Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/9ApC4l Universal Service in WTO and EU law Liberalisation and Social Regulation in Telecommunications By: Olga Batura Publisher: T.M.C. Asser Press Print ISBN: 9789462650800, 9462650802 eText ISBN: 9789462650817, 9462650810 Copyright year: 2016 Format: PDF Available from $ 159.00 USD SKU 9789462650817 This book is a systematic comparative study of WTO and EU law relevant for universal service provision, and a timely contribution to the ongoing scholarly and policy debates about the concept and scope of universal service. Universal service is one of the most significant regulatory issues worldwide and it is likely to remain so. The central question dealt with by the author is how the technologically intensive sector of telecommunications services can be regulated in a socially fair way in the light of liberalisation and the immense importance of ICTs in the Information Society. The author investigates whether the legal frameworks of WTO and EU can meet the challenges of the rapid and dramatic technological and social change and formulates relevant policy recommendations. The book is of interest to both scholars and practitioners in several disciplines, such as EU and WTO law, telecommunications law and regulation, political science regarding market regulation and governance as well as European integration and WTO. Olga Batura is affiliated to the Leuphana Law School, University of Lüneburg, Germany, and to the European Humanities University in Vilnius, Lithania.
