Universal service in WTO and EU law : liberalisation and social regulation in telecommunications / Olga Batura.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Batura, Olga, author.

Series:

Legal issues of services of general interest

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Telecommunication policy--European Union countries.

Telecommunication policy.

Telecommunication--Law and legislation--European Union countries.

Telecommunication.

Telecommunication--Law and legislation.

European Union countries.

Physical Description:

xvi, 300 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

The Hague : Asser Press ; Heidelberg : Springer, [2016]

Summary:

"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 likely to remain so. The central question dealt with by the author is how the technologically intensive sector of telecommunications services can be regulated in a socially fair way in the light of liberalisation and the immense importance of ICTs in the Information Society. The author investigates whether the legal frameworks of WTO and EU can meet the challenges of the rapid and dramatic technological and social change and formulates relevant policy recommendations." -- Back cover.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Liberalisation of telecommunications services: social embedding of the liberalised market as a regulatory challenge

3. Liberalisation and regulation of international trade in telecommunications services through the WTO

4. Liberalisation of telecommunications services markets and regulation of universal service int he European Union

5. Transformation of universal service for the future

6. Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-296) and index.

ISBN:

9462650802

9789462650800

OCLC:

913557394