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China's IT & Telecoms Legislation (Volume III) Table of Contents

IT Sector

Commentary

1. Introduction

2. Foreign Investment

Foreign Direct Investment: "Encouraged" IT Projects
Foreign-Invested Venture Capital Enterprises
Research and Development

3. Software and Integrated Circuits

Local Policies: Shanghai
Intellectual Property Rights

4. Electronic Hardware

Tariff Reductions and Export Subsidies
The China Compulsory Certification Mark
Consumer Protection
International Expansion

5. Internet-Based Business

Regulatory Authorities
Internet Content
Internet-Based Audio and Video Transmissions
Internet Cafés
E-Commerce
- Local E-Commerce Legislation: Guangdong Province
- National E-Signature Legislation
- Security of Online Transactions

6. Conclusions

Telecoms Sector:

Commentary

1. Introduction

2. Industry Development

Emergence of a Commercial Industry
- Introduction of Competition
- China Unicom and Foreign Investment
- Formation of the Ministry of Information Industry
Recent Restructuring
Issues Related to Increased Competition
- Interconnection Problems
- VoIP and PHS
Convergence
Division of Authority among Network Regulators
Creation of the State Informationization Leading Group
Case Study: Broadband

3. Regulatory Framework After WTO Accession

Telecommunications Regulations
Post-WTO Access
The Telecoms Catalog
The FITE Rules

4. Foreign Investment: Telecoms Equipment and Services

Equipment Manufacturing
- Stategic Development through Technology Imports
- Current Competition among Manufacturers in China
- Expansion of Domestic Manufacturers into International Markets
- Connectivity
Telecom Services
- Direct Foreign Investment
- Indirect Foreign Investment
Satellite Communications
- Prohibition of Direct Foreign Investment
- Strict Regulation of Domestic Players
- Future Regulation of Satellite Communications

5. Conclusion