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The training will provide attendees with:
• a comprehensive overview of regulatory issues and developments in the telecommunications sector, using
real-life examples and case studies from the European Union, drawing comparisons with developments
in the Gulf region;
• an insight into the latest developments in the fields of broadband deployment, regulation of interconnection
and access, authorisation, mobile roaming, net neutrality, policing the internet, media regulation, and
radio spectrum awards including the digital dividend;
• analysis of the benefits and difficulties of implementing regulations in the context of market liberalisation
and competition, technological changes and convergence between different network platforms; and
• an historical perspective on telecoms regulation for participants to gain a clear appreciation of the key
regulatory trends.
Who should attend and why?
The seminar is suitable for:
• seasoned regulatory experts who have become specialised in a specific regulatory area but who wish to
refresh their understanding of the broader range of regulatory issues;
• regulatory specialists who want to become acquainted with broader regulatory developments across
Europe and how these might be transposed in a Gulf context;
• individuals who have recently moved into a regulatory position and wish to acquire a rapid grasp of the
key debates; and
• regulatory experts who wish to reflect on regulatory trends in industry.
The seminar is not designed for experts who already have a broad range of regulatory experience – look out for
future Cullen International / TRA master classes.
Furthermore, the program will meet the needs of those who want to:
• gain a clear insight into the main issues of the EU telecoms regulatory framework;
• understand how these issues affect their own national regulatory environment; and
• learn and exchange views on emerging questions faced by the communications industry.
The training organisers
Cullen International
For over twenty years, Cullen International has been tracking, reporting on and benchmarking developments in
telecommunications, media and electronic commerce regulation across Europe and beyond. Our service portfolio
now includes Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa.
We provide comprehensive, insightful, unbiased, timely information that is used by the whole industry. We are widely
recognised as the leading regulatory support service provider in the field.
Our services consist of a unique range of alerts, reports, benchmarks and enquiry services, that are complemented
by our training and consulting services. Our outstanding regulatory database contains over twenty years of source
documents linked to expert analysis of events.
We are also regularly selected to carry out important research and studies for the European Commission and other
organisations and we are frequently sought out to chair or make presentations at industry events.
TRA, Bahrain
Since its establishment in 2002, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of the Kingdom of Bahrain (TRA)
has been working with government, consumers, operators and investors to develop the Kingdom of Bahrain into the
region’s most modern communications hub and to facilitate the growth of the market.
Having won various international awards in the last few years, TRA Bahrain is widely recognised as one of the leading
regulators in the Middle East and North Africa
Course Timings
May 2012
From Tuesday, May 22 starting at 9:00 am (sharp)
to 4:00 pm on Thursday, May 24