LEADER 04003nam 22006971a 450 001 9910451426203321 005 20211005014302.0 010 $a1-4725-5901-0 010 $a1-280-80112-3 010 $a9786610801121 010 $a1-84731-226-8 024 7 $a10.5040/9781472559012 035 $a(CKB)1000000000338628 035 $a(EBL)285442 035 $a(OCoLC)181845763 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000256759 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11201145 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000256759 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10225521 035 $a(PQKB)10243595 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1750734 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1750734 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10276014 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL80112 035 $a(OCoLC)893331417 035 $a(OCoLC)215380530 035 $a(UkLoBP)bpp09255728 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC285442 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL285442 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000338628 100 $a20140929d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe telecoms trade war$b[electronic resource] $ethe United States, the European Union, and the World Trade Organisation /$fby Mark Naftel and Lawrence J. Spiwak ; foreword by Lucien Rapp 210 $aOxford ; Portland, Or. $cHart Pub.$d2000 215 $a1 online resource (526 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84113-014-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aHalf 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 327 $a9. ""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 327 $a19. O Shame! Where is Thy Blush?Appendix: The FCC's Competitive Carrier Paradigm; Index 330 $aIf 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 606 $aTelecommunication policy$zUnited States 606 $aTelecommunication policy$zEuropean Union countries 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aTelecommunication policy 615 0$aTelecommunication policy 676 $a343.0994 700 $aNaftel$b Mark$0532220 701 $aSpiwak$b Lawrence J$01044809 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 801 2$bUkLoBP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451426203321 996 $aThe telecoms trade war$92470650 997 $aUNINA