How spectrum policy could (or could not) achieve a single market for electronic communications… / Alison Bunel in COMMUNICATIONS & STRATEGIES, 93 (1er quarter 2014)

Public ISBD [article]  inCOMMUNICATIONS & STRATEGIES > 93 (1er quarter 2014) . - p. 81-97 Titre : How spectrum policy could (or could not) achieve a single market for electronic communications… Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Alison Bunel, Auteur ; Denis Lescop, Auteur Année de publication : 2014 Article en page(s) : p. 81-97 Langues : Anglais Tags : spectre radio-électrique  régulation  télécommunications  électronique Index. décimale : 621.382 Télécommunications Résumé : " Is a European spectrum policy a pre-requisite to the single market? Or, conversely, is the single market a pre-requisite to a European spectrum policy? The answer to this question leads to a different choice of regulatory system. Enforcing a European spectrum policy to build a single market should deeply change the institutional design of European Regulation: a transfer of power from the Member States to the Commission will be necessary to create a European Regulator. This choice can theoretically prevent fragmentation of the single market by ensuring a harmonised management of spectrum throughout Europe. Adopting a more liberal point of view will leave the power of structuring the single market to the market forces. However, reaching a single market means consolidation of the sector: either by mergers and acquisitions or by allowing some agreements between operators. This consolidation is anyway on its way. The strategic use of competition policy and a lighter sector-specific regulation can orientate the operators towards the creation of a single market. Once the single market will be mature enough, the operators will undeniably ask for a European-wide band of spectrum to facilitate their undertaking and to stabilize their business model." Source : http://www.idate.org (consulté le 17/04/2014) [article] How spectrum policy could (or could not) achieve a single market for electronic communications… [texte imprimé] / Alison Bunel, Auteur ; Denis Lescop, Auteur . - 2014 . - p. 81-97. Langues : Anglais in COMMUNICATIONS & STRATEGIES > 93 (1er quarter 2014) . - p. 81-97 Tags : spectre radio-électrique  régulation  télécommunications  électronique Index. décimale : 621.382 Télécommunications Résumé : " Is a European spectrum policy a pre-requisite to the single market? Or, conversely, is the single market a pre-requisite to a European spectrum policy? The answer to this question leads to a different choice of regulatory system. Enforcing a European spectrum policy to build a single market should deeply change the institutional design of European Regulation: a transfer of power from the Member States to the Commission will be necessary to create a European Regulator. This choice can theoretically prevent fragmentation of the single market by ensuring a harmonised management of spectrum throughout Europe. Adopting a more liberal point of view will leave the power of structuring the single market to the market forces. However, reaching a single market means consolidation of the sector: either by mergers and acquisitions or by allowing some agreements between operators. This consolidation is anyway on its way. The strategic use of competition policy and a lighter sector-specific regulation can orientate the operators towards the creation of a single market. Once the single market will be mature enough, the operators will undeniably ask for a European-wide band of spectrum to facilitate their undertaking and to stabilize their business model." Source : http://www.idate.org (consulté le 17/04/2014)

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