Progress is thinking globally, enabling rather than protecting.

Communications technologies are a key to competitiveness.
The regulators mindset needs to be one of enablement of consumers, enablement of industries. The regulator needs to stop thinking nationally, and start thinking globally.

Regulators need to think about the absolute minimum they need to do in order to enable, rather than protect.

Let’s start with the premise that regulatory processes cannot keep pace with technology. So, unless the job of the regulator is to slow the advancement of technology, you have to think very carefully about when you want regulatory processes to intervene.

Regulators need to change their mindset from one of consumer protection to one of consumer enablement.

I apologize, I do not remember where I copied this.
"I quote others only the better to express myself".

Most articles on VoIP are authored by those who analyse better than experience.
Many are hard work and littered with academic jargon.
They are concerned with the mechanics rather than the thoughts, with the match rather than the fire.
I look at things from my personal angle and when I can, and I am able to from a humoristic angle...