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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450867203321

Autore

Larouche Pierre

Titolo

Competition law and regulation in European telecommunications [[electronic resource] /] / Pierre Larouche

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

1-4725-6209-7

1-281-04195-5

9786611041953

1-84731-313-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (504 p.)

Disciplina

341.7/577/094

Soggetti

Telecommunication - Law and legislation - European Union countries

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [447]-458) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Half Title Page; Title Page; Title verso; Contents; Preface; Table of Frequently Cited Materials; Table of Abbreviations; Table of Cases; Table of Legislation; Introduction; 1. The Successive Regulatory Models; 2. The ""Hard Core"" of Regulation and Article 86 EC; 3. The New Competition Law as Applied in the Telecommunications Sector; 4. Rethinking Sector-Specific Regulations; Conclusion; Postscript: The 1999 Review; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Using numerous practical examples,this book examines the evolution of EC telecommunications law following the achievement of liberalisation, the main policy goal of the 1990s. After reviewing the development of regulation in the run-up to liberalisation, the author identifies the methods used to direct the liberalisation process and tests their validity in the post-liberalisation context. A critical analysis is made of the claim that competition law will offer sufficient means to regulate the sector in the future. Particular emphasis is given to the way in which EC Competition Law changed in t