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eBook
This new volume updates the groundbreaking analysis of its first
edition in 2002, when the EC common regulatory framework for electronic
communications networks and services had just entered into force. So much has
changed in the intervening years that that this new edition bears little
resemblance to its predecessor, with every chapter either extensively altered
or entirely new. It remains, however, the most detailed and comprehensive
overview available of the application of the EC Treaty’s competition rules in
the markets for telecommunications and audiovisual media, and of the
applicable regulatory framework.
In thirteen chapters, each contributed by one or more noted legal authorities
in the field, the second edition of EC Competition and Telecommunications
Law covers the full range of EC telecommunications law across all major
areas of both institutional and substantive law, both on the international and
EC levels, including the following:
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State aid;
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the merger control regulation;
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justification for sector-specific regulation in EC competition law;
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network access; authorizations and privileges;
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and mobile telephony.
Relevant EC media and communications law and relevant aspects of EC
competition law are dealt with in detail. While some chapters focus on
competition law, others deal primarily with sector-specific regulation. There
is practical guidance throughout on procedural matters, alongside analysis of
the substantive provisions.
Well-known in its first edition, this thoroughly revised and updated
version continue to be vital reading for practitioners, in particular those
specializing in European competition law and for company and in-house lawyers
who are seeking advice on how European law affects their business. As a
detailed analysis of the basic legislative and regulatory framework of
European telecommunications law, it will be an invaluable reference work for
lawyers, judges, regulators, and policymakers in all the EC Member States, as
well as for students and teachers of European law.
1. The International Regulatory Framework of EC
Telecommunications Law: The Law of the WTO and the ITU as a Yardstick for EC
Law;
C. Koenig, J.-D. Braun. 2. The Emergence of EC
Telecommunications Law as a Self-Standing Field within Community Law;
J.-D.
Braun, R. Capito. 3. The Liberalization of European
Telecommunications and Broadcasting Markets: The Road from Monopolies to
Competition and Universal Service;
R.J. Klotz, A. Bartosch.
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The Applications of Article 81 EC and Article 82 EC in the Telecommunications
Sector;
R.J. Klotz. 5. State Aid;
L. Papadias. 6.
The Application of the EC Merger Control Regulation in the Markets for
Telecommunications and Internet-related Services;
M. Rosenthal. 7.
The Framework Directive;
J.-D. Braun, R. Capito. 8. The
Determination of Markets Justifying Sector-Specific Regulation: The Article 7
Procedure;
Grewe. 9. The Framework for Network Access and
Interconnection;
Winkler, Baumgarten. 10. Authorizations;
Brandenberg. 11. Data Protection and Privacy;
Schnabel.
12. The EC Regulatory Framework for the Administration of Scarce and
Finite Resources;
Nacimiento. 13. Mobile Telephony;
Obst.
