Telecommunications Law and Regulation
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$250.00 (06)Description
This second edition of Telecommunications Law is fully updated and expanded to offer a thorough survey of the law and regulatory structures relating to telecommunications. It contains new chapters on 'Sources of Law', 'Intellectual Property Issues' and 'Content Regulation', including broadcasting, internet and premium rate services, as well as much expanded coverage of developing countries. It is written by many of the leading experts and practitioners in the field, and will be essential reading for legal practitioners and academics involved in the communications industry.Features
- The recent consolidation of regulators in the UK makes this a very timely publication, providing practitioners with an extremely thorough survey of the law and regulatory structures related to telecommunications
- Written by many of the leading experts and practitioners in the field, it is a reliable source of reference for practitioners and academics alike
- Covering UK, EU, US and other international systems, it offers a comparative and rounded overview of the global telecommunications industry and its regulation
- This second edition is fully updated, and contains new chapters on 'Sources of Law', 'Technology, Terminology and Market Structure', 'Intellectual Property Issues', and 'Content Regulation', including broadcasting, internet and premium rate services
- The coverage of emerging markets is much expanded with an extensive new chapter on regulatory frameworks for developing countries
About the Author(s)
Dr. Ian Walden is Reader in Information and Communications Law and Head of the Institute of Computer and Communications Law in the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary, University of London. He has been involved in law reform projects for the World Bank, the European Commission, UNCTAD and the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, as well as for a number of individual states. In 1995-96, Ian was seconded to the European Commission, as a National Expert in electronic commerce law, and he is a member of the Legal Advisory Board to the Information Society Directorate-General of the European Commission. Ian is a consultant to the global law firm Baker & McKenzie and is a Public Interest Board Member of the Internet Watch Foundation. John Angel is a solicitor and formerly head of Online Legal Services at Clifford Chance and is now a consultant with Jomati. He is a Visiting Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Computer and Communications Law Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary, University of London.
