Telecommunications in South Africa is one example of the regulatory state, dating from the early 1990s and comprising the usual elements of commercial operators, ministers issuing periodic policies, a regulator, a competition authority, systems of appeal, and parliamentary oversight. Less...

As countries weather the COVID-19 health emergency, high-quality connectivity, more than ever, is essential to ensure that economic activities can continue in a remote manner. However, important disparities in terms of connectivity persist, aggravating the consequences of the health emergency....

Scenes from Canada's Internet -- The History and Political Economy of Canadian Intermediaries -- Connectivity for the Public Good -- Chasing Competition -- Common Carriage, Net Neutrality, and Bad Traffic -- Internet Service Providers as Privacy Custodians -- Internet Service Providers as...

The Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, is showing its age.1 Like an old New England house that added drafty new additions over the years to accommodate a growing extended family, the Act is poorly suited to meet today's challenges. Much of what is...

1. Introduction: the long wave of Telecoms markets liberalisation and regulation -- 2. Introduction: the long wave of Telecoms markets liberalisation and regulation -- 3. Promotion of Investment and Technological Innovation -- 4. Promotion of Investment and Technological Innovation -- 5....

This book provides a critical comprehensive summary of the coevolution of telecom markets, rules and public institutions over the last 25 years, focusing on the challenges that regulators and policy makers have been facing. Even if the perspective of the book is European (as the EU regulatory...

The advent of the information society necessitates a review of the existing rules and regulations governing telecommunications facilities. The old legal framework, which in most countries dates from the turn of the century, is in need of replacement. Modern information technology dictates reform

The mobile telephone alternatively referred to as mobile handset, has immense advantages over the traditional land line telephone in that it enables the user to traverse wherever he desires, and yet able to communicate with others either for purposes of transacting businesses or as a means of...

We are in the midst of a fundamental economic and social transformation whose extent and implications we only partially grasp. This transformation and the more richly interconnected, complex and turbulent world, the vast increase in information availability, and the compression in both time and...

The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) will be renegotiating its binding rules, known as the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) at the World Conference on International Telecommunication (WCIT) in Dubai this December, which will be the first principal update since 1988....

The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) will be renegotiating its binding rules, known as the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) at the World Conference on International Telecommunication (WCIT) in Dubai this December, which will be the first principal update since 1988....

Through the 1980s and the early 1990s, the U. S. telecommunications industry experienced rapid technological change, which failed to deliver expected cost reductions to users. In 1996, Congress passed the Telecommunications Act 1996, which substantially deregulated the telecommunications...

The telecommunications sector in Africa presents many exciting prospects to international investors - indeed many billion dollar projects are already underway across the continent. Many of the continent's current problems can be traced to the exploitation it has experienced whilst 'doing...

The telecommunications sector in Africa presents many exciting prospects to international investors - indeed many billion dollar projects are already underway across the continent. Many of the continent's current problems can be traced to the exploitation it has experienced whilst 'doing...

The digital convergence anticipated during the 2008 Seoul Ministerial has become a reality. Historically, communication services were delivered via single-purpose dedicated networks (e.g. telephone, television). Many OECD countries now function with converged networks, facilitated by the...

The legal and regulatory framework for business operation of companies for the cable distribution of radio and television programmes has been established as part of the telecommunication market liberalisation in the Republic of Serbia. This framework has encouraged the economic activity,...

A common denominator of network neutrality definitions is a plea against traffic shaping within the Internet and the resultant challenge to the traditional "best effort" transmission. By means of access regulation of local loop bottleneck components the transfer of market power from the...