Telecommunications law in the Internet age
For companies in and around the telecommunications field, the past few years have been a time of extraordinary change-technologically and legally. The enacting of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and the development of international trade agreements have fundamentally changed the environment in wh...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Francisco :
Morgan Kaufmann Publishers
c2002.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
| Colección: | Morgan Kaufmann series in networking.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627908306719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Telecommunications Law in the Internet Age; Copyiright Page; Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction-The New Telecommunications Environment; 1.1 New Transport Technologies; 1.2 Converged Voice, Data, Video, and Graphics Systems; 1.3 Legal Changes; 1.4 International Telecommunications Equipment Markets; 1.5 Technical Standards; 1.6 What Is Communicated?; 1.7 With Whom Are We Communicating? 7; 1.8 Where Are We Communicating?; 1.9 New Local Access Options; 1.10 Universal Service Fund Support of Internet Connections; 1.11 Structural Changes; Conclusion; Endnotes
- Part I: The New Competitive Telecommunications EnvironmentChapter 2. Competition and Regulation-A Continuing Telecommunications Cycle; 2.1 Competition versus Regulation-Seeking a Balance; 2.2 Early Competition in the Communications Industry; 2.3 The Rise of the Bell System Dominance; 2.4 Regulation of the Communications Industry; 2.5 Technological Convergence and Renewed Competition; Conclusion; Endnotes; Chapter 3. The Telecommunications Act of 1996; 3.1 Purpose of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; 3.2 Structure and Organization of the 1996 Act-47 U.S.C. 167 151 et seq.
- 3.3. Definitions-Section 3 of the Telecommunications Act of 19963.4 Provisions to Open the Competitive Market; 3.5 Duties and Obligations of Carriers; 3.6 Challenges to the Constitutionality of Section 271 Requirements; Conclusion; Endnotes; Chapter 4. Outstanding Issues from the Telecommunications Act of 1996; 4.1 Local Number Portability; 4.2 Universal Service; 4.3 Access; 4.4 Reciprocal Compensation-Payment for Transport and Termination of Communications; Conclusion; Endnotes; Part II: Embracing the Expanded Global Telecommunications Market
- Chapter 5. The World Trade Organization and Its Telecommunications-Related Agreements5.1 Historical International Trade-Goods, Not Services; 5.2 1948-The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; 5.3 December 1992-North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA; 5.4 March 1994-The Global Information Infrastructure (GII) Concept is Introduced; 5.5 April 15, 1994-Uruguay Round Concluded, WTO Created in Marrakesh, Morocco; 5.6 April 24, 1996-Initial Results of the Negotiations on Basic Telecommunications; 5.7 December 1996-Singapore Ministerial Conference
- 5.8 February 15, 1997-WTO Agreement on Basic Telecommunications5.9 April 15, 1997-Fourth Protocol to GATS Adopted; Conclusion; Endnotes; Chapter 6. Participating in Global Telecommunications Trade: U.S. Import and Export Laws; 6.1 U.S. Trade Laws; 6.2 U.S. Export Laws; 6.3 Implementing Agencies; 6.4 What Is Exported?; 6.5 To Whom Is the Product Exported?; 6.6 How Are Exports Conducted?; 6.7 Record Retention Requirements; 6.8 Penalties for Violations of Export Laws; 6.9 Drafting International Trade Contracts; 6.10 Establishing an Export Compliance Program; Conclusion; Endnotes
- Chapter 7. Licensing to Protect Telecommunications Intellectual Property
