Key Discussion Themes In the digital ecosystem, what market is the Communications Regulator regulating? What is the purpose of national regulation in a borderless digital ecosystem? What’s in the regulatory sandbox? Horizontal regulation and cooperation – the only paradigm left? Connectivity and sustainability: closing the digital exclusion gap The role of 5G Building infrastructure in a time of economic austerity The reality of ubiquitous coverage Financial incentives Empowering disadvantaged groups Ownership and exchange of information: competition policy for a new era Do the tenets of competition policy still hold? Is the digital ecosystem creating new monopolies? Does metadata processing offer a competitive advantage? Whither antitrust policy-making? Regulation of OTT and apps: the need for a global solution? Content regulation: what mechanisms are available to the regulator? Commoditising the value chain: who benefits and who loses out? Does public service broadcasting still have a role? Who should fund it? consumer protection Pricing Content and information Importance of transparency Privacy and security Net neutrality, zero rating: a more level playing field? Net neutrality: for or against competition? ISPs vs devices – the same or different? Benefits to content producers?
