Keywords
interpretation, television services, electronic communications service, telecommunications service, telecommunications fee, universal service
Abstract
The Article concerns the consequences of declaring the service of ‘providing television services to subscribers’ to be a ‘telecommunications service’, which resulted from judicial developments as well as from a statement of the Telecommunications Regulator. The change was meant to provide subscribers of television services with legal protection corresponding to that available to subscribers of telecommunications services, breaking free from the established, literal interpretation of EU and national law. However, apart from the expected changes concerning the relationships between service providers and subscribers, the paper shows also the unexpected results of the new interpretation which, in turn, do not have the necessary justifications. The Article analyzes the side effects of the new interpretation, which exceeded its main goal, and proposes solutions to emerging problems in particular in relation to the telecommunications fee and covering the costs of universal services.
Recommended Citation
Piątek, S. (2015). Distribution of television programs as a telecommunications service. internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation), 4(7), 70-85. Retrieved from https://press.wz.uw.edu.pl/ikar/vol4/iss7/7
First Page
70
Last Page
85
Page Count
15
Publisher
University of Warsaw
