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Telecom Interconnection, Competition & Tariff Regulation Training Course

Explains how interconnection, competition and tariff regulation shape dealings between operators, infrastructure providers and consumers in telecom markets.

TRGC · Telecommunications Regulation, Governance & ComplianceAll Levels#2592ClassroomEnglish , Arabic
Duration
5 Days
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Course Overview

This advanced programme provides a practical framework for understanding and managing telecommunications interconnection, competition, and tariff regulation. It examines how regulatory frameworks shape relationships between telecom operators, service providers, infrastructure providers, and consumers while supporting efficient, competitive, and sustainable telecommunications markets. The course addresses the commercial and regulatory mechanisms governing interconnection, wholesale access, network sharing, market power, competition safeguards, cost-oriented pricing, tariff approval, and regulatory intervention. Participants will examine how these mechanisms influence operator economics, market entry, investment decisions, service affordability, and competitive behaviour. Particular emphasis is placed on practical regulatory and commercial analysis, including interconnection agreements, wholesale charging structures, termination rates, tariff models, significant market power, price regulation, and dispute resolution. Participants will develop the ability to assess regulatory proposals and commercial arrangements from both market and operator perspectives. The programme also considers emerging challenges associated with 5G, IP interconnection, digital services, infrastructure sharing, converged markets, and evolving wholesale business models, enabling participants to develop informed approaches to competition and tariff regulation in modern telecommunications environments.

Learning Objectives

  • Analyse the principles and regulatory frameworks governing telecom interconnection and competition.
  • Evaluate interconnection obligations and wholesale access requirements.
  • Assess market structures, competitive conditions, and significant market power.
  • Analyse interconnection agreements and key commercial and regulatory provisions.
  • Evaluate cost-oriented pricing methodologies and wholesale charging models.
  • Assess termination rates and their regulatory and commercial implications.
  • Analyse tariff structures, approval mechanisms, and pricing constraints.
  • Evaluate regulatory approaches to preventing anti-competitive practices.
  • Assess the impact of infrastructure sharing and wholesale access on market competition.
  • Develop approaches for regulatory analysis of tariffs, interconnection charges, and market interventions.
  • Strengthen capabilities in handling disputes between operators and other market participants.
  • Develop practical regulatory strategies that balance competition, investment, consumer interests, and market sustainability.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for telecom regulators, regulatory affairs professionals, competition specialists, tariff and pricing professionals, interconnection managers, wholesale managers, and legal professionals working in telecommunications. It is also suitable for executives and managers from telecom operators, mobile and fixed-line service providers, infrastructure companies, network planning teams, commercial departments, finance teams, and professionals responsible for wholesale services, pricing, market strategy, or regulatory compliance. The programme is particularly relevant to professionals involved in interconnection negotiations, tariff submissions, competition assessments, wholesale regulation, market analysis, regulatory disputes, and telecommunications policy.

Learning Outcomes

  • Interpret the regulatory principles governing telecom interconnection and competition.
  • Assess interconnection and wholesale access obligations within different market structures.
  • Analyse significant market power and competitive conditions.
  • Evaluate interconnection agreements and identify key regulatory and commercial considerations.
  • Compare wholesale charging and cost-based pricing approaches.
  • Assess the regulatory and commercial impact of termination rates.
  • Evaluate tariff structures and regulatory approval requirements.
  • Identify potential anti-competitive practices and appropriate regulatory responses.
  • Analyse the competitive implications of infrastructure sharing and wholesale access.
  • Conduct structured assessments of proposed tariffs, interconnection charges, and market interventions.
  • Develop practical approaches to operator disputes and regulatory negotiations.
  • Formulate balanced regulatory approaches that support competition, investment, innovation, and consumer interests.

Course Outline

Day 1

Telecom Interconnection Frameworks & Wholesale Markets

  • Principles of telecommunications interconnection
  • Regulatory objectives and market access
  • Interconnection obligations and rights
  • Types of interconnection arrangements
  • Wholesale telecommunications markets
  • Network access and infrastructure sharing
  • Interconnection reference offers
  • Commercial versus regulatory interconnection arrangements
  • Roles of regulators, operators, and infrastructure providers
  • Practical Application: Analyse an interconnection framework and identify regulatory obligations for participating operators
Day 2

Competition Regulation & Market Power

  • Fundamentals of competition in telecommunications
  • Market definition and market assessment
  • Significant market power
  • Dominant position and regulatory intervention
  • Barriers to market entry
  • Anti-competitive practices
  • Price discrimination and margin squeeze
  • Predatory pricing and cross-subsidisation
  • Wholesale access and competitive neutrality
  • Practical Application: Conduct a competition assessment and determine whether regulatory intervention is justified
Day 3

