Download or read book EU Competition Law and Regulation in the Converging Telecommunications Media and IT Sectors written by Nikos Th Nikolinakos and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the most thoroughgoing model yet offered to ensure the emergence of a genuinely competitive electronic communications industry in Europe. In the course of its in-depth analysis the discussion focuses on such factors as the following: EU telecommunications policy as revealed in liberalization and harmonization legislative measures; the EU electronic communications framework; case law covering issues of refusal to supply and the essential facilities doctrine; application of Article 82 EC to bottlenecks; specific types of an undertakings unilateral behaviour that may often occupy NRAs and competition authorities in the context of their ex post competition law investigations under Article 82 EC; strategic alliances and mergers in the move toward multimedia; access to premium content and the emergence of new media; the scope of content regulation in the online environment; and broadband (regulation of local loop unbundling and bitstream access). The book also provides practical guidance on issues concerning the complicated market definition and analysis mechanism promulgated by the European Commission's Recommendation and Guidelines.
Download or read book Communications and Competition Law written by Fabrizio Cugia di Sant'Orsola and published by . This book was released on 2014-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing Diversity in EU Merger Control /Yvan Desmedt & Philippe Laconte --Summary of Recent U.S. Enforcement Decisions in Communication/Entertainment Industry Transactions /Ilene Knable Gotts --Competition and Regulatory Aspects of Convergence, Takeovers and Mergers in the Communications and Media Industries /Thomas Janssens & Joep Wolfhagen --Brazil's Antitrust and Regulatory Reviews of TIM/Telefónica: Lessons Learned /Ana Paula Martinez & Alexandre Ditzel Faraco --Changes in the Global Telecommunication Market and Its Implications in Brazil /Gesner Oliveira & Wagner Heibel --Mergers in the Canadian Communications Sector: An Increasingly Curious Situation /Lorne Salzman --In Search of a Competition Doctrine for Information Technology Markets: Recent Antitrust Developments in the Online Sector /Jeffrey A. Eisenach & Ilene Knable Gotts --The Internet of Things in the Light of Digitalization and Increased Media Convergence /Anna Blume Huttenlauch & Thoralf Knuth --Dynamic Markets and Competition Policy /Bernardo Macedo & Sílvia Fagá de Almeida --Recent Antitrust Developments in the Online Sector/ Federico Marini-Balestra --Mobile Payments and Mobile Banking in Brazil: Perspectives from an Emerging Market /Márcio Issao Nakane, Camila Yumy Saito & Mariana Oliveira e Silva --Internet of Things: Manufacturing Companies Industry and Use of 'White Spectrum': Ghost in the Machine? /Kurt Tiam & Andy Huang --Competitive Aspects of Cloud-Based Services /Fabrizio Cugia di Sant'Orsola & Silvia Giampaolo --Standard-Essential Patents and US Antitrust Law: Light at the End of the Tunnel? /Leon B. Greenfield, Hartmut Schneider & Perry A. Lange --IP and Antitrust: Recent Developments in EU Law /Miguel Rato & Mark English --Antitrust Cases Involving Intellectual Property Rights in the Communication and Media Sector in Brazil /Barbara Rosenberg, Luis Bernardo Cascão & Vivian Terng --Patents Meet Antitrust Law: The State of Play of the FRAND Defense in Germany /Wolrad Prinz zu Waldeck und Pyrmont --The Role of Privacy in a Changing World /Chris Boam --The Transatlantic Perspective: Data Protection and Competition Law /Pamela Jones Harbour --Power over Data: Brazil in Times of Digital Uncertainty /Floriano de Azevedo Marques Neto, Milene Louise Renée Coscione & Juliana Deguirmendjian --Big Data and the Cloud: Privacy and Security Threats of Mass Digital Surveillance? /Lyda Mastrantonio & Natalia Porto --Net Neutrality Regulation: A Worldwide Overview and the Chilean Pioneer's Experience /Alfonso Silva & Sebastian Squella --Net Neutrality in Singapore: A Fair Game /Chung Nian Lam --Internet Regulation in Brazil: The Network Neutrality Issue /Lauro Celidonio Gomes dos Reis Neto, Fabio Ferreira Kujawski & Thays Castaldi Gentil --The New Brazilian Internet Constitution and the Netmundial Forum /João Moura --The Brazilian Telecom Regulatory Scenario and the Proposals of the Internet Law /Regina Ribeiro do Valle --Competition in the Brazilian Telecommunication Market /rMaximiliano Martinhão, Guido Lorencini Schuina, Haitam Laboissiere Naser & Leonardo Fernandez Zago --A New Horizon for Competition Advocacy in Brazil /Adriano Augusto do Couto Costa, Marcelo de Matos Ramos & Roberto Domingos Taufick --Overlaps and Synergies between Regulators in the Brazilian Telecommunications Market /Marcelo Bechara de Souza Hobaika & Carlos M. Baigorri --The New Competition Law in Brazil and the New Framework for Merger Analysis in Telecom /Carlos Emmanuel Joppert Ragazzo & Cristiane Landerdahl de Albuquerque --Chapter 31: Regulatory Policy Round Table: A Dialogue between Telecommunications and Antitrust Authorities /Denis Alves Guimarães.
