TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATION HANDBOOK
    CONTENTS
    ABOUT THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATION HANDBOOK
    FOREWORD
    CHAPTER 1. THE BIG PICTURE: INTRODUCTION TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATION
        1.1.Introduction
        1.2.Technology in Context
        1.3.Why Regulate?
        1.4.Regulatory Organizations
        1.5.International Frameworks
        1.6.Looking Ahead
    CHAPTER 2. A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD: REGULATING FOR EFFECTIVE COMPETITION
        2.1.Introduction
        2.2.Competitive Markets
        2.3.Sector Regulation and Competition Law
        2.4.Competition Analysis
        2.5.Control of Mergers and Acquisitions
        2.6.Regulating Prices
    CHAPTER 3. GROWING THE MARKET: LICENSING AND AUTHORIZING SERVICES
        3.1.Introduction
        3.2.The Trend Towards General Authorization
        3.3.Licensing Objectives and Types
        3.4.Competing for Licenses
        3.5.Authorization Principles and Procedures
        3.6.Special Authorization Situations
        3.7.Licensing for Convergence
        3.8.Global Standards Making and Compliance
    CHAPTER 4. GOING MOBILE: MANAGING THE SPECTRUM
        4.1.Introduction
        4.2.Changing Demands for Spectrum
        4.3.Planning and Technical Standards
        4.4.Mechanisms for Assigning and Pricing Spectrum
        4.5.Monitoring Spectrum
        4.6.Flexibility in Spectrum Management
    CHAPTER 5. FROM CAPACITY TO CONNECTIVITY: NETWORK ACCESS AND INTERCONNECTION
        5.1.Introduction
        5.2.Access and Interconnection
        5.3.Forms of Interconnection
        5.4.Setting Interconnection Prices
        5.5.Cross-border Interconnection
        5.6.New Paradigms and New Challenges
        5.7.Dispute Resolution
    CHAPTER 6. FROM AVAILABILITY TO USE: UNIVERSAL ACCESS AND SERVICE
        6.1.Introduction
        6.2.Trends and Approaches
        6.3.Policy Rationale
        6.4.Types of Universal Service Regimes
        6.5.Reforming Universal Access
        6.6.Strategies for Developing Economies
        6.7.Digital Literacy an d e-Inclusion
    CHAPTER 7. A DIGITAL FUTURE: REGULATORY CHALLENGES IN A BRAVE NEW WORLD
        7.1.Introduction
        7.2.Convergence, Ubiquity, and Web 2.0
        7.3.Regulating Digital Content
        7.4.Balancing Intellectual Property Rights
        7.5.Neutrality of Access
        7.6.Protecting Privacy
        7.7.Cybersecurity Concerns
        7.8.Green ICT
        7.9.Regulation in a Global Era
    GLOSSARY
    APPENDIX A. WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION REFERENCE PAPER ON BASIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS
    ENDNOTES
    REFERENCES