Euro-IX is one obvious place to ask your main question. Anyway while I too believe that it would be worthwhile to engage with European institutions I much less clear on whether they want to engage with the WG.
Who do you and the other co-chairs plan to invite to Warsaw? Your point about "assured service quality"? Oh dear... Some folk are indeed getting desperate. Gordon On 9 Dec, 2013, at 13:21, Alain Van Gaever <[email protected]> wrote: > > I believe it is worthwhile to engage with the European Institutions to > provide expertise on IP Interconnection. (see also background below). Who > would be the technical experts available to explain to a non-tech audience > the technical & business model of Internet Exchange Points, including on how > the European model differs from the US one? > > > > Also there seems to be a concern that the lack of “assured service quality” > on IP interconnections might actually prevent the introduction of > pan-European health services and video-conferencing. > > > > > > Background: > > The European Commission has proposed a new regulation for the European > Telecoms market. This proposal is of interest to those dealing with IP > Interconnection, as an article is proposed regarding IP Interconnection with > Assured Service Quality (ASQ)). > > > > Following this proposal the ITRE committee in the European Parliament dealing > with this proposed new regulation has issued a draft report in which it > proposes to delete this article regarding IP interconnection AND mentions > “Regarding the proposals on wholesale access products and ASQs, after > carefully considering stakeholder views, the Rapporteur addresses these > issues by requiring the Commission to conduct a comprehensive consultation > and present proposals in the review of the entire framework. “ > > > > > Draft report (MEP Del Castillo) on the Single Market Regulation can be found > on: > http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/itre/draft-reports.html#menuzone > > Note also tthat today (9 Dec) in Strassbourg the ITRE Committee in the > European Parliament is discussing the Single Market / Connected Continent > regulation. > > > > Alain >
