European Telecommunications Liberalisation by Kjell A. Eliassen (English) Hardco

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Telecommunications is one of the most dynamic industries in the modern world, with new products and technologies appearing almost every week. As in many other industries, the last twenty years have brought extensive and far reaching liberalisation, with more and more countries opening their markets. In the last decade all but five Member States of the European Union have legislated for full opening of all market segments. The remaining five look set for further liberalisation over the next five years. This book examines the process and consequences of telecommunications liberalisation in the context of 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 privatisation 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) * increasing global economic interdependence makes international comparisons essential, and the volume compares the EU experience with that of the Czech Republic, Israel and Thailand * the consequences of technology and continuous innovation The book includes contributions from scholars in ten countries. Patrizia Cincera, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium; Kjell A. Eliassen, Norwegian School of Management, Norway and Universite Libre Bruxelles, Belgium; Christer Englund, Mira

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This book containing 30 articles written by highly reputed experts is dedicated to K. Alex M

Author Biography

Kjell A. Eliassen, Marit Sjovaag Nfa, Marit Sjovaag

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables List of Acronyms Preface Foreward Herbert Ungerer 1. Introduction Kjell A. Eliassen and Marit Sjovaag Part I: European Integration 2. European Telecommunications Policies: Deregulation, re-regulation or real liberalisation? Kjell A. Eliassen , Toby Mason and Marit Sjovaag 3. Competing Approaches to Regulation Martin Lodge 4. From PTT to NRA: Towards a New Regulatory Regime? Sebastian Eyre and Nick Sitter 5. The European Union Content and Regulation in the Converged Communication Environment Patrizia Cincera Part II: National Strategies in Some EU Countries 6. Liberalisation in Britain: From Monopoly to Regulation of Competition Mark Thatcher 7. Liberalisation of Telecommunications in Germany Raymund Werle 8. French Licensing and Interconnection Winston Maxwell Part III: Liberalisation Policies Outside the EU Framework 9. Privatisation and Competition of Telecommunications Markets in Transition Countries: The Case of the Czech Republic Zdenek Hruby 10.The Dynamics of Liberalisation of Israeli Telecommunications David Levi-Faur 11. Privatisation of Telecommunications in Thailand Prasit Prapinmongkolkarn Part IV: Technology and its Consequences for Industry 12. Future Infocom Systems Ulf Korner 13. The Global Mobile Market and Regulatory Aspects Christer Englund 14. The Value of Systems in Telecommunications Oystein Fjeldstad 15. Conclusion: Kjell A. Eliassen and Marit Sjovaag

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"Unlike many other anthologies, this is an up-to-date, analytical, and incisive compilation by carefully selected and intellectually adroit contributors...is obviously proving deservedly popular with academics and telecommunications specialists alike, and is highly recommended rO CBQ, Fall 2002."

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