04008nam 22007091a 450 991081661170332120200514202323.01-4725-5901-01-280-80112-397866108011211-84731-226-810.5040/9781472559012(CKB)1000000000338628(EBL)285442(OCoLC)181845763(SSID)ssj0000256759(PQKBManifestationID)11201145(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000256759(PQKBWorkID)10225521(PQKB)10243595(MiAaPQ)EBC1750734(Au-PeEL)EBL1750734(CaPaEBR)ebr10276014(CaONFJC)MIL80112(OCoLC)893331417(OCoLC)215380530(UkLoBP)bpp09255728(MiAaPQ)EBC285442(Au-PeEL)EBL285442(UkLoBP)BP9781472559012BC(EXLCZ)99100000000033862820140929d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe telecoms trade war the United States, the European Union, and the World Trade Organisation /by Mark Naftel and Lawrence J. Spiwak ; foreword by Lucien Rapp1st ed.Oxford ; Portland, Or. Hart Pub.20001 online resource (526 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84113-014-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 System9. ""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 Alliances19. O Shame! Where is Thy Blush?Appendix: The FCC's Competitive Carrier Paradigm; IndexIf 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 anTelecommunication policyUnited StatesTelecommunication policyEuropean Union countriesTelecommunication policyTelecommunication policy343.0994Naftel Mark532220Spiwak Lawrence J1707538UtOrBLWUtOrBLWUkLoBPBOOK9910816611703321The telecoms trade war4095861UNINA