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Print articleRegulation and Self-Regulation in the Telecommunications Sector
September, 2005 - Luís Pais Antunes
The telecommunications sector is nowadays one of those sectors in which its regulation assumes a larger presence and visibility at a national level, as well as at European and international levels.
In fact, rare is the week – if not the day – when agents of the sector are not confronted with the adoption, by the different regulatory authorities of the sector, of decisions that have a significant impact for the activity undertaken by telecommunications operators and for market conditions.
In parallel, competition authorities have shown a particular craving for this sector, which has only very recently been opened up to competition and in which, as is well known, the incumbent operators still have a significant influence.
In fact, rare is the week – if not the day – when agents of the sector are not confronted with the adoption, by the different regulatory authorities of the sector, of decisions that have a significant impact for the activity undertaken by telecommunications operators and for market conditions.
In parallel, competition authorities have shown a particular craving for this sector, which has only very recently been opened up to competition and in which, as is well known, the incumbent operators still have a significant influence.
