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Convergence Poses Challenges for Communications Regulators
Last updated: February 21, 2008 - 3:56am
CONVERGENCE POSES CHALLENGES FOR COMMUNICATIONS REGULATORS
[SOURCE: Drew Clark]
[Commentary] The convergence of telecommunications and media is posing problem for communications regulators all over the world, and many of them swapped stories here about the best way to cope with rapid technological change. Most government panelists participating in two morning sessions at the International Telecommunications Union’s Telecom World conference here agreed on the need for a unified communications authority. But they differed after whether competition policy could prove adequate to dealing with issues of telecommunications and media. In other words, would the need for communications regulation fade over time?
http://www.drewclark.com/2006/12/convergence-poses-challenges-for.shtml

