Recommendation D1 reflects a paradigm shift in the telecommunications market

摘要

Study Group 3 of ITU's Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T), and formerly the Telegraph and Tele-phone Consultative Committee (CCITT), has always been unique. Generally speaking, standardization in the telecommunication sector relates to the technology enabling global interconnection and interop-eration of networks and services. Study Group 3 (SG3), however, does not deal with technology. deals with money. Its mandate is to study tariff and accounting principles, as well as related economic policy issues, in international telecommunications. And given that the outcome of such studies can directly affect operator revenues, opinions and positions on the issue are often strongly held.