PanAmSat's proposed entry into the UK: Some implications
UK policy on competition in telecommunications markets had pressure put on it to evolve by PanAmSat, which hoped to enter the UK market. This article examines the relative positions of the USA and the UK vis-a-vis innovation in telecoms regulation. It analyses the evolution of UK competition policy, the role of Professor Carsberg and Oftel in allowing PanAmSat to pass through the regulatory needle, and future implications of the pro-competition leanings of the UK.
The future role of international telecommunications institutions
The telecommunications world is being swept by technological and national regulatory changes. The international telecommunication institutions -- the ITU, INTELSAT and CEPT -- were founded in times when technological trends were more stable and national regulation was more homogeneous. How will they cope with these new changes? In an era of growing heterogeneity, the ITU may need to look increasingly beynd itself to maintain its centrality. Meanwhile, INTELSAT faces challenges from new market entrants and a more flexible approach to new technological and commercial imperatives in satellite and cable services. The EEC is awakening to the need for institutional change within Europe and this is already having an impact on CEPT. It is concluded that to survive and to maintain relevance the existing international institutions will need to initiate changes or face a loss of authority to other institutions such as OECD and EEC.
ITU conference in Nairobi: Confrontation or mutual understanding?
This article discusses decisions taken at the Nairobi Plenipotentiary Conference on the technical cooperation activities of the International Telecommunication Union, and relates them to other important ITU activities. Proposals for a new regulatory framework for telecommunication services to be considered at the forthcoming World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference are also examined.