John Buckley gained his MA in Physics from Oxford University and his MSc in Computing Science from Imperial College London, and has over 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. Now an independent consultant, he worked with Intercai Mondiale from 1996 to 2002, and before that held various senior technical and management positions in product development, technical consultancy and research with BT. He has specialised interests in network architecture and the commercial significance of technology, and has published papers on numbering, advanced trends and the next steps in network evolution. He is a corporate member of the IET, the IEEE and the Chartered Management Institute.

'John Buckley succeeds in providing a valuable insight into the process of developing telecommunications regulation. His book should help promote a greater understanding of its purpose and application for many engineers, lawyers, economists and other professionals working in the industry'

• Chapter 1: Competition and privatisation: the background to regulationChapter 2: The task of regulationChapter 3: The framework for regulationChapter 4: Regulatory strategy and price controlsChapter 5: InterconnectionChapter 6: Telecommunications numberingChapter 7: Number portabilityChapter 8: Local loop unbundling and broadband servicesChapter 9: New products and servicesChapter 10: Regulation and the futureAppendix: the new European framework

John Buckley gained his MA in Physics from Oxford University and his MSc in Computing Science from Imperial College London, and has over 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. Now an independent consultant, he worked with Intercai Mondiale from 1996 to 2002, and before that held various senior technical and management positions in product development, technical consultancy and research with BT. He has specialised interests in network architecture and the commercial significance of technology, and has published papers on numbering, advanced trends and the next steps in network evolution. He is a corporate member of the IET, the IEEE and the Chartered Management Institute.

'John Buckley succeeds in providing a valuable insight into the process of developing telecommunications regulation. His book should help promote a greater understanding of its purpose and application for many engineers, lawyers, economists and other professionals working in the industry'

• Chapter 1: Competition and privatisation: the background to regulationChapter 2: The task of regulationChapter 3: The framework for regulationChapter 4: Regulatory strategy and price controlsChapter 5: InterconnectionChapter 6: Telecommunications numberingChapter 7: Number portabilityChapter 8: Local loop unbundling and broadband servicesChapter 9: New products and servicesChapter 10: Regulation and the futureAppendix: the new European framework