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Interconnection Master ClassAbout the CourseInterConnect's Interconnection Master Class is the ideal training resource for professionals involved in or wishing to learn more about the interconnection of communications networks. The class covers technical, regulatory and commercial issues and will be particularly appropriate to commercial operators, competitive and incumbent, as well as to national regulatory authorities responsible for regulating these markets.Information on the course including registration, pricing, presenters and downloading the course brochure can all be accessed in the tabs below.
 To download the course brochure, please click on the brochure image. The Interconnection Master Class runs twice per year. The dates for 2010 are: 7 - 11 June 2010 8 - 12 November 2010 Registering for the Interconnection Master Class is quick and easy. You can either register online through the website or you can complete a hard copy booking form which can be faxed or scanned and emailed to us.
For hard-copy registrations, download the course brochure (left) and complete the registration information on the last page of the brochure in full and return to us. Please ensure you include a valid email address for follow-up course information.If possible, however, we would prefer to receive online registrations as handwritten (and faxed) responses can be difficult to read sometimes. To register online, please complete the online booking form and submit. Please include a valid email address for all delegates as these are used to confirm registration and to send additional information regarding attendance. N. B. Whichever method you choose, please ensure all registrations have full internal approval before submission. Please see our Terms and Conditions for more information on our cancellation policy. The Interconnection Master Class costs £2895 (excluding VAT) and which includes accommodation at the course venue. More information on what is included in the price of the course is outlined in the What's Included? page on the site.
We are happy to offer discounts on our standard pricing but only in relation to multiple bookings and a formal structure for this applies. UK Value Added Tax (VAT) is chargeable on all bookings for the Master Classes. The standard UK rate is currently 17.5%. There are however circumstances under which VAT will be zero rated for certain Government organisations. For more information on discount structures for multiple bookings and VAT conditions, please visit our Pricing page. Each course is presented by experts in the field. Presenters for the Interconnection Master Class and a short bio for each are outlined below:
Eric Tyson
Eric Tyson has worked in the telecommunications industry for over 21 years, initially with BT and more recently as a consultant with InterConnect Communications. He has carried out project work throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa working with telecommunications ministries, regulators, operating companies and development agencies. Eric has focused extensively on the development of interconnection and tariff regimes, cost-modelling and regulatory and operator performance matters but also has considerable experience in new services development, business planning and benchmarking. Eric leads the Interconnection Master Class and developed the course programme for the NGN Master Class.
Peter Walker
Peter Walker worked with BT for 22 years, notably as Planning Director in BT International and Head of Planning for BT’s London Network before becoming Director (Technology) at Oftel in 1993 where he worked on the implementation of the EU regulatory frameworks of both 1998 and 2003 and personally contributed to the current UK Communications Act 2003. He set the frameworks for implementation of several regulatory change
initiatives including Interconnect Standards, Calling Line ID, Number Portability, Carrier Preselection, Local Loop Unbundling and Wholesale Line Rental. He is now an independent consultant specialising in technology, regulation and related public policy issues.
John Cluny
John Cluny is a highly experienced regulatory economist and commercial strategist with wide-ranging experience of both the broadcasting and telecommunications markets. He has held senior posts covering regulatory affairs, economic analysis and interconnect strategy at the Independent Television Commission, Oftel and TeleWest (and ntl-Telewest) before becoming an independent consultant specialising in market liberalisation, market development and the commercial challenges of Next Generation technologies. He has worked with broadcasting and telecoms regulators in both the UK and the Middle East, and has substantial commercial experience in network access, pricing and interconnection issues.
Alex Jennings
Alex Jennings has been involved in interconnection matters for the past 14 years, initially with Telewest responsible for setting-up and management of interconnect billing between BT and Mercury and also for Wholesale account management with other operators. As a consultant she has worked for as variety of operators including Energis, Tiscali and start-up operators providing advice on interconnection and general regulation. More recently she has advised ADIT (part of the the UK government) on broadband access projects in underserved areas in the UK.
Catherine Joyce is a Senior Consultant with InterConnect working on interconnection, cost modelling and tariff strategies. She has worked in Jordan, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Bosnia, Serbia, Gibraltar, Malta, Morocco, Oman and the Lebanon. Before joining InterConnect, Catherine was a Senior Consultant with Cable and Wireless, where she was responsible for interconnect cost analysis, traffic modelling and analysis.
Julian Keeley
Julian Keeley is a former Head of Regulatory and Carrier Services at O2 where he was responsible for negotiating with roaming operators on inter-operator tariffs. This role also extended to leading discussions with the European Commission on international roaming and in the UK with Oftel / Ofcom on call termination pricing. Prior to that, Julian was Head of Interconnect Pricing with BT, responsible for the team setting UK interconnect prices to other licensed operators. He is now an independent consultant and has advised operators and regulators internationally.
Steve Morgan
Steve Morgan worked for BT for 32 years as a network field engineer and then in Access Network Planning, most recently as Tactical Planning Manager and Customer Network Design Manager. Steve has continued to advise clients on Network Planning and Local Access Networks since joining InterConnect and has carried out a wide variety of projects involving all aspects of the Local Loop including xDSL provision, network and customer infrastructure planning. At a regulatory level, he has also prepared Reference Unbundling Offers for a number of clients. Steve presents the Local Loop Unbundling session for the Regulatory Master Class, LLU and RIO sessions at the Interconnection Master Class and technical sessions on telecom networks and new NGNs at three of the Master Classes.
The TRMC courses are administered by InterConnect Communications. If you have any queries regarding the Master Classes, you can contact us by any of the means below:
Interconnection is considered to be at the very heart of developing an open, vibrant efficient, effective and competitive commuications sector. Interconnection is the means by which subscribers to one network are able to seamlessly communicate with those of another or access the services offered by other networks. The Interconnection Master Class covers the following main areas:
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