Download or read book Convergence in European Digital TV Regulation written by Christopher T. Marsden and published by Blackstone Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyzing the role of governments in the regulation of the new "Information Society", the ten chapters in this book stem from a seminar hosted by the European Media Regulation Seminar Group (ESRG) at the University of Warwick. Each chapter explores the regulatory responses of the UK govermentand the EU to commercial, technical and market convergence in the broadcasting, telecommunications, print media and computing sectors. The text focuses on the establishment of satellite pay-TV, telecommunications and the launch of digital terrestrial TV as they blend real andcyber-governance.
Download or read book Telecommunications Broadcasting and the Internet written by LAURENT. GARZANITI and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 1216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book European Communications Law and Technological Convergence written by Pablo Ibáñez Colomo and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2011-12-14 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a thorough critical examination of the European regulatory reaction to technological convergence, tracing the explicit and implicit mechanisms through which emerging concerns are incorporated into regulation and competition law, and then goes on to identify the patterns that underlie these responses so as to establish the extent to which the issues at stake, and the implications of intervention, are fully understood and considered by authorities. Focusing on ‘conflict points’ – areas of tension inevitably arising among overlapping regimes – the analysis covers such elements as the following: the provision of ‘multiple-play’ services; the advent of ‘convergent devices’; the interchangeability of transmission networks; subscription-based (‘pay television’) services; the diversification of television services (such as on-demand and niche-theme channels); the relative scarcity of (premium) content; the ‘migration’ of television content with cultural and social relevance to pay television; and the emergence of ‘bottleneck’ segments in the communications value chain. Endorsing the adjustment of existing rules to meet pluralist objectives, the author outlines a single, coherent regulatory approach. He shows how a careful analysis of the implications of technological convergence helps to solve conflicts between regimes. Specifically, the analysis addresses the level – national or EU – at which particular regulatory responses should emerge, the objectives guiding action, and the tools through which these objectives may be pursued. These conclusions command the attention of policymakers, regulators, and lawyers active in the ongoing development of communications law.
Download or read book Regulation Governance and Convergence in the Media written by Peter Humphreys and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2018-08-31 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Media convergence is often propounded as inevitable and ongoing. Yet much of the governance of the media sector’s key parts has developed along discrete evolutionary paths, mostly incremental in character. This volume breaks new ground through exploring a diverse range of topics at the heart of the media convergence governance debate, such as next generation networks, spectrum, copyright and media subsidies. It shows how reluctance to accommodate non-market based policy solutions creates conflicts and problems resulting in only shallow media convergence thus far.
