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Universal service in WTO and EU law. Liberalisation and social regulation in telecommunications

Universal service in WTO and EU law. Liberalisation and social regulation in telecommunications Information Polity 22 (2017) 311–314 311 DOI 10.3233/IP-170405 IOS Press Book Review Universal service in WTO and EU law. Liberalisation and social regulation in telecommunications Olga Batura, 2016, ISBN 978-94-6265-080-1, hardback, £72.00, Asser Press, The Hague, The Nether- lands. 300 pages including annexes, bibliography and index plus foreword, acknowledgements and con- tents In late-2015, the UK government announced a broadband universal service obligation. This obliga- tion, which would provide everyone who asked with a 10 Mbps broadband connection, reflected the widespread dissatisfaction with the current situation while recognising the significant socio-economic benefits associated with being online. To understand the government’s decision, a useful starting point is Universal service in WTO and EU law, a book that identifies the rationale for universal service before charting how it has developed and suggesting how it should change in the future if it is to continue to be relevant. The book begins with a short Foreword by Claire Milne, who describes herself as a ‘consultant and consumer advocate’ who has been interested in universal service and related issues since the late 1980s. While the foreword, as expected, sets the scene, it also makes two pertinent points. Firstly, there is a need to thoughtfully http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Information Polity IOS Press

Universal service in WTO and EU law. Liberalisation and social regulation in telecommunications

Information Polity , Volume 22 (4): 4 – Jan 1, 2017
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Information Polity 22 (2017) 311–314 311 DOI 10.3233/IP-170405 IOS Press Book Review Universal service in WTO and EU law. Liberalisation and social regulation in telecommunications Olga Batura, 2016, ISBN 978-94-6265-080-1, hardback, £72.00, Asser Press, The Hague, The Nether- lands. 300 pages including annexes, bibliography and index plus foreword, acknowledgements and con- tents In late-2015, the UK government announced a broadband universal service obligation. This obliga- tion, which would provide everyone who asked with a 10 Mbps broadband connection, reflected the widespread dissatisfaction with the current situation while recognising the significant socio-economic benefits associated with being online. To understand the government’s decision, a useful starting point is Universal service in WTO and EU law, a book that identifies the rationale for universal service before charting how it has developed and suggesting how it should change in the future if it is to continue to be relevant. The book begins with a short Foreword by Claire Milne, who describes herself as a ‘consultant and consumer advocate’ who has been interested in universal service and related issues since the late 1980s. While the foreword, as expected, sets the scene, it also makes two pertinent points. Firstly, there is a need to thoughtfully

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