RE: VoIP regulation... Japan versus USA approaches (RE: Masataka Ohta, Simon)

2003-09-03 Thread Robert . Shaw
I am curious how Japan does this, but the island size and density makes the whole argument different to some extent. So, how's it work under the wise rule of NHK/MTT ??? That'd be MPHPT at http://www.soumu.go.jp/ see http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/2003/09/03.html#a172, particularly the

RE: VoIP regulation... Japan versus USA approaches (RE: Masataka Ohta, Simon)

2003-09-03 Thread Christian de Larrinaga
Many countries have moved beyond the regulatory debates that characterize the US very-much sector-specific regulatory framework. There are a number of indications the landscape is changing rapidly in the US too (see http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/categories/voip/2003/08/22. html#a159)

RE: VoIP regulation... Japan versus USA approaches (RE: Masataka Ohta, Simon)

2003-09-03 Thread Robert . Shaw
you mean that current telecoms regulations are passed their sell by date anyway and serve as trade protectionism for a fast reducing minority of vested interests? Christian No, on the contrary. For example, if it hadn't been for proactive regulatory intervention in local loop

Re: VoIP regulation... Japan versus USA approaches (RE: Masataka Ohta, Simon)

2003-09-03 Thread S Woodside
Robert, thanks for the links. Very educational. Indeed is the ITU definition: IP telephony is used as a generic term for the transmission of voice using IP technology. IP telephony can be broadly classified as configurations using closed-bandwidth IP networks or IP networks with

Re: VoIP regulation... Japan versus USA approaches (RE: Masataka Ohta,Simon)

2003-09-03 Thread Masataka Ohta
Simon; Internet Telephony another paradox. How can the public internet possibly support telephony? We have as axiomatic the edge-to-edge principle which guarantees that the person at the other end may not have UPS power supply. This is a DESIGN GOAL of the internet, hence, the

Re: VoIP regulation... Japan versus USA approaches (RE: Masataka Ohta,Simon)

2003-09-03 Thread Masataka Ohta
Bob; I am curious how Japan does this, but the island size and density makes the whole argument different to some extent. So, how's it work under the wise rule of NHK/MTT ??? That'd be MPHPT at http://www.soumu.go.jp/ Though cabinet set a wise strategy, MPHPT has no idea on what is