Eu Electronic Communications Law

by Bell, Robert; Ray, Neil

• ISBN13: 9781904501220
• ISBN10: 1904501222
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-11-10
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The liberalization of the EU telecommunications markets, completed on 1 January 1998, created a strong European communications sector by promoting vigorous competition and innovation. The resulting revolutionary developments in technology and markets, necessitated a comprehensive review of regulatory policy to cater for dynamic and largely unpredictable markets. The EU adopted a new common regulatory framework for electronic communications and services in 2002, which simplifies and consolidates previous legislation. The 'Framework Directive' contains common provisions that underlie separate measures dealing with access and interconnection, authorisation, universal service and user's rights, data protection, local loop unbundling, harmonization of use of the radio spectrum and competition issues. EU Electronic Communications Law provides comprehensive and expert analysis of the new regulatory framework, which covers all communications infrastructure and associated services: satellite networks, fixed and mobile terrestrial networks, cable TV networks, other networks used for radio and television broadcasting, and services which control access to these services.

Author Biography

Robert Bell is Head of the Telecommunications Group and partner in the EU and Competition Unit at Nabarro Nathanson. He advises on UK and EU competition law issues and is an expert on telecommunications regulation. Neil Ray is a solicitor at Nabarro Nathanson.

Table of Contents

Overview of previous EU regulatory framework	p. 1
Objectives of the new regulatory framework	p. 13
The framework directive	p. 31
Licensing and authorisation	p. 55
Access and interconnection	p. 75
Universal service and users' rights	p. 95
The communications data protection directive	p. 113
The competition directive	p. 131
International telecommunications regulatory regime	p. 145
Access directive	p. 171
Authorisation directive	p. 185
Competition directive	p. 197
Directive on privacy and electronic communications	p. 203
EC treaty articles	p. 215
Framework directive	p. 219
Unbundling regulation	p. 237
Universal service directive	p. 243
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