INTER MEDIA

摘要

The role of the telecoms regulator is coming under increasing scrutiny with the rise of over the top (OTT) services. Should we be encouraging more 'level playing field' approaches, which the European Commission has just proposed to some extent in its electronics framework review, or is our cover author, Brian Williamson, right in resisting regulation that he believes could stifle innovation? It's just one of a plethora of dilemmas facing policymakers and regulators, as Jean-Jacques Sahel discusses in this issue.