Download or read book EC Competition and Telecommunications Law written by Andreas Bartosch and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new volume updates the groundbreaking analysis of its first edition in 2002, when the EC common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services had just entered into force. So much has changed in the intervening years that that this new edition bears little resemblance to its predecessor, with every chapter either extensively altered or entirely new. It remains, however, the most detailed and comprehensive overview available of the application of the EC Treaty's competition rules in the markets for telecommunications and audiovisual media, and of the applicable regulatory framework. In thirteen chapters, each contributed by one or more noted legal authorities in the field, the second edition of EC Competition and Telecommunications Law covers the full range of EC telecommunications law across all major areas of both institutional and substantive law, both on the international and EC levels, including the following: State aid; the merger control regulation; justification for sector-specific regulation in EC competition law; network access; authorizations and privileges; and mobile telephony. Relevant EC media and communications law and relevant aspects of EC competition law are dealt with in detail. While some chapters focus on competition law, others deal primarily with sector-specific regulation. There is practical guidance throughout on procedural matters, alongside analysis of the substantive provisions. Well-known in its first edition, this thoroughly revised and updated version continue to be vital reading for practitioners, in particular those specializing in European competition law and for company and in-house lawyers who are seeking advice on how European law affects their business. As a detailed analysis of the basic legislative and regulatory framework of European telecommunications law, it will be an invaluable reference work for lawyers, judges, regulators, and policymakers in all the EC Member States, as well as for students and teachers of European law.
Download or read book EC Electronic Communications and Competition Law written by Mira Burri Nenova and published by Cameron May. This book was released on 2007 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book European Competition Law Annual 1998 written by Claus-Dieter Ehlermann and published by Hart Publishing. This book was released on 2000-09-14 with total page 853 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting academic papers and edited transcripts of panel discussions first presented at the Third Workshop on European Competition Law held in Florence in 1998, this volume provides insight into the debate of whether governments or the European Union should intervene to prevent powerful firms from abusing their control of critical gateways between consumers and communication information services. The volume's three sections, consisting of a panel discussion accompanied by from nine to 12 academic papers, are organized into three themes: regulating access to bottlenecks; agreements, integration, and structural remedies; and institutions and competence. Panel participants include professors of economics, law, and telecommunications; lawyers specializing in European trade and telecommunications law; policy, trade, and technology advisors and consultants; and others. Distributed by ISBS. c. Book News Inc.
Download or read book Competition Law and Regulation of the EU Electronic Communications Sector written by Liyang Hou and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings satisfying definition and clarity to this field at last. Exploring the substantive differences between competition law and sector-specific regulation after the methodological integration, it presents the first detailed analysis of the many hundreds of notifications and Commission letters generated under the Article 7 procedure, identifying the most relevant cases dealing with market definition, market power, and remedies. It compares these decisions with relevant competition law cases and highlights elements with a bearing on sector-specific regulation. It also offers hugely valuable guidance through the vast amount of documents in the Commission’s CIRCA database. Topics and issues raised include the following: definition of product markets; delineation of geographic markets (including sub-national); different practices in relation to assessing single market power and collective market power; and competition problems such as refusal to deal, margin squeeze, non-price discrimination, and excessive pricing. There can be little doubt that this is the new reference point for researchers and practitioners in this domain. By systematically categorizing the concepts and legal criteria and building a solid theoretical framework on the intersection of competition law and sector-specific regulation, the author has created a resource that is sure to be welcomed by all those involved in regulation of electronic communications markets and network industries in general: academic scholars, telecommunications regulators at the EU and Member State levels, competition authorities, law firms specializing in IT/communications law, practitioners in IT and telecommunications companies, and consultants in the sector. The book will also prove very useful for scholars and practitioners in other parts of the world interested in comparing the EU system with their own.
Download or read book Communications in EU Law Antitrust Market Power and Public Interest written by Antonio Bavasso and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approaching the theme from an antitrust perspective and focusing on telecommunications and television broadcasting, this volume examines how traditional European competition law doctrines and principles can be applied to this converging sector. The application of antitrust rules to the communications sector is often one of the most controversial areas of law and policy. The shift towards a more competition law oriented form of regulation is one of the main principles inspiring the recent reform of European sectorial regulation enshrined in the 2002 Electronic Communication Package. The Package was adopted in 2002 and is in the process of being implemented throughout the Union. This monograph provides a detailed description of the new regulatory package and highlights the interplay between regulatory provisions and EC competition law. It then follows the pattern of a typical antitrust analysis containing chapters on the definition of relevant market in the sector and various forms of abuses of market power. The book also critically examines the Commission's practice and policy in the field of merger control and considers its relationship with wider regulatory policies. Finally it analyses the sector from the perspective of the 'European' public interest and the changed nature of communications as a public service.
