| Telecommunications law |
| Section A: The purpose and experience of telecommunications regulation |
| · Telecommunications law: introduction |
| · Evolution of telecommunications regulation: models of regulation and market structures |
| · Technology: a foundation |
| · Competition, interconnection and pricing: the economic background of telecommunications law |
| · Social policy and regulation: universal service, consumer protection and privacy |
| Section B: Telecommunications liberalization in Europe |
| · The European Union institutions and sources of law |
| · Competition law: ex ante and ex post, the tools of the regulator |
| · Liberalisation and harmonisation: from opening the market to full competition |
| · The New Framework Overview: the 2002 Directives and regulating for convergence |
| · Authorisation and licensing: of networks and services, spectrum and rights of way |
| · Access and interconnection |
| · Universal service |
| · Telecommunications privacy |
| Section C: Telecommunications contracts |
| · Access and interconnection agreements: terms and conditions, peering and transit |
| · Mobile agreements |
| · Telecommunications outsourcing contracts |
| · Consumer contracts and protection |
| Section D: Telecommunications: The International View |
| · United States telecommunications law and regulation |
| · The International Telecommunications Union and World Trade Organization: the international framework from tradition to trade |
| · Submarines and satellites: the international regulation of outer space and underwater cabling |
| · Regulatory issues in developing markets |
| · The Asian experience |
Sequence:
Section A first. Section C only after sections A and B. |
Textbook:
Ian Walden and John Angel (eds), Telecommunications Law and Regulation 2nd ed (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005), ISBN: 9780199274475 |
