Free and equal access In search of policy models For converging communication systems

摘要

In this paper we propose a generic model for policy with regard to conver- gence which allow for media specific regulations and procedures. First, we propose a political approach that is based on the well-accepted notion of freedom of communication. From this notion free and equal access to com- munication systems is inferred as the main policy objective for modern com- munications policy. Second, we argue that convergence urges to new descrip- tive and policy models for media and telecommunication. The notion of con- trol over access to communications is the heart of this approach, which seeks to conceptualize the balances of power between different actors in the communications sector.