Who Are IIC?
The IIC's sole purpose is to explore and research leading-edge issues such as the effect of convergence, the evolving regulatory framework More...
Mission Statement
The goal of the IIC is to provide a global framework for dialogue and to promote access to communications for all people of the world. More...
Videocast
The European Telco Industry: At a Crossroads?

Carlos Lopez Blanco of Telefonica analyzes Europe’s key lack of competitiveness in the information technology area and concludes that national and regulatory policies must be carefully framed with a view to encouraging major growth in telecom as a support for ICT development.
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Future telecom regulation: the EU Parliament view
Videocast
Europe is facing major regulatory changes in telecom. Pilar del Castillo Vera, MEP, a Parliamentary expert in the area, summarizes the emerging key policy issues that will affect the industry, service providers and national regulators across the continent.
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The BT experience of NGN
Videocast
Peter McCarthy-Ward , a BT director, explains the challenges telcos face in next generation networks and how we should consider solving them. Click here to view the videocast

Slidecast
Next generation networks
Brian Williamson, Plum Consulting
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Spectrum competition: changing competition and spectrum policy:
Ola Bergstrom, Swedish Post and Telecom Agency
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Explaining Europe's new telecom agenda
Audiocast
This year will see arguably the most important decisions in Europes telecom and media regulatory space for at least five years.
Speaking at IICs recent Telecom and Media Forum in Madrid, Xavier Merlin Head of International Affairs, Service for Information Society and Technologies, Directorate General for Enterprises, Ministry of Economy, Industry and Employment, France explains the key issues on the table that the incoming French Presidency of the EU must tackle before the end of the year: the European telecom framework review, the right to access high speed broadband services, Europes i2010 initiative, and the possible extension of the roaming regulation. here

Slidecasts
Creative content in the European Single Market.
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Next generation networks: what does the future hold?
Tony Shortall, European Commission.
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Digital content creation: where will the funding come from?
Angel Blasco, Telefonica,
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Online content market in Europe: film and video go broadband
Augusto Preta, ITMedia Consulting
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