Evaluation of the independence of NRAs - an update

Evaluation of the independence of NRAs - an update published by Ovum, Ltd. in March, 2008. This report consists of 32 Pages and the price starts from US $ 2900.

Introduction

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.

• 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 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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