Abstract
The current reform of the European telecoms framework involves looking into
increasing national regulatory authority (NRA) independence from both
political powers and industry influences. This report is an update of a
previously published report on NRA independence, and investigates whether NRAs
within and outside the EU are effectively independent and transparent in their
functions and actions.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The EU Framework
- Key findings
- Areas of responsibility
- Dispute resolution
- Tackling independence within the EU Framework Review
- Institutional review
- Dispute resolution
- Country case studies
- Australia
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Japan
- South Korea
- UK
- US
Table of figures
- Table 1: Areas of responsibility, costs and size
- Table 2: Independence
- Table 3: Dispute resolution, appeals and law enforcement
- Figure 1: Australian regulator' s historical development
- Table 4: MIC' s organisation: Information and Communications Policy
Bureau
- Table 5: MIC' s organisation: Telecommunications Bureau
- Table 6: Overview of dispute resolutions in the Japanese telecoms
market
- Table 7: Comparison of the old and the new Korean regulatory
authority
- Table 8: Dispute resolution, appeals and law enforcement
- Table 9: Independence of BCC
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