1. Adaptation of policy, and of the regulatory and legislative frameworks.
2. Design of an industry structure that defines the desired network and service model.
3. Market power and access to essential facilities: new and emerging service models and architectures may create opportunities for abuse of market power.
4. Interconnect settlement models: new value paradigms in NGN architectures mean that new models may be needed for settlement of interconnect service provision, possibly based on bandwidth, QoS, volume, content etc., in contrast to current concepts which focus on distance and time.
5. Socially important services (and value-added services) to all including the elderly and physically challenged: how are social services defined, and what are the regulatory implications for these services?
6. Access to emergency services: what provisions have to be made for access to emergency services, and for which services? How can relevant information be obtained?
7. Consumer issues – security and privacy: how to protect customer data within an architecture that is open to multiservice providers, while still facilitating socially and nationally important service requirements?