European Telecommunications Liberalisation [Hardcover]

This book examines the process and consequences of telecommunications liberalisation 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 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 liberalisation 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 innovationDiscussing the process of liberalisation in the telecommunications sector in the EU and in a global context, this book highlights the connections between politics of regulation at global, national and regional levels.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 ls/