A further note on developments in this very occasional series. I have available a copy of the report of a meeting of the Rapporteur Group on International Network Cost Components for the Internet (part of the ITU, and published in the ITU Telecommunications Standardisation Sector newsletter COM 3-R 17-E March 1999). There seems to be some overlap in membership between this group and the APEC TEL activities. The meeting was in Sydney 22,23 September 1998 and covers work by a study group with the following terms of reference: -identify the international network components for the Internet which reside within the GII framework; -determine cost issues; and -if considered appropriate, to propose a set of principles on the equitable cost compensation between international circuit providers. The group notes that "it is not, at this time, in a position to propose a preferred set of principles" and further work is proposed. I will fax a copy (11 pages) to anyone sending me a number. Frank March Specialist Advisor, IT Policy Group Ministry of Commerce, PO Box 1473, Wellington Telephone (+64 4) 474 2908; Fax (+64 4) 471 2658 --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog