The telecoms trade war : the United States, the European Union, and the World Trade Organisation / by Mark Naftel and Lawrence J. Spiwak ; foreword by Lucien Rapp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Naftel, Mark.

Contributor:

Spiwak, Lawrence J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World Trade Organization.

Telecommunication policy--United States.

Telecommunication policy.

Telecommunication policy--European Union countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (526 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

If one were to believe the politicians and pundits in the trade press,the world is in midst of a "telecoms revolution," resulting from (the) deregulation and new competitive opportunities represented by the 1997 World Trade Organisation Agreement on Basic Telecommunications Services. This may be true. Unfortunately, however, the actions of many regulators and industry participants more accurately reveal not a telecoms "revolution" but instead a growing telecoms trade war that is dangerously close to spiralling out of hand. In this book, Naftel and Spiwak review U.S. and European competition an

Contents:

Half Title Page; Title Page; Title verso; Foreword; Preface; Contents; Acknowledgements; Table of Abbreviations; 1. Telecoms Policy for the New Millennium; 2. Why Restructure?; 3. Analytical Framework; 4. Evaluating Competition in A Post-WTO World; 5. The WTO and the Reference Paper: An Ostensible Blueprint for Entry; 6. From International Competitive Carrier Paradigm to Effective Competitive Opportunities: The FCC's International Policies Pre-WTO; 7. US Policies Post-WTO Part 1 - Benchmarks and Entry Fees; 8. US Policies Post-WTO Part 2 - The Naked Politicisation of the American Legal System

9. ""Do As I Say, Not As I Do"" - US Efforts at Promoting Local Telecoms Competition10. EU Foundations, Institutions and Policies; 11. Europe's First Steps Towards Telecoms Competition; 12. Does the EU Regulatory Framework Work in the Market?; 13. The EU Approach to the Internet and Data Protection; 14. The EU's 1999 Telecommunications Review; 15. Case Study: Comparing the US and EU Approaches to Universal Service; 16. Case Study: FCC's International Spectrum Policies; 17. Case Study: International Submarine Cable Landing Petitions; 18. Case Study: International Mergers and Global Alliances

19. O Shame! Where is Thy Blush?Appendix: The FCC's Competitive Carrier Paradigm; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610801121

9781472559012

1472559010

9781280801129

1280801123

9781847312266

1847312268

OCLC:

181845763