Communications Law Handbook

Communications Law Handbook presents a detailed analysis of communications regulation in the UK, covering telecoms, communications-specific data protection and privacy regulations and content rules.

This book discusses the changes made to the entire EU framework for telecoms regulation in 2003, along with the functional separation of BT in 2005 and the creation of Openreach. Other important acts and directives are also examined, including:

The five 2002 EU directives (Framework, Access, Universal Service, Authorisation, Data Protection in Electronic Commerce)

The 2003 Communications Act

The 2007 Audiovisual Media Services Directive

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000

Communications Law Handbook will help aide all those who need to research any aspect of telecoms, communications or content regulation in the UK. It includes many practical examples of the law's application as well as:

An explanation and examination of the legal basis by which Openreach has been set up (the "undertakings")

A detailed table of every Competition Act complaint considered by OFCOM since its inception and its result

Coverage of the forthcoming changes to the EU telecoms regulatory framework

A complete list of the results of all of OFCOM's market reviews, and the consequential conditions imposed on operators with "significant market power"

A detailed description of the regulation of spectrum in the UK