This paper is a short overview of the changing paradigm of telecommunications regulation in both the EU and the US. The paper identifies three main regulatory paradigms: the 'natural monopoly' in the early days of the last century, the great liberalisation in the second half of 20th century and...

The article looks at how telecommunications policy origins and developments as well as its dependance on the Single Market framework influenced the Internet. The article starts with a brief overview of EU policymaking in the area of telecommunications (Part I), attempts to explain the Single...