The course that will develop necessary skills transfer for officials working with Numbering Plans, Regulations including Numbering Conventions, and the change from “geographic heavy to non-geographic” numbering.  The course will cover global standards and harmonization initiatives on numbering, national and regional numbering schemes, the changing technological environment and the impact of convergence on numbering, and numbering-related policy and regulatory issues that need to be addressed to stimulate effective competition in the telecommunications marketplace.