Asia Pacific Forum on Telecommunications Policy and Regulation
The APT Regulators-Industry Dialogue and Investment Dialogue
15 - 18 May 2007

The APT Regulators-Industry Dialogue and Investment Dialogue and the Asia Pacific Forum on Telecommunications Policy and Regulation 2007 was held from 15 to 17 May 2007 at The Westin Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The APT Regulators-Industry Dialogue and Investment Dialogue was held on Friday 18 May, 2007 after the Policy and Regulation Forum. The eventswas hosted by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission.

The objectives of the Forum are:

• To provide an opportunity for dialogue and sharing of experiences on policy and regulation.
• To bring out the key issues of concern and highlight the challenges concerning policy and regulation prepare contributions to GSR and other global fora.
• To have an update of the latest emerging issues

The APT Regulator – Industry Dialogue and Investment Dialogue is to provide a platform for candid exchange of views between regulators and industries. APT Member regulators and industries will exchange ideas on creating conductive regulatory environment in the region to enhance service provisioning, business operations and investments.

The Policy and Regulation Forum will address key regulatory and policy issues of interest and concern to the Asia Pacific region. The Forum aims to provide APT members with an update of regulatory information and techniques, focusing on a range of topics that have been identified. These topics include; NGN Policy, Regulation and Development, Managing Dominant Operators, Mobile Number Portability, Blogs and Regulatory Implications, Sharing experiences on Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Best practices in Public Consultations etc.