Interconnection Pricing, Cost Models & Termination Rates

  • Principles of interconnection charging
  • Cost-oriented pricing
  • Long-run incremental cost approaches
  • Fully allocated cost approaches
  • Wholesale charging structures
  • Mobile and fixed termination rates
  • Origination and transit charges
  • Asymmetric versus symmetric termination rates
  • Economic and regulatory factors affecting interconnection prices
  • Practical Application: Evaluate an interconnection pricing model and assess its regulatory and commercial implications
Day 4

Tariff Regulation, Pricing & Consumer Protection

  • Telecommunications tariff structures
  • Retail versus wholesale pricing
  • Tariff approval and notification frameworks
  • Price controls and regulatory ceilings
  • Affordability and consumer protection
  • Transparency and tariff disclosure
  • Bundled services and promotional pricing
  • Quality, pricing, and competitive considerations
  • Regulatory assessment of new pricing models
  • Practical Application: Review a telecom tariff proposal and develop a structured regulatory assessment
Day 5

Regulatory Disputes, Market Intervention & Future Frameworks

  • Interconnection disputes and regulatory resolution
  • Negotiation between operators
  • Regulatory intervention and dispute escalation
  • Competition remedies and enforcement
  • Regulatory impact assessment
  • 5G and IP interconnection challenges
  • Digital services and converged markets
  • Infrastructure sharing and future wholesale models
  • Balancing competition, investment, innovation, and consumer interests
  • Final Workshop: Develop an integrated regulatory framework covering interconnection, competition, wholesale pricing, termination rates, tariff regulation, dispute resolution, and future telecommunications market developments

Upcoming Dates

Selected date

Trabzon · 19 – 23 Jul 2027 · Classroom

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MakkahScheduled
2 – 6 Nov 2026€4,800—
ManamaScheduled
9 – 13 Nov 2026€5,300—
MarbellaScheduled
16 – 20 Nov 2026€6,000—
MilanScheduled
23 – 27 Nov 2026€7,000—
MunichScheduled
30 Nov – 4 Dec 2026€6,000€5,400until 9 Nov
MuscatScheduled
7 – 11 Dec 2026€6,300€5,670until 16 Nov
OnlineScheduled
13 – 17 Dec 2026€2,700€2,430until 23 Nov
ParisScheduled
14 – 18 Dec 2026€6,700€6,030until 23 Nov
RiyadhScheduled
21 – 25 Dec 2026€4,800€4,320until 30 Nov
RomeScheduled
28 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027€7,000€6,300until 7 Dec
SalalahScheduled
4 – 8 Jan 2027€6,300€5,670until 14 Dec
SingaporeScheduled
11 – 15 Jan 2027€9,100€8,190until 21 Dec
TrabzonScheduled
18 – 22 Jan 2027€5,300€4,770until 28 Dec
ViennaScheduled
18 – 22 Jan 2027€6,400€5,760until 28 Dec
AmmanScheduled
31 Jan – 4 Feb 2027€4,000€3,600until 11 Jan
AmsterdamScheduled
1 – 5 Feb 2027€6,000€5,400until 11 Jan
BakuScheduled
8 – 12 Feb 2027€5,300€4,770until 18 Jan
BarcelonaScheduled
15 – 19 Feb 2027€6,000€5,400until 25 Jan
CairoScheduled
22 – 26 Feb 2027€3,800€3,420until 1 Feb
CasablancaScheduled
1 – 5 Mar 2027€4,700€4,230until 8 Feb
DammamScheduled
8 – 12 Mar 2027€4,800€4,320until 15 Feb
DohaScheduled
8 – 12 Mar 2027€4,700€4,230until 15 Feb
DubaiScheduled
14 – 18 Mar 2027€4,700€4,230until 22 Feb
GenevaScheduled
22 – 26 Mar 2027€7,300€6,570until 1 Mar
IstanbulScheduled
29 Mar – 2 Apr 2027€5,300€4,770until 8 Mar
Kuala LumpurScheduled
5 – 9 Apr 2027€4,700€4,230until 15 Mar
LisbonScheduled
12 – 16 Apr 2027€6,000€5,400until 22 Mar
LondonScheduled
19 – 23 Apr 2027€5,800€5,220until 29 Mar
MadinahScheduled
26 – 30 Apr 2027€4,800€4,320until 5 Apr
MadridScheduled
26 – 30 Apr 2027€6,000€5,400until 5 Apr
TrabzonScheduled
19 – 23 Jul 2027€5,300€4,770until 28 Jun

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