The Interconnection & wholesale Business for Effective Competition course is the ideal training resource for professionals involved in or wishing to learn more about the interconnection of telecommunications networks particularly those working for operators, Service Providers, Managers, Regulators and other telecommunications organizations.

The course provides an attendee with an in-depth knowledge of the principles of interconnection, examines key areas such as interconnection services, reference interconnection offers RIO, cost modeling and local loop unbundling, in addition to several agreement types of interconnection.

The course also includes an overview of interconnection in the global market and a group exercise.

Interconnection has been identified by regulators at various international forms as perhaps the most pressing issue facing the telecommunications sector today. Interconnection is the key to developing effective competition in order to drive growth and innovation in telecommunication markets . Good interconnection arrangements can promote efficient infrastructure development and are critical for the development of today's integrated global telecommunication networks. It has become increasing apparent that the regulatory environment is crucial in determining whether interconnection arrangements are able to fulfill these strategic national objectives.