International Communications

This volume provides an up-to-date analysis of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU). The book analyses the organizations' development from inception to the present, mapping the major changes that have occurred in communication transmission in this time.

Informationen zum Autor Francis Lyall is Emeritus Professor of Public Law, University of Aberdeen. He was a Board Member of the European Centre for Space Law, and is a Director of the International Institute of Space Law. He was a member of the INTELSAT Panel of Legal Experts and was on the ITU Reform Group. Professor Lyall retired from the Chair of Public Law in 2005, but continues to be active in teaching and scholarship. His main areas of research are Space Law, International Telecommunications (especially the International Telecommunication Union and radio matters) and Church and State relations. He has published extensively on these and related areas. He is also the author of nine collections of science fiction and has published five crime novels. Klappentext The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) are the two major international organisations that are involved in the regulation of international communications. The ITU deals with electronic communications including radio. The UPU deals with mail. As such, both organisations are of major importance in modern life. This volume provides an up-to-date analysis of their development from inception to the present as they have responded to technical and political change. It also makes suggestions for the future. The volume will be an invaluable resource for researchers and students, policy-makers, government officials and administrators, and legal staff in telecommunication and postal organisations. Zusammenfassung This volume provides an up-to-date analysis of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU). The book analyses the organizations' development from inception to the present, mapping the major changes that have occurred in communication transmission in this time. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface, Abbreviations and Acronyms, 1 Introduction: A General Survey, 2 The International Telegraph Union, 3 The International Radio Union, 4 The ITU - 1932-1992: Fusion, Reconstruction, Sclerosis, 5 The Modern ITU, 6 The Future of the ITU, 7 The Universal Postal Union: to 1964, 8 The Modern Universal Postal Union, Appendix 1: Telecommunication Technologies, Appendix 2: Restricted Postal Unions, Index...

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Francis Lyall is Emeritus Professor of Public Law, University of Aberdeen. He was a Board Member of the European Centre for Space Law, and is a Director of the International Institute of Space Law. He was a member of the INTELSAT Panel of Legal Experts and was on the ITU Reform Group. Professor Lyall retired from the Chair of Public Law in 2005, but continues to be active in teaching and scholarship. His main areas of research are Space Law, International Telecommunications (especially the International Telecommunication Union and radio matters) and Church and State relations. He has published extensively on these and related areas. He is also the author of nine collections of science fiction and has published five crime novels.

Klappentext

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) are the two major international organisations that are involved in the regulation of international communications. The ITU deals with electronic communications including radio. The UPU deals with mail. As such, both organisations are of major importance in modern life. This volume provides an up-to-date analysis of their development from inception to the present as they have responded to technical and political change. It also makes suggestions for the future. The volume will be an invaluable resource for researchers and students, policy-makers, government officials and administrators, and legal staff in telecommunication and postal organisations.

Inhalt

Preface, Abbreviations and Acronyms, 1 Introduction: A General Survey, 2 The International Telegraph Union, 3 The International Radio Union, 4 The ITU - 1932-1992: Fusion, Reconstruction, Sclerosis, 5 The Modern ITU, 6 The Future of the ITU, 7 The Universal Postal Union: to 1964, 8 The Modern Universal Postal Union, Appendix 1: Telecommunication Technologies, Appendix 2: Restricted Postal Unions, Index