Bloomsbury The Telecoms Trade War: The United States, the European Union and the World Trade Organisation

Product Description The actions of many regulators and industry participants reveal a telecoms trade war that is close to spiraling out of hand. This review of US and European competition initiatives shows a cynicism towards consumer welfare that will be hard to remove. Review "...they convincingly show that the growing telecoms trade war is to be taken seriously. the book is to be recommended to everyone with an interest in the field." --Digital Technology Law Journal"The Telecoms Trade War is a welcome addition to the telecom literature, if for no other reason than it challenges the conventional wisdom with evidence and analysis that go substantially deeper than the mantra recitations that have come to dominate both policy analysis and academic research on liberalization.This is the first detailed study in the modern era of telecom reform focusing on regulatory capture for the primary purpose of assisting dominant home operators in international and foreign markets." --TelecomReform About the Author Lawrence J Spiwak is the President of the Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal and Economic Public Policy Studies in Washington, DC. He is an internationally recognized authority on the legal and economic issues affecting telecommunications.Mark Naftel is a telecommunications lawyer and Partner at Norton Rose Solicitors,London. He is also an Adjunct Fellow of the Phoenix Centre.