Download or read book Telecommunications Broadcasting and the Internet written by Laurent J. H. F. Garzaniti and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 1222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sweet and Maxwell Statutes offer accurate and comprehensive coverage of all core and several popular optional subjects on current law courses. Compiled using data from WestlawUK, each text provides the most up-to-date statutory material. This statute book covers environmental law.
Download or read book Telecommunications Broadcasting and the Internet written by Laurent J. H. F. Garzaniti and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 675 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of this text explains the details of the regulatory framework for electronic communications, which applies to all electronic communications, including broadcasting, satellite, cable and the Internet. It includes developing case law relating to competition in these areas.
Download or read book EU Competition Law and Sector specific Regulation in the Converging Communications Industry written by Nikos T. Nikolinakos and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Competition Problems in Liberalized Telecommunications written by Milena Stoyanova and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative study of the role of competition law in the telecommunications industry starts from a classic perspective: While, in principle, regulation benefits social welfare and efficient allocation of resources, past regulatory experience shows that regulation can be flawed and lead to welfare harm rather than good. In the telecommunications industry specifically, inappropriately designed sector-specific remedies and regulatory delays in the introduction of new telecommunications services can hold up the development of the market towards effective competition and could incur considerable welfare losses. In addition, conventional antitrust analysis still lags behind the dynamic nature of the electronic communications markets. Milena Stoyanova sets out to establish a new understanding of the role of sector-specific regulation and competition law enforcement in the electronic communications sector, addressing such questions as the following: and Why a new regulatory framework? and Are sectoral regulation and competition law enforcement mutually exclusive or complementary? and Why should electronic communications markets be regulated to conform to competition law principles? and What does competition law add to sector-specific regulation? and What is the relationship or proportion between regulation and competition law enforcement? An overview of the telecommunications liberalization process initiated at European Community level reveals such problems as a divergent approach of national regulatory authorities in the application of one and the same norms, inability of competition authorities to rightly assess the technicalities underlying a competition problem, and difficulty in carrying out a periodical oversight of compliance with the competition law remedies. The author discusses the legal basis and rationale for the application of the essential facility doctrine to the electronic communications sector, and argues for new regulatory responses to the emergence of collective dominant firms in an oligopolistic setting and to the potential of multifirm conduct to restrict competition through price squeezing and other tactics. The book concludes with a specific case study on the harmonisation of recent Bulgarian legislation with the European Community sector-specific and competition law regimes andà propos the electronic communications sector. Effective competition in the electronic communications market is crucial for securing the dynamic role of the entire information and communications technologies sector, of which electronic communications form the largest segment. The sound and well-informed recommendations in this book ably address common and persistent problems, making Competition Problems in Liberalized Telecommunications a forward-looking mainstay for practitioners and other professionals involved in all aspects of the field.
Download or read book Regulating Convergence written by Susan J. Drucker and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2010 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditionally, the technologies of telecommunications, broadcasting, satellite, and computing operated independently while the industries associated with each were regulated independently along the same lines. Technological convergence challenges the vertical regulatory models of broadcasting, telecommunications, and computer services while simultaneously challenging the traditional approach to regulation by nation-states. It is time for a critical examination of regulations which support convergence while addressing the realities of the current media environment. This edited volume provides a heuristic analysis of the challenges facing regulators and media institutions. Chapters explore the nature of the laws and regulations straining under the new technological realities, consider the changes already made to accommodate the new media landscape, and examine new directions and approaches to the regulation of convergent media technologies and media institutions.
Download or read book Globalisation Convergence and European Telecommunciations Regulation written by Peter Humphreys and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an up-to-date account and analysis of the development of the European Union's regulatory framework for telecommunications in a globalising world. A key feature is its treatment of the EU's regulatory policy response to technological convergence in the information and communications sector, through its new Electronic Communications Regulatory Framework. The book explores in detail the dynamics of the complex relationship between technological and globalisation pressures, economic interests, and European and national policy responses. The authors also examine the achievements and limitations of over twenty years of EU efforts to liberalise markets and to harmonise regulation.
