This book gives an introductory overview on the German and European Legal Framework for the Telecom Sector, its significance and its handling in practice. This includes - the new European Regulatory Framework and the German Telecommunication Law, specifically - Market Access, Tariff Regulation and Special Control of Abusive Practices (Protection against Abuse of Market Power) - Contractual Law, Customer Protection, General of Terms and Conditions, - Open Network Access, Interconnection and Resale - Administrative Regime of Telecommunications Traffic, Telecommunications Safety and Security (Secrecy, Data Protection and Safeguards) - Organisation of Regulation and Legal Redress Editors and authors are partners and employees of Piepenbrock & Schuster, a law firm renowned in Germany especially for its telecommunications practice. All of them have substantial inhouse knowledge acquired as employees in renowned companies as Mannesmann Mobilfunk, RWE Telliance, Thyssen Telecom, tesion, Telekom Austria and 3G Mobile. They are advising clients e.g. in licensing, tariff regulation, abusive practice and interconnection order procedures, in drafting and negotiating all kind of telecommunication contracts as well as in commercial issues, business planning, market research and strategy.