Telecommunications Laws in Europe [antikvár]

Telecommunications enterprises - providers of telecommunications networks, services and terminál equipment - in Europe and abroad are currently preparing to face the challenges of the Single European Markét, an important element of which will comprise a single telecommunications markét. At present, the European telecommunications industry is govemed by both European Community law ("EC law") and national legislation. As EC law directives are implemented or applied, national telecommunications legislation will be increasingly influenced and mouldedby European legislation, which takes priority over national laws. It is foreseeable that the European telecommunications laws will eventually be harmonised to such an extent that distinction between the laws of individual EC member states will become negligible. At present, however, EC law does not cover all segments of the telecommunications markét nor does it govern all aspects of telecommunications regulation, its procedúrái aspects or its organisational framework. For years to come, national telecommunications laws will therefore continue to play a role as part of the framework for strategic and day-to-day business decisions, as barriers to the free provision of goods and services in the telecommunications field and, sometimes, as models for EC legislation. Using the emerging EC telecommunications law as their frame of reference, members of the European Telecommunications Law Practice Group of Baker & McKenzie describe and analyse, in this publication, the national telecommunications laws of Egypt, Francé, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. As an international law firm with a worldwide network of 50 offices and representative offices in 31 countries, including 14 offices and 2 representative offices in Europe, Baker & McKenzie is in a unique position to advise on the national and international aspects of telecommunications law and of transactions in the telecommunications industry.