Telecommunications Law and Regulation

Being able to draft and negotiate international telecoms contracts is both complicated and rewarding. The contracts need to be solid and undebateable whilst being understandable and effective. Their complexity and interdependance on other company contracts makes them particularly difficult to negotiate. This course will explore in depth Telecommunictions Law and Regulation to open this daughting field to a wider audience, ranging in complexity from business managers to practicing lawyers.

Objective

• Describe the fundamentals of the regulatory framework and the economics of telecoms regulations
• Understand key regulatory issues within the context of current telecoms market challenges
• Understand how to identify and evaluate risk within telecoms agreements
• Navigate and negotiate a variety of telecoms agreements across a number of regulatory regimes

Course outline

Fundamentals of the telecommunications regulatory framework

• International Telecommunications Law
• Evolution of Telecommunications Law & Regulation
• Liberalisation and regulation
• Regulatory Framework & Powers
• Regulation & Standards
• Evolution of the technology
• Telephony Generations
• The Economics of Telecommunications Regulation
• Principles of Economic Regulation
• Forms of Economic Regulatory Control
• Economic Features of Telecommunications

Retail Price Regulation in the UK

• Designation of Dominance
• Price Caps - Conclusion
• Competition Law in Telecommunications
• Regulation & Competition Law
• Competition Law in Telecommunications

Spectrum Management

• Spectrum frameworks
• Spectrum auction and trading
• Capacity Agreements

Negotiations

• Contract Negotiations
• Contract Negotiation Checklist
• Successful Negotiations

Managing Telecommunications

• Introduction
• Trends

The Evolving Telecommunications Scene

• Technological Innovation and Industrial Revolution
• The Future of Telecommunications

Telecommunications for Business

• The Internet and Telecommunication Services
• XYZ Company
• National Semiconductor
• Licensed vs. Unlicensed Frequencies