International projects

Our consulting activities are not just limited to Germany. Markets are becoming more and more international, and the process of expansion and harmonisation in the EU has extended our range of activities in a which is growing closer and closer together. But there is also much still to be done beyond the borders of Europe. Countries in the process of reorganisation or nations which have only recently become a member of the WTO are currently establishing their regulatory regime. Here we can be of assistance with our wide experience. This is also supported by the international focus of our consultants and their close cooperation with colleagues in our law firm. This integrative approach makes it possible for us to conduct top-quality regulatory projects efficiently and in a manner which is practically unique – projects which as a rule are made up of a mixture of economic, technical and legal issues – through a process of close and well-tried cooperation between different disciplines.

We can call on many languages in the process (besides German):

English
French
Russian
Polish
Croatian
Dutch
Swedish
Danish
Norwegian

Through our partners, it is also possible for us to act in other languages, e.g. Portuguese, Arabic, Slovenian or Chinese.

Since 2005, here are some of the projects we have conducted abroad in the countries and in the subject areas named:

Afghanistan: support to the regulatory authority regarding mobile termination rates and reference offers for interconnection
Austria: support for alternative multiplex operator in first multiplex platform tender proceedings for DVB-T
Austria: consulting for operator when participating in allocation proceedings for mobile radio communications licence
Austria: cost calculation, tariff regulation and frequency regulation on Austrian telecommunications market
Austria: compilation of study on cost accounting and rate regulation with respect to advance performance and end-user prices and universal services, including consistency calculations relating to prices for broadband and PSTN/ISDN advance performance products for VAT in Austria
Austria: consulting and presentation of financing plan for lorry toll project
Austria: regulation and implementation of portability for national geographical subscriber numbers
China: presentation of academic papers at ITC Conference in 2006
China: scientific cooperation and publication of joint Newsletter with research institute of Communications Ministry
Czech Republic: consulting for subscriber line operator on market entry, including negotiations on interconnection contracts and termination rates
France: consulting relating to market analysis and market entry with call information and added-value services
Ghana: support to a fixed and mobile operator regarding the design of interconnection contracts and the level of interconnection fees
Italy: consulting for services provider on market entry
Italy: ongoing consulting for an Italian carrier on regulatory issues
Kingdom of Bahrain: Development of a regulatory policy with respect to the deployment of telecommunications networks in new property developments
Kosovo: advice on market entry possibilities in the mobile market
Liechtenstein: support for operator when participating in allocation proceedings for mobile radio communications licence
Madagascar: Advice to the PICOM project regarding the joint use and regulation of backbone infrastructures (project financed by the World Bank)
Middle East: regulatory consulting for telecommunications provider (incumbent)
Namibia: consulting for second GSM operator in interconnection and interconnection rates sector and regarding the content and interpretation of his license
Netherlands: consulting in interconnection sector for added-value services
Norway: support of an alternative carrier regarding interconnection negotiations and requirements of the legal provisions regarding data protection
Norway: calculation of non-reciprocal rates, consulting relating to interconnection
Poland: consulting for an alternative landline carrier in dispute settlement proceedings in the leased lines sector
Republic of Slovenia: study for Ministry of Economics on the effects of privatisation of the incumbent on competition
Romania: strategic advice on market definition, analysis and remedies on the interconnection and broadcasting markets
Saudi Arabia: analysis for regulatory authority in Saudi Arabia on national regulations and setting of international benchmark for regulation of rights of way, collocation and site sharing in conjunction with broadband advance performance products
Sultanate of Oman: Advice to the regulatory authority in a dispute concerning mast sharing
Switzerland: support for alternative carrier on interconnection issues
Sweden: support for Swedish added-value services provider on regulatory issues
Sweden: drawing up of General Terms and Conditions for Swedish call-through provider
Spain: consulting for subscriber line operator on market entry, including negotiations on interconnection agreements
Turkey: analysis of Turkish local loop operator market
Tunisia: Advice to the regulatory authority related to a regulatory regime for value added services (project financed by the World Bank)
UAE: international benchmark within framework of consulting for regulatory authority on spectrum policy pricing
UAE: consulting for regulatory authority concerning spectrum pricing
Consulting for draft contracts and in course of contractual negotiations concerning MVNO agreements and infrastructure sharing agreements for mobile radio communications carriers in Austria and Switzerland
Consulting for various incumbents in price-cap regulation for different telecommunications services
Manual on rights of way in Germany, Austria, Poland and other European countries
Various international benchmarks in different countries relating to mobile radio communications termination rates, rates for landline termination services, local loop, unbundling, universal services, rights of way, etc.
Various workshops in different countries on VoIP, including basic technical fundamentals, business models, analysis of network levels, IP-Interconnect, regulatory framework guidelines, billing scenarios, etc.
Presentation of academic papers at various conferences (ITS, ECPR, CICT etc.)
Support for establishment of firms and market entry in various countries (e.g. Switzerland, Spain, CzechRepublic)

The map of the world shows the countries in which we have so far been involved. We are continually making applications to conduct new projects in other regions, partly alone and partly with local partners.