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.
The successful participant will be able to:
· Determine the key attributes of telecom numbering systems
· Explain the most important aspects of coherent national and regional numbering plans
· Describe the essential elements of a numbering plan for a competitive telecommunications environment from “geographic heavy” to “non-geographic”
· Identify the impact of technology convergence on the numbering system along with future provisions
· Investigate the importance of an effective numbering management system
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· Management and Numbering officials with little or no background on numbering issues.
· Telecommunications personnel with an interest in numbering issues.