European Telecommunications Liberalisation

This book examines the process and consequences of telecommunications liberalization in the context of an ever closer European Union. The creation of a single market for telecommunications and of a wider European single market mirror one another. Telecommunications are also something of a test case for the privatization process, as this sector has traditionally been a state monopoly. The volume approaches the European experience from three angles; the politics of regulation and the process of liberalization in the EU (including case studies of the UK, France, and Germany); and increasing global economic interdependence makes international comparisons essential. It compares the EU experience with that of the Czech Republic, Israel and Thailand and examines the consequences of technology and continuous innovation.

Figures and tables	p. vii
Contributors	p. ix
Foreword	p. xiii
Preface	p. xv
Abbreviations	p. xvii
Introduction	p. 1
European integration	p. 21
European telecommunications policies - deregulation, re-regulation or real liberalisation?	p. 23
Competing approaches to regulation	p. 38
From PTT to NRA: Towards a new regulatory regime?	p. 55
The European Union content regulation in the converged communication environment	p. 74
National strategies in some EU countries	p. 91
Liberalisation in Britain: From monopoly to regulation of competition	p. 93
Liberalisation of telecommunications in Germany	p. 110
French licensing and interconnection	p. 128
Liberalisation policies outside the EU frawework	p. 153
Privatisation and competition of telecommunication markets in transition countries: The case of the Czech Republic	p. 155
The dynamics of liberalisation of Israeli telecommunications	p. 173
Privatisation of telecommunications in Thailand	p. 191
Technology and its consequences for industry	p. 205
Future infocom systems	p. 207
The global mobile market and regulatory aspects	p. 218
The value system in telecommunications	p. 238
Conclusion: global liberalisation and national adaptations	p. 257
Bibliography	p. 273
Index	p. 291
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