With the liberalisation of European markets and globalisation of major telecom companies, an increasing number of enterprises are entering Europe, requiring an understanding of the basic legal framework within which they may develop plans. This new edition provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of telecommunications regulation and law in over

"This new edition of Telecommunication Laws in Europe is your 'one-stop' guide to European telecoms legislation. Essential reading for all lawyers and non-legal executives involved in telecom, IT and media, this reference book provides a comprehensive up-to-date overview of telecommunications regulation and law in Europe. It describes and analyses the

Telecommunications laws provide the tools For The privatisation of state-owned telecommunications enterprises, For the liberalisation of the provision of telecommunications networks, services and terminal equipment, For the increasing pan-European harmonisation of the regulatory framework, and For The merging of telecommunication and media applications, leading to `multimedia' services. The steady and

This book presents the most thoroughgoing model yet offered to ensure the emergence of a genuinely competitive electronic communications industry in Europe. In the course of its in-depth analysis the discussion focuses on such factors as the following: EU telecommunications policy as revealed in liberalization and harmonization legislative measures; the

This book is a systematic comparative study of WTO and EU law relevant for universal service provision, and a timely contribution to the ongoing scholarly and policy debates about the concept and scope of universal service. Universal service is one of the most significant regulatory issues worldwide and it is