Rough consensus has been established on the following points:

It is understood by stakeholders that peering operations of the UIXP shall be limited to local traffic.

The formation of a UIXP was in interest of each stakeholder, carriers, ISPs, and to the end user.

There was an urgent need to aggregate local traffic for the benefit of the user community.

It was in the strategic interests of stakeholders, to form an IXP. The business case was self-evident.

Licenses of some stakeholders already permitted them to interconnect.

Carriers could play a key role in helping to aggregate local traffic by central routing through an IXP.

The UIXP will be managed by a neutral independent organization, a not-for-profit body, with a balanced representation from each of the stakeholders in the decision making process. The UIXP should be run under the auspices of a recognized not-for-profit Internet body such as the Internet Society (ISOC).

Larger stakeholders will be invited to facilitate the establishment of the UIXP on a sponsorship basis, as equal Members, rather than as privileged Members.

Billing of UIXP Members will be determined according to each company’s contribution to the IXP.

The UIXP should remain a self-regulated entity within UCC rules and licensing regulations, i.e. that the under the terms of licenses held, interconnection between providers being permitted). Historically, an IXP is industry-regulated – even as the Internet itself is also industry-regulated.

The UCC should affirm in writing that UCC rules and licensing regulations, as they pertain to the establishment of an IXP, allow that the UIXP shall be self-regulated, and without the need for additional licensing.

In developing modalities for the establishment and running of the UIXP, business, management, technical and legal aspects will need to be carefully considered, contractual obligations of Members defined, benefits to each, with provision made for the equitable sharing of bandwidth resources, such that Quality of Service could be assured to each one’s clients. The terms of Membership should be such that each stakeholder has an incentive to join the UIXP.

Technicalities will determine to a large extent how the UIXP will be operated, i.e. best ways to control and measure local traffic. Previous round table discussions had emphasized the importance of the IXP’s operations being independent of any member hosting it. Stakeholders would need to decide who would host the IXP. The member of the UIXP chosen to host the UIXP would ensure that its own operations and those of the IXP will be completely separate, and that their company would enjoy no special advantages from hosting the IXP.

The UIXP will accept in-kind donations from equipment manufacturers and service providers.

UIXP Members will access the IXP routers by any means available and affordable to them.

Central switching will be provided as part of the agreement for hosting the IXP.