Discussing the process of liberalisation in the telecommunications sector in the EU and in a global context, this book highlights the connections between politics of regulation at global, national and regional levels.

List of Figures and Tables List of Acronyms Preface Foreward Herbert Ungerer 1. Introduction Kjell A. Eliassen and Marit Sjovaag Part I: European Integration 2. European Telecommunications Policies: Deregulation, re-regulation or real liberalisation? Kjell A. Eliassen , Toby Mason and Marit Sjovaag 3. Competing Approaches to Regulation Martin Lodge 4. From PTT to NRA: Towards a New Regulatory Regime? Sebastian Eyre and Nick Sitter 5. The European Union Content and Regulation in the Converged Communication Environment Patrizia Cincera Part II: National Strategies in Some EU Countries 6. Liberalisation in Britain: From Monopoly to Regulation of Competition Mark Thatcher 7. Liberalisation of Telecommunications in Germany Raymund Werle 8. French Licensing and Interconnection Winston Maxwell Part III: Liberalisation Policies Outside the EU Framework 9. Privatisation and Competition of Telecommunications Markets in Transition Countries: The Case of the Czech Republic Zdenek Hruby 10.The Dynamics of Liberalisation of Israeli Telecommunications David Levi-Faur 11. Privatisation of Telecommunications in Thailand Prasit Prapinmongkolkarn Part IV: Technology and its Consequences for Industry 12. Future Infocom Systems Ulf Korner 13. The Global Mobile Market and Regulatory Aspects Christer Englund 14. The Value of Systems in Telecommunications Oystein Fjeldstad 15. Conclusion: Kjell A. Eliassen and Marit Sjovaag