EC Competition and Telecommunications Law:A Practitioner's Guide

Here is the first major analysis of the new regulatory framework of EC
telecommunications law. The far-reaching provisions of the new framework,
adopted in February 2002, reveal a meticulously crafted balance between
sector-specific regulation and general competition law-a balance that will
channel the development of the law in this complex area for the foreseeable
future.

In fifteen chapters, each contributed by one or more noted legal authorities
in the field, 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 general
antitrust and merger control rules. Relevant EC media and communications law
is also covered.

The authors thoroughly analyze the new EC common regulatory framework for
electronic communications networks and services which entered into force in
March 2002, as well as the old regulatory framework. In addition, relevant
aspects of EC competition law are dealt with in detail.

<i>EC Competition and Telecommunications Law</i> will be vital reading for
practitioners and academics wishing to gain insight into the structure and
workings of this crucially important body of law. As a detailed analysis of
the basic legislative and regulatory framework, it will be an invaluable
reference work for lawyers, judges, regulators, and policymakers in all the EU
Member States, as well as for students and teachers of European law throughout
the world.