期刊名称：Social Transformations in Contemporary Society
印刷版ISSN：2345-0126
出版年度：2013
期号：1
页码：54
出版社：Mykolas Romeris University
摘要：Purpose – to review and provide insights on the issues concerning ex ante regulatory approach in EU telecommunications (hereinafter – electronic communications) industry, identify and emphasise benefits, main challenges and further regulatory prospective. Design/methodology/approach – based on current regulatory framework and analysis of academic literature, author discusses problematic issues related to the needs and further perspectives of proactive regulatory regime in EU electronic communications sector. Findings – the author reviews special qualities for different regulatory regimes (ex ante, ex post) and examines them in the context of sharp developments of the industry and EU regulatory policy.Research limitations/implications –the analysis aims to convey the main understanding on the regulatory specifics of the communications industry, the main features, distinguishing communications industry from the others and foreseeable regulatory perspectivesPractical implications – the core aspect of the paper is to evaluate current regulatory approach of the EU electronic communications sector and assess potential regulatory approaches in the context of making self-sustaining pro-competitive market structure, technological development.Originality/Value – the paper highlights some significant changes between two regulatory approaches in the light of specific features in EU electronic communications. Author provides his insights on the status and perspectives on application for both regulatory methods. Apparently, these issues have so far been subjected too little academic analysis. As shown in this paper, regulatory policy can have the essential impact on the activities taken by other players. The decision to give an even bigger role to competition rules, do not mean to eliminate sector specifics itself. With this in mind, EU legislators are not able to eliminate proactive regulatory control, thus reducing ex ante rules progressively as competition in the market develops and more investments are promoted. However, sectors still requires for at least a minimum level of legislation, retaining the need of both regulatory regimes at least until sector specific qualities will completely abolish need for ex ante regulatory intervention.
关键词：SMP; ex ante; ex post; proactive control; sector specific features; telecommunications.
