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This paper reviews the application of national antitrust law and the implementation of the European Union’s telecommunications directives to the markets in the United Kingdom, against the declared policy objective of raising national competitiveness. It illustrates the complexity of the...
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finds that despite the regulatory difficulties, the Internet is far from being a “regulation-free” space as there are … regulation. Most of them aim at protecting personal data and consumers more generally. In many cases generally applicable laws …
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National roaming is a measure that can be agreed commercially between operators to extend coverage or can be imposed or facilitated by governments as a means to increase competition amongst networks. It has been used with varying degrees of success in a range of countries, notably in the...
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The third EU Roaming Regulation (531/2012) took effect on July 1, 2012, replacing Regulation 544/2009. Wholesale and …
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South Africa has performed poorly in delivering broadband to its citizens, with very limited access and little effort to boost its adoption. It compares badly to the BRICs and to other comparable nations, while having lost its position as African leader. The African National Congress (ANC)...
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The European Union adopted a Roaming Regulation (717/2007) in 2007, then extended its duration and widened its scope … (544/2009) in 2009. In 2006, the European Commission held two consultations on a possible regulation. It made a formal … Regulation. It concluded it required to be extended until 2012. It also proposed adding retail and wholesale price caps on SMS …
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The European Court of Justice upheld the Roaming Regulation (717 2007), rejecting the challenge by the four largest … of proportionality and subsidiarity. The European Commission’s interim report on the second Roaming Regulation (544 2009 …
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Better regulation is intended to serve as a framework to increase economic competitiveness, ensuring that legislation … energy efficiency of consumer electronics). The United Kingdom was an early mover in better regulation, implementing a … regulator conduct impact assessments. In the Republic of Ireland the government adopted a white paper on better regulation and …
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The purpose of the paper is to identify global best practice in the regulation of quality of service on cellular …
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The purpose of this paper is to review the effectiveness of the various initiatives taken to regulate international mobile roaming over the last decade. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is an analysis of the policies and the measures and their effects on prices and industry dynamics....
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