Having a firm understanding of the regulatory environment in which a telecom company operates is absolutely crucial to the ultimate success of many projects.  The regulatory implications on everything from pricing strategies and technology choices to network interface agreements and customer care issues must be properly understood or the risk of failure is heightened.

At 4-tel.com we have 16 consultants with more than 25 years of experience in regulatory matters for you to choose from, and 23 in total who excel in this area. The regulatory experience of our staff ranges from the formation of new entrants to the IXC and Wireless markets in Europe to chairing committees in front of the FCC and CRTC, and virtually every other conceivable regulatory hurdle in-between.

As an illustration of the breadth and depth of their experience, one member of our team consulted to MCI and AT&T on the validity and accuracy of ILEC cost studies for local competition.  He assisted in the development of a Computer Cost Model to represent activity based non-recurring costs, in addition to preparing and presenting testimony before various State Public Utility Commissions.

For another member of our staff, recent consulting engagements have focused on activities associated with the implications of the Telecommunications Act.  He has also served as an expert witness associated with the analysis of the processes used to connect and disconnect unbundled network elements.

In a recent consulting engagement for a Canadian IXC, one of our consultants project managed their formal entry application into the competitive local access marketplace. He represented the company on various CRTC Interconnection Steering Committees and sub-committees, including: Network Planning; Network Architecture; Technical Interface; Co-location, and Local Number Portability Trial and Rollout.

Given the background and experience of our consultants, we can offer you the right level of regulatory knowledge and sensitivity in the people we put into your project teams to facilitate your projects’ ultimate success.

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