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Featured Articles: Regulatory Communications

Telecoms Services in the People's Republic of China: An Abundant Harvest of Regulations

Michael Aldrich - Lovells LLP

Robert Lewis - Lovells LLP

The telecoms industry in mainland China has been growing rapidly as the vast consumer market continues to use wireless technologies at an unprecedented rate. According to government figures, around 60 million new mobile phone users have subscribed each year since 2000. However, entry into this market is challenging for foreign investors due to heavy regulation and policy restrictions on foreign investment.

Recent Developments in Swedish Telecommunications Law

Carl Johan af Petersens - Vinge

Mikael Satama Granberg - Vinge

The Swedish telecoms market has long been associated with prominent companies such as Ericsson, and various successful entrepreneurial ventures. IT usage is extensive, with broadband and mobile penetration levels being among the highest in Europe.

Behavioural Advertising and the Potential Advent of Regulation in the United States

Andrew D Lipman

Ronald W Del Sesto Jr - Bingham McCutchen LLP

Recently, regulators in the United States have demonstrated a renewed interest in issues relating to online privacy. First, the uproar over Facebook's Beacon feature - which reports on users' visits to third-party websites - drew significant press attention in late 2007. Second, the size of the online advertising market generally - and behavioural advertising in particular - continues to grow by leaps and bounds.

Communicating the Message

Colin Long

Robert Bratby

November 2007 saw the European Commission adopt a suite of proposals to amend the current electronic communications regulatory framework (2007 review). Significant change is proposed in some areas, although it remains to be seen whether some of the more controversial proposals represent bargaining chips that the Commission will trade for implementation in other areas.

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Analysis: Regulatory Communications

Editorial: Regulatory Communications

Our research has revealed 268 legal experts in 47 jurisdictions practicing in the field of regulatory communications, some of whom are profiled here.

Marketplace Analysis: Regulatory Communications

Richard Woolley - Who's Who Legal

A closer look at recent issues facing regulatory communications lawyers finds the sector to be bearing up remarkably well, despite recent turmoil in the financial markets.

Editorial: Regulatory Communications in Brazil

Laws controlling the regulation of the communications industry in Brazil are under review to enable companies to cope with new challenges presented by technical issues.

Editorial: Regulatory Communications in Nigeria

The communications market is one of the fastest growing areas of the Nigerian economy and has changed dramatically since the independent regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission was set up in 2003.

Editorial: Regulatory Communications in Argentina

In recent times the Argentine government has worked to deregulate the telecommunications network, a move that has increased investment and competition in the sector. The National Communications Commission was created in 1996 to monitor the industry, to penalise anti-competitive conduct and to represent communications companies internationally.

Editorial: Regulatory Communications

The research for the sixth edition of The International Who's Who of Regulatory Communications Lawyers lists 243 professionals in 45 countries.

Editorial: Regulatory Communications in Singapore

The research for this chapter has identified 11 individuals, all of whom are recommended for their expertise in the representation of telecoms clients before communications ministries and government regulators. Our research has targeted private practice lawyers with an expertise in offering advice to corporates on questions of licensing, interconnection, tariffs and other general aspects of compliance with the regulatory regime. Given the close relationship between the regulation of communications and competition law, two of practitioners on the following pages appear in both chapters.

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