programs among governments and major financial players
to mitigate investment risks and transaction costs for operators entering
less attractive rural and low-income market segments.
…
28) We welcome the Digital Solidarity Fund (DSF) …



Tunisian case study
 Speech of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali at the opening
of the electoral campaign, 11 october 2009

<…> Keen on providing best conditions for achieving the sought economic
vitality through our program to meet challenges, we will endeavor to develop a
modern basic infrastructure and communication network that meet
international standards <…>

<…> As regards the communication infrastructure, we will endeavor to reach
one million new subscribers to broadband Internet, to offer a digital
opportunity to all Tunisian families, and to establish the Digital Terrestrial
Television (DTT) technology by the end of 2014 <…>



Tunisian case study
 Address of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to international
conference on knowledge economy, 1st december 2009

<…>We, in fact, want to make of Tunisia a regional and international centre
for business and services, especially as our country boasts highly-skilled and
competent human resources, modern infrastructures in all fields, and developed
legislations that encourage initiative and investment <…>



Tunisian case study

xDSL, FTTx, 2G, EDGE, GPRS,

Fixed Technologies Mobiles 2G Technologies

3G, HSDPA, HSUPA, Wimax, VSAT

Mobiles 3G Technologies Other technologies



Tunisian case study



Tunisian case study
 International Connectivity
 SEAMEWE 4
 KELTRA
 HANNIBAL



Tunisian case study
 Legal framework
 Law n°2008-1, 1st january 2008
 Clarification of licensing regime,
 Creation of new licence type (access network licence),
 Reinforcement of INT’s missions and role,
 Law n°2000-83, 9 august 2000
 Electronic trading,
 Electronic signature,
 Personnal data protection,
 Legislative framework
 Decree 2008-2638 (21 july 2008) specifying conditions of providing VoIP
services,
 Ministeral decision (24 july 2008) relating to technical aspects for
guarantying the quality and security of VoIP services,
 Decree n°2001-1668 (17 july 2001) relating to procedures for obtaining
autorisation for certification activities.


Tunisian case study
 ICT Development Fund Overview
 Legal Framework  Financed activities

1. Decree n° 2004-504 of 1st march 2004  The expenditure and investment of
public bodies involved in ICT
2. Decree n°2005-3080 of 29 november
2005, amending the decree n°2004-  The incentive system for innovation in
504 of 1st march 2004 the field of ICT
3. Decree n°2006-1213 of 24 april 2006,  Approval of programs of skills
completing the decree n°2004-504 of certification in the field of ICT
1st march 2004
 Strategic studies in the field of ICT
 The national and international events
related to ICT
 Etc,



Tunisian case study
 RITI : System of Incentives for Innovation in the Field of
Information Technologies
 Legal Framework  Financed activities
1. Law n°. 98-111 of 28 December 1998  The production or development of software
relating to the Finance Act for the year or digital contents
1999 (law of creation),
 The production or development of high
2. Law n°. 2002-101 of 17 December 2002, or value added technical systems and solutions
the Finance Act for the year 2003
(amendment and completion of law no. 98- in the field of information and
111), telecommunications technology

3. Law n°. 2003-50 of 25 June 2003  The development of innovative services
essentially based on, or intended for,
4. Law n°. 2005-106 of 19 December 2005 for information and telecommunications
the Finance Act for the year 2006 technologies.
5. Decree n°. 2003-2053 of 06 october 2003
amended and completed by the decree n°.
2006-870 of 23 march 2006



Tunisian case study
 Regulatory actions
 Quality of Service
 Periodic assesment of 2G QoS (monthly),
 Wired Internet QoS assesment (experimental survey),
 Assesment of 3G services in the near future,
 Naming
 Liberalisation of « .tn » ccTLD,
 Development of online registration procédures,
 Creation and official technical delegation of .‫ ﺗوﻧس‬on the root servers
of the Internet
 Addressing
 National commission on IPv6 deployment,
 Increasing use of IPv6,
 Tunisia will be fully using IPv6 by 2013,



Tunisian case study
 Regulatory actions (future)
 Cost oientation (3G & IP services)
 Models for the determinaition of costs of mobile terminaison rates
(3G), fixed and IP termination rates,
 Regulation of wholesale services
 Number portability


Thank you for your attention…
Sihem Trabelsi
Head of
Internet and Addressing Unit

Instance Nationale des Télécommunications – Tunisie (INT–T)
Email : sihem.trabelsi@intt.tn

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