Network access, interconnection and costing

The determination of the appropriate network access and interconnection charges has been one of the most controversial issues in the telecommunications sector over the past decade. The issue is highly sensitive because incorrect access and interconnection charges may create perverse incentives for network use and deployment, and frustrate the development of efficient competition.

Frontier's telecommunications practice has wide experience on the economic principles required to achieve the appropriate framework for network pricing and the development and implementation of models and quantitative tools for the evaluation of network costs. Frontier's telecommunications team has provided advice on the development of regulatory accounts, has developed top-down and bottom-up models for both fixed and mobile operators and has advised both operators and regulators on the use of these models for calculating network charges.