Survey |
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Basic
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| 1. |
Which operator type below best describes your organization’s business? |
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Fixed Line |
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Cellular |
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Fixed Line/Cellular |
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WLL |
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ISP |
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Satellite |
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Non-Operator (Vendor, Consultant, Regulator, Lawyer) |
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| 2. |
In which country/countries is your company operating? |
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| 3. |
Please state your current job role: |
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| 4. |
Please state the name of the company you work for: |
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| 5. |
How can we contact you ? |
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E-mail:
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* (Required)
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Tel:
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Cell:
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Business
& Technology Focused |
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| 1. |
What technology trends are you in the process of adopting? Please
choose all that apply. |
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WCDMA/HSDPA (3G/3.5G) |
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GSM/EGSM |
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GPRS/EDGE |
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CDMA-based mobile network |
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WiMAX |
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FMC |
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ADSL |
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VoIP |
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Non-Operator (Vendor, Consultant, Regulator, Lawyer) |
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| 2. |
What do you consider to be the greatest challenges faced by telecom
operators? |
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Advanced services and demands,
and their impact on network costs |
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Lack of strategic insights toward developing revenue-generation approaches |
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Customer management challenges |
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Regulatory matters |
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No comments |
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| 3. |
How quickly do you speculate fixed-mobile convergence (FMC)
to arrive in your market? |
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1-2 years |
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The sector lacks investment as well as focus on FMC |
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The sector has not realized the importance or the challenges associated
with FMC |
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No comments |
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| 4. |
Does WiMAX pose a threat to wireline broadband? |
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Yes, definitely |
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No |
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May be in the short run |
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Does WIMAX pose a threat to 3G? |
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Yes |
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No |
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Not sure |
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| 6. |
When do you plan to start providing triple-play
services? |
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Within six months |
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Within one
year |
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No plans currently exist |
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Already
being provided |
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Not applicable |
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| 7. |
Does your company have interest or need for the support of LNP
or MNP implementation (short or
long term) |
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Yes |
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No |
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No comments |
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| 8. |
Would you consider pre-subscription
balloting an important activity to support? |
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Yes |
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No |
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No comments |
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Regulatory
Focused |
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| 1. |
How would you describe the current state of telecoms regulation in your
country? |
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De-regulated |
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In the process of being liberalized |
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Heavily regulated; Economic and political conditions are a hindrance |
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What is the main regulatory challenge that you currently face? |
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Regulatory pressure on rate structure |
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Lack of cooperation from the regulatory body |
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Lack of enabling policies and licensing
framework issues |
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No comments |
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| 3. |
How soon do you expect to see VoIP licenses issued in your sector? |
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Within the next 4 months |
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Within a year |
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After more than a year |
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Currently being issued |
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No comments
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How does your organization feel about licensing VoIP? |
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VoIP is an important revenue-generation opportunity |
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Its threats outweigh its benefits |
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It is up to the regulatory body to decide |
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No Comments |
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| 5. |
Do you favor setting QoS obligations
for VoIP service providers? |
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Yes |
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No |
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How would you rate the current state of cooperation between the regulatory
body and operators? |
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No cooperation or collaboration exists |
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It is ok |
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It is very good |
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It is excellent |
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No comments |
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| 7. |
To what extent can your current and forecasted business growth be attributed to a strong Regulator and
Service Provider working relationship? |
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To a great extent |
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To a limited extent |
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No comments |
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| 8. |
Which of the following interconnection
fees are you most supportive of? |
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Time-based |
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Capacity-based |
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Not applicable |
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Are you ready to take on the challenge of interfacing the incumbent
network with an IP / NGN network? |
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No, and we are in the process of understanding the associated challenges |
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Yes, and we realize the challenges involved |
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No plans to interface the two networks currently exist |
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Not applicable |
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| 10. |
Is the interconnection of network facilities by competitive companies an important topic to your company? |
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Yes |
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No |
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Not applicable |
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| 11. |
Do you believe MVNO networks serve
a need in your country's market? |
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Yes |
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No |
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No comments |
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| 12. |
Does your company have interest in the imposition of any type of pricing
(e.g. LRIC, PRESUB)
of UNEs? |
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Yes |
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No |
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No comments |
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