Begin updating your law library today!
$135* per volume (ISBN: 9780433454946) OR purchase individual volumes at $280 each.
For more information or to place an order please contact us.
*Per volume with commitment to purchase the entire 77-volume set.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Halsbury's
Communications (2010 Reissue) title sets out the law regulating telecommunications, broadcasting and radio-communications in Canada, as governed by statutes such as the
Telecommunications Act, the
Broadcasting Act and the
Radiocommunication Act. The fully updated and revised 2010 Reissue includes the latest developments in telecommunication, broadcasting and radiocommunications.
Drawing on the expertise of several of Canada's leading practitioners and authorities, this is an ideal reference for practitioners, jurists and academics who are not specialists in this area, but require a straightforward and comprehensive understanding of this increasingly important field.
Specific topics covered include:
Telecommunications- Constitutional and jurisdictional issues
- Statutory framework
- Scope and objectives of the Telecommunications Act
- Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission Act, Bell Canada Act and relevant provincial statutes
- Powers and role of the CRTC
- Functioning of networks and resources
- Review of decisions
- Allocation of satellite capacity
- Administrative processes for CRTC proceedings
- Rules of procedure
- Tariff filing
- Approval of agreements and limitations of liability
- Applications or complaints by subscribers
- Appeals and review of decisions
Licensing Registration and reporting requirements Common carrier ownership and control Access and interconnection International agreements
Broadcasting Constitutional and jurisdictional issues Broadcasting policy objectives Broadcasting service providers Legislative framework Content regulation in Canada
- The Administrative Process
- Licence and change of control applications
- Complaints Procedure
- Hearings and Reports
- Appeals and Review
Ownership rules Specialty and premium content Freedom of expression Tiering and linkage Grey market satellite services Government and industry institutions International agreements
Radiocommunications Governing legislation Government and international institutions Spectrum Management
- Licensing
- Certification
- Ownership and control
Liability and Sanctions
Features Enhanced contents - A general table of contents to the level of chapter headings
- A detailed table of contents to the level of clause headings
- Detailed sectional contents set out within the commentary for each chapter and section
References and abbreviations - an alphabetical listing of special references and abbreviations used in the volume, with an explanation of their meaning
Selected secondary sources - setting out selected texts, articles, and other secondary sources pertaining to the subject that the reader may find to be relevant and helpful
Glossary of definitions - identifying words and phrases defined in the various rules of civil procedure across Canada, and providing the text of the definition in each jurisdiction for easy reference. A valuable "quick reference" in a field marked by a wide variety of statutes promulgated across many jurisdictions
Plus Table of cases Table of statutes and statutory instruments List of related titles